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[fox58]

He may be able to 'send' it all together, but I doubt very much that his provider would classify that as a single text. If I send a text of over 160 characters I'm sure I get charged for an additional text.

that's Tesco for you 'every little helps'

 

[spionfox]

that's Tesco for you 'every little helps'

It happened that way on Orange/EE too.

Is there a mobile provider who would allow a multi-thousand character text go through as a single SMS message? Would love to hear about that one!

 

[Macky]

Is there a mobile provider who would allow a multi-thousand character text go through as a single SMS message?

No, it wouldn't be possible. Each message has a cost on the network.

 

[spionfox]

No, it wouldn't be possible. Each message has a cost on the network.

Exactly. So the original story was perhaps, er, bollocks?

 

[Blue Maniac]

Exactly. So the original story was perhaps, er, bollocks?

If he's using an iPhone he could hit 'Send' once. It would send in several very large chunks from his point of view, but would take hours and render his phone even more useless than normal for the best part of a day.

 

[Matt_B]

If he's using an iPhone he could hit 'Send' once. It would send in several very large chunks from his point of view, but would take hours and render his phone even more useless than normal for the best part of a day.

I thought it said he did it via a website.

 

[Blue Maniac]

I thought it said he did it via a website.

Nope.

 

[fox58]

Exactly. So the original story was perhaps, er, bollocks?

From the Telegraph

"Despite the length of the text, he only has to press 'send' once for each play and his phone then processes them into individual texts. His unlimited texts and calls package with O2 at £37 a month means he does not have to pay excessive charges for the multiple messages."

 

[spionfox]

From the Telegraph

"Despite the length of the text, he only has to press 'send' once for each play and his phone then processes them into individual texts. His unlimited texts and calls package with O2 at £37 a month means he does not have to pay excessive charges for the multiple messages."

Not wishing to cause an issue here, but I'm sure I read somewhere that the O2 fair use policy for texts is set at 12,000 per month.

Wonder how many texts of 160 characters 'Othello' or 'Hamlet' run to?

 

[Macky]

From the Telegraph

"Despite the length of the text, he only has to press 'send' once for each play and his phone then processes them into individual texts. His unlimited texts and calls package with O2 at £37 a month means he does not have to pay excessive charges for the multiple messages."

With respect, that's all an irrelevance Mr Fiddy Eight. Despite him having 'unlimited' texts, there will be a fair use policy, of probably only a few thousand, and once he has reached that limit O2 will stop sending them.

 

[Macky]

I'm sure I read somewhere that the O2 fair use policy for texts is set at 12,000 per month.

I wouldn't have thought it was as high as that.

 

[spionfox]

With respect, that's all an irrelevance Mr Fiddy Eight. Despite him having 'unlimited' texts, there will be a fair use policy, of probably only a few thousand, and once he has reached that limit O2 will stop sending them.

Which takes us full circle back to my original assertion that the original story is probably bollocks!

 

[Blue Maniac]

This, apparently, is real: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26747649

 

[FryattFox]

This, apparently, is real: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26747649

It's a strong look.

 

[Blue Maniac]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/one-direction-kim-jong-un-north-3320077

Un Direction :icon_lol:

 

[Motown Fox]

Sheffield not have the bottle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-26910318


...............of water that is.

 

[bocadillo]

Sheffield not have the bottle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-26910318


...............of water that is.

Appalling mismanagement. I hope they've got the refund cheques ready for all the runners who were badly let down in this shambles.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Fat lazy bitch!! Get a ****ing job!!!!

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/lat...e-after-blaming-government-for-making-her-fat

 

[Macky]

Fat lazy bitch!! Get a ****ing job!!!!

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/lat...e-after-blaming-government-for-making-her-fat

YAY!!!!! Benefit Porn!!! Poor people are evil and should all be euthanised!!!

 

[Hector]

http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-...ss-years-after-patient-implantation/81249734/