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CiaranMaguire
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I want to change my plan so I can enter competitions on the radio how do I do this? Won’t let me send messages to short numbers 

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pgn
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Some short numbers incur a charge - eg, 88291 for BBC Radio 2 will cost you 30p on a PAYG Big Bundle!

You can increasingly use WhatsApp to contact radio stations: 08000 288291 works for BBC Radio 2.

Guide: Spend caps on O2 will tell you what you need to do to remove the short number cap, @CiaranMaguire 

Charges:  

Standard  text chargesPay MonthlyPay As You Go
   
Text (SMS to UK Mobile numbers)30p per message30p per message
Text (SMS to Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey)20p per message30p per message
Text (SMS to EU)6p per message6p per message
Text (SMS to International)55 per message55p per message

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@CiaranMaguire 

Most likely a spend cap on the account. 

 If you message O2 on Facebook (https://o2uk.co/O2CFB) , Twitter (https://o2uk.co/O2CTW) or Instagram (https://o2uk.co/O2CIG) , they should be able to help you with this

Thanks

 

I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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pgn
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Some short numbers incur a charge - eg, 88291 for BBC Radio 2 will cost you 30p on a PAYG Big Bundle!

You can increasingly use WhatsApp to contact radio stations: 08000 288291 works for BBC Radio 2.

Guide: Spend caps on O2 will tell you what you need to do to remove the short number cap, @CiaranMaguire 

Charges:  

Standard  text chargesPay MonthlyPay As You Go
   
Text (SMS to UK Mobile numbers)30p per message30p per message
Text (SMS to Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey)20p per message30p per message
Text (SMS to EU)6p per message6p per message
Text (SMS to International)55 per message55p per message
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