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Message validity time

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  • 01-08-2010 12:09pm
    #1
    thesto
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭


    Hey guys, quick question.

    The other night (whilst highly inebriated) I sent a few text messages to my ex, that I would rather she didn't ever read.

    She is currently in Thailand and has lost her phone, the messages never delivered.

    My question is, when she gets home and gets a replacement simcard, will those messages be waiting there for her?

    I sent the messages from my phone (3 network) to hers (Meteor) at roughly 1am on the 30/7/10. She will be home on the 2/8/10, and I imagine she will replace her sim quite pronto.

    Thanks for the help!


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    gu10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭gu10


    **** man. they will usually fester for about a week before they expire. i don't know if the 'message validity' you can change in your settings is enforced but even that wouldnt make a difference after the fact


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    Davy
    Registered Users Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    What have you the time set to?


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    crotalus667
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭crotalus667


    iirc 48 hours with vodafone and o2 then i get a "could not be delivered satus"


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    thesto
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭thesto


    gu10 wrote: »
    **** man. they will usually fester for about a week before they expire. i don't know if the 'message validity' you can change in your settings is enforced but even that wouldnt make a difference after the fact

    Bugger, that's going to be awkward!

    The phone default is set to "Maximum time", so I suppose I am at the mercy of 3?


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    Davy
    Registered Users Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    thesto wrote: »
    Bugger, that's going to be awkward!

    The phone default is set to "Maximum time", so I suppose I am at the mercy of 3?

    Im not certain with three, but i think it could be a week :o

    Not what you want to hear im afraid


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    thesto
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭thesto


    Davy wrote: »
    Im not certain with three, but i think it could be a week :o

    Not what you want to hear im afraid

    Not really! Ah sure, I'll just suck it up and take it, if the delivery reports never come through somebody upstairs is looking out for me!

    Thanks again


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    ParkRunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,034 ✭✭✭ParkRunner


    I wonder if you changed network (eg to O2, Vodafone) would it stop attempting to deliver? Just an idea. Rather you than me ;)


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    empowerer
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭empowerer


    The message will remain active on the sending networks message centre until it delivers (or expires). They can technically cancel the message if they want to, its completely down to if they want to or not.

    Just so you know, if you ring them and they do cancel the message - you will get a delivery report. Dont freak out about it! If they cancel it then the network picks it up as being delivered, but it actually hasnt gone to the number you sent it to.


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    Random
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    empowerer wrote: »
    The message will remain active on the sending networks message centre until it delivers (or expires). They can technically cancel the message if they want to, its completely down to if they want to or not.

    Just so you know, if you ring them and they do cancel the message - you will get a delivery report. Dont freak out about it! If they cancel it then the network picks it up as being delivered, but it actually hasnt gone to the number you sent it to.
    sorry, who cancels the message?


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    empowerer
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭empowerer


    Sorry should have been a bit more clear :) The senders network cancels it. So for example if I am a Meteor customer sending a message to a number on Three, and the message hasnt delivered then I can call Meteor and have them cancel it (provided they are willing to do so).


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    Random
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    empowerer wrote: »
    Sorry should have been a bit more clear :) The senders network cancels it. So for example if I am a Meteor customer sending a message to a number on Three, and the message hasnt delivered then I can call Meteor and have them cancel it (provided they are willing to do so).
    i didn't think networks provided such info / services. have you done it yourself before?


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    #13
    empowerer
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭empowerer


    Personally no, I was there when a friend asked O2 to do it. The girl on the phone wasnt 100% sure she could do it, but she checked with the Tech guys and they did it. It isnt something I would imagine they wouldn't advertise though, you can imagine the influx of people ringing first thing on a Sunday morning!


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