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Using smilies in SMS - extra charges ?

  • 22-05-2014 06:37AM
    #1
    long_b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,996 ✭✭✭


    I've just noticed that when I add in emoticons/smilies to my SMS messages on m y Note 3, the phone converts the SMS (which are normally in a bundle or free on my plan) to MMS messages (which costs 40c a pop).

    Has anyone else noticed this ? Seems like a nice little earner for the operators ?

    So my advice would be to go with WhatsApp or similar if you like these guys

    :mad::(:o


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  • #2
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,033 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    long_b wrote: »
    I've just noticed that when I add in emoticons/smilies to my SMS messages on m y Note 3, the phone converts the SMS (which are normally in a bundle or free on my plan) to MMS messages (which costs 40c a pop).

    Has anyone else noticed this ? Seems like a nice little earner for the operators ?

    So my advice would be to go with WhatsApp or similar if you like these guys

    :mad::(:o

    SMS is text only, emoticons/smilies are graphic characters which are not support in SMS, same if you try to send picture with a SMS, your phone "upgrades" the message to MMS.

    I think your gripe is more with the phone, they should (so do) when the message is upgraded.


  • #3
    long_b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,996 ✭✭✭long_b


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    SMS is text only, emoticons/smilies are graphic characters which are not support in SMS, same if you try to send picture with a SMS, your phone "upgrades" the message to MMS.

    I think your gripe is more with the phone, they should (so do) when the message is upgraded.

    I think it is confusing.

    If you enter : then ) - that usually gets displayed as something round and yellow that looks for all the world to be "graphical" .

    I get that's it's still text but it looks just like the emoticons images.


  • #4
    KillerShamrock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,412 ✭✭✭KillerShamrock


    It depends on the emoticons you use I think if the are the ones that are comprised of characters like : ) and so on it shouldn't do that but if there is a separate tab for them it could be classed as a pic my Sony doesn't convert to mms with them and neither have any of my HTCs so it could be Samsung specific :-)


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