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  • 01-17-2013, 08:05 AM
    conissa
    Quote Originally Posted by tavenger5 View Post
    I'm pretty sure that no matter what service you are on, if you receive a text message and you are not on a text plan, then you will be charged whether you open it or not (they have no way to know if you open something, just that you received it).

    You can call your service provider and have them turn off texting completely, so you won't be charged in the future.
    That is what I am thinking too, but really it makes me wonder why would you even send yourself a text? I can understand reminders but with the technology we have now why waste a text? I have unlimited texting on my account for this very reason and if I really need a reminder I can email myself (it is free) or write on a pen and paper, old fashion but it still works.
  • 01-17-2013, 02:10 AM
    haveavideo9
    You can call your service provider and have them turn off texting completely, so you won't be charged in the future.

    ok
  • 01-01-2013, 08:43 AM
    twain
    i have a virgin Samsung intercept but it doesnt seem to play YouTube as well as it did--i use it or did in the past
  • 01-01-2013, 07:14 AM
    tavenger5
    I'm pretty sure that no matter what service you are on, if you receive a text message and you are not on a text plan, then you will be charged whether you open it or not (they have no way to know if you open something, just that you received it).

    You can call your service provider and have them turn off texting completely, so you won't be charged in the future.
  • 01-01-2013, 06:18 AM
    twain
    sending text from my tracfone to virgin phone i see it deducted 15 cents even though i didnt open it-that is sick

    tracfone doesnt do that
  • 01-01-2013, 06:10 AM
    twain
    there used to be free toll free number site -i wonder if i told some people to call that i would avoid this bs with getting spam texts

    im sick of technology
  • 01-01-2013, 06:05 AM
    twain
    if i send an sms message from computer to a tracfone, i dont get automatic deduction it seems-it appears virgin phone is a ripoff
  • 01-01-2013, 05:50 AM
    twain
    i dont want to get a smart phone really

    i dont want texts coming in wasting money

    if i send an sms to myself and i dont open it on a virgin phone im still deducted 15 cents?

    someone sent 6 spam messages-im confused


    it says or shows the number but says or has a download option

    this is too bothersome

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