O2 300 free text sim card, Text Message Failed !

Has anybody else noticed the amount of text messages that fail using these
sim cards.
It says 'Message Failed' but sends it anyway.
Me and the other half got fed up with people asking us why we sent the
message twice.
Now we ignore it. They receive it 9 times out of 10
Is O2 trying to get us to use our 300 free messages quicker cos they want to
make a buck before the end of the month.

Barry
www.taximania.net


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taximania wrote:
> Has anybody else noticed the amount of text messages that fail using
> these sim cards.
> It says 'Message Failed' but sends it anyway.
> Me and the other half got fed up with people asking us why we sent the
> message twice.
> Now we ignore it. They receive it 9 times out of 10
> Is O2 trying to get us to use our 300 free messages quicker cos they
> want to make a buck before the end of the month.
>
> Barry
> www.taximania.net

I've noticed this too. At first I used to resend but after discovering the
messages were being sent I ignore it as well.

I've also noticed that whether or not I think I've used 300 txts mine always
run out around the 10th of each month, despite them starting on the 1st of
each month! I'm sure I'm geting ripped off. I wish there was some
notification of how many free txts are left because I don't fancy trying to
keep a record myself.

there is an sms counter in DCT3 phones in Net Monitor

menu 66 i think or 62 ? not exactly sure...

cheers


"Comfortably Numb" <nothanks@nottoday.co.uk> wrote in message
news:brt0c6$fpo$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> taximania wrote:
> > Has anybody else noticed the amount of text messages that fail using
> > these sim cards.
> > It says 'Message Failed' but sends it anyway.
> > Me and the other half got fed up with people asking us why we sent the
> > message twice.
> > Now we ignore it. They receive it 9 times out of 10
> > Is O2 trying to get us to use our 300 free messages quicker cos they
> > want to make a buck before the end of the month.
> >
> > Barry
> > www.taximania.net
>
> I've noticed this too. At first I used to resend but after discovering the
> messages were being sent I ignore it as well.
>
> I've also noticed that whether or not I think I've used 300 txts mine
always
> run out around the 10th of each month, despite them starting on the 1st of
> each month! I'm sure I'm geting ripped off. I wish there was some
> notification of how many free txts are left because I don't fancy trying
to
> keep a record myself.
>
>

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:43:31 +1000, "a_dude" <blax@blox.com> wrote:

>"Comfortably Numb" <nothanks@nottoday.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:brt0c6$fpo$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>> taximania wrote:
>> > Has anybody else noticed the amount of text messages that fail using
>> > these sim cards.
>> > It says 'Message Failed' but sends it anyway.
>> > Me and the other half got fed up with people asking us why we sent the
>> > message twice.
>> > Now we ignore it. They receive it 9 times out of 10
>> > Is O2 trying to get us to use our 300 free messages quicker cos they
>> > want to make a buck before the end of the month.
>> >
>> > Barry
>> > www.taximania.net
>>
>> I've noticed this too. At first I used to resend but after discovering the
>> messages were being sent I ignore it as well.
>>
>> I've also noticed that whether or not I think I've used 300 txts mine
>always
>> run out around the 10th of each month, despite them starting on the 1st of
>> each month! I'm sure I'm geting ripped off. I wish there was some
>> notification of how many free txts are left because I don't fancy trying
>to
>> keep a record myself.
>>
>>
>

i've noticed this also at times, personally i find it more irritating
that these sims dont offer Delivery Reports on sent txts.
got three of these sims and cant get Delivery Reports on any
of 'em, regardless of which fone they're put in.

regards
boneY
<Strive to Survive causing least suffering possible>

>
>i've noticed this also at times, personally i find it more irritating
>that these sims dont offer Delivery Reports on sent txts.
>got three of these sims and cant get Delivery Reports on any
>of 'em, regardless of which fone they're put in.


thats because o2 don't support them, you can get a report however
another way, just type *0# (starzerohash) before typing your text with
no spaces (ie *0#hi, blah blah).

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:45:14 +0000, eggster2k
<eggster2k@nospambreathe.com> wrote:

>
>>
>>i've noticed this also at times, personally i find it more irritating
>>that these sims dont offer Delivery Reports on sent txts.
>>got three of these sims and cant get Delivery Reports on any
>>of 'em, regardless of which fone they're put in.
>
>
>thats because o2 don't support them, you can get a report however
>another way, just type *0# (starzerohash) before typing your text with
>no spaces (ie *0#hi, blah blah).
>

thanks for that i'll give it a go.

regards
boneY
<Strive to Survive causing least suffering possible>