Text Messages

ney · 15-05-2005, 21:11

Is there anyway on pay and or that to tell if a text has got to the other persons mobile ok. I heard something about this a while ago but I think it was not widely in use on all networks and not sure if it was for pay and go users.

Darren

clh84 · 15-05-2005, 21:12

It can be done with MMS, not sure about texts...

scouse_j · 15-05-2005, 21:17

you mean delivary reports?

ney · 15-05-2005, 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by scouse_j

you mean delivary reports?

Yes thats what I mean. Just so I know text got to the persons mobile im texting or when replying to a text they just sent me.

Darren

nockie3 · 15-05-2005, 22:07

What phone do you have?

I have a Motorola and i can set it when i send the message

xStaceyxMariex · 15-05-2005, 22:08

I have a sharp GX25 and I can, what do you have?

msande · 15-05-2005, 22:31

Since he has O2 he'll have to put that code in before he sends the text. Which i've forgotton.

gazmilne · 15-05-2005, 22:42

*0# before a message

ney · 16-05-2005, 07:00

Sony Ericsson T230 I got and im on 02 pay and go.

Darren

TurtleDJC · 16-05-2005, 07:02

Anyone with o2 regardless of their phone type has to put *0# infront of their message. There's no need to put a space after it though as the receiver doesn't see the *0#.

16-05-2005, 07:46

I have delivery reports set up on Vodafone PAYG but there not 100% I sent 5 on Sunday got 3 delivery reports back but only one texts got to where it was meant to be

ney · 19-05-2005, 20:20

I been trying out the 02 text delivary reports and its been sending me a message with in 20 and 40 seconds saying my text been delivered. I just wondering how accurate are the reports. Also why do 02 not tell you about the delivary reports so anyone new to 02 can use them.

Darren

BexTech · 19-05-2005, 21:02

I've never had a problem in all the years with Virgin, T-Mobile and now also easyMobile with delivery reports.

Friends not had problem with Vodafone nor Orange either. It's just O2 network you need to mess about with.

ney · 19-05-2005, 21:04

I sent a text a min ago and never got any delivary report, back why is this. Its the first time this has happend since I started 2 try the service the other day. The delivary report just came 4 mins after I sent the text usally I get it in 20 or 40 seconds.

Darren

BexTech · 19-05-2005, 21:09

You get the report to say the message has been delivered when it hits the recipients phone.

If the recipients phone is off, then they won't get the message until they switch it on, so could be minutes, hours or days. Depends on what setting you have for the length of time a message should keep trying before it is classed as failed and deleted by the network.

Also if the recipients phone is out of coverage for a while you have to wait for it to come back in, or if their in box is full you have to wait for them to empty it.

You only get a OK receipt when it actually hits their phone.

If you phone some one and their phone is switched off, send them a message, and as soon as they switch their phone on, you will get a receipt stating 'delivered' - then you know they have switched their phone back on!

Must be noted O2 text receipts are a little dodgy.

jackslick · 19-05-2005, 21:32

i send about 3 texts a month

BexTech · 19-05-2005, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackslick

i send about 3 texts a month

If that is all you send, you might as well use www.118888.co.uk , was 10 per day, now 50 per month!

gazf · 20-05-2005, 20:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by BexTech

You get the report to say the message has been delivered when it hits the recipients phone.

If the recipients phone is off, then they won't get the message until they switch it on, so could be minutes, hours or days. Depends on what setting you have for the length of time a message should keep trying before it is classed as failed and deleted by the network.

Also if the recipients phone is out of coverage for a while you have to wait for it to come back in, or if their in box is full you have to wait for them to empty it.

You only get a OK receipt when it actually hits their phone.

If you phone some one and their phone is switched off, send them a message, and as soon as they switch their phone on, you will get a receipt stating 'delivered' - then you know they have switched their phone back on!

Must be noted O2 text receipts are a little dodgy.

I've found o2 delivery repoerts to be very dodgy, it nearly always comes back saying delivered almost immediaetely when sometimes i know for a fact that it hasn't been delivered until hours later.

And on other occasions i have never received one back but have receicved a reply to my message a few minuted later.

The best way to find out if a mesage has got there is to just wait for a reply, if you know they normally text back and they haven't then its a safe bet that you need to send the message again, especially when o2 are still giving me free texts!!

richard771 · 21-05-2005, 16:54

Incase anybody is interested, to get a delivery report on Orange, type RCT at the start of the text.

BexTech · 21-05-2005, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard771

Incase anybody is interested, to get a delivery report on Orange, type RCT at the start of the text.

Or switch it on in the menu options.

ney · 23-05-2005, 19:28

I just replyed to a text and got a delivery report with in a min. I got another reply to my text so I replyed but this time I never got a delivery report back is 02 plying up. I just tried a test on mums 02 phone and the delivery report worked but the last 2 textes i replyed to on a Orange number the delivery report has not come back the first text the delivery report worked but not the last 2 to the Orange number but it said text had sent.

Darren

ney · 23-05-2005, 20:49

I just got 2 delivary report messages from the textes I sent just over an hour ago. Maybe 02 is playing up a little. Got a repy just amin ago and I replyed and the delivary report come win in just over a min. Things seem to be ok now but seemed strange earlier.

Darren

munta · 23-05-2005, 21:34

The thing to remember is that text messaging is not an instant message service. The specification says that I can take upto 7 days to arrive. So even delivery reports can take 7 days to arrive.

ney · 24-05-2005, 06:59

Im I right in saying 98% of text messages are ment to arrive with in a few mins of them being sent.

Darren

BexTech · 24-05-2005, 20:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by ney

Im I right in saying 98% of text messages are ment to arrive with in a few mins of them being sent.

Darren

All messages are meant to be received almost immediately.

But if the phone is switched off, or the phone has no signal for a while then the message can't get to it's destination.

If the message can't get to its destination, the network will try a few minutes later, and then later still, each time leaving longer and longer between each retry, until it comes to a point where it will fail.

15-05-2005, 21:11	#1
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	Text Messages Is there anyway on pay and or that to tell if a text has got to the other persons mobile ok. I heard something about this a while ago but I think it was not widely in use on all networks and not sure if it was for pay and go users. Darren

23-05-2005, 19:28	#21
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	I just replyed to a text and got a delivery report with in a min. I got another reply to my text so I replyed but this time I never got a delivery report back is 02 plying up. I just tried a test on mums 02 phone and the delivery report worked but the last 2 textes i replyed to on a Orange number the delivery report has not come back the first text the delivery report worked but not the last 2 to the Orange number but it said text had sent. Darren Last edited by ney : 23-05-2005 at 19:57.

15-05-2005, 21:12	#2
clh84 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jurassic Coast Posts: 343	It can be done with MMS, not sure about texts...

15-05-2005, 21:17	#3
scouse_j Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 787	you mean delivary reports?

15-05-2005, 21:23	#4
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	Quote: Originally Posted by scouse_j you mean delivary reports? Yes thats what I mean. Just so I know text got to the persons mobile im texting or when replying to a text they just sent me. Darren

15-05-2005, 22:07	#5
nockie3 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,463	What phone do you have? I have a Motorola and i can set it when i send the message

15-05-2005, 22:08	#6
xStaceyxMariex Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,082	I have a sharp GX25 and I can, what do you have?

15-05-2005, 22:31	#7
msande Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,366	Since he has O2 he'll have to put that code in before he sends the text. Which i've forgotton.

15-05-2005, 22:42	#8
gazmilne Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 847	*0# before a message

16-05-2005, 07:00	#9
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	Sony Ericsson T230 I got and im on 02 pay and go. Darren

16-05-2005, 07:02	#10
TurtleDJC Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Leicester Posts: 279	Anyone with o2 regardless of their phone type has to put 0# infront of their message. There's no need to put a space after it though as the receiver doesn't see the 0#.

16-05-2005, 07:46	#11
John, Posts: n/a	I have delivery reports set up on Vodafone PAYG but there not 100% I sent 5 on Sunday got 3 delivery reports back but only one texts got to where it was meant to be

19-05-2005, 20:20	#12
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	I been trying out the 02 text delivary reports and its been sending me a message with in 20 and 40 seconds saying my text been delivered. I just wondering how accurate are the reports. Also why do 02 not tell you about the delivary reports so anyone new to 02 can use them. Darren

19-05-2005, 21:02	#13
BexTech Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Back where I belong. Posts: 12,574	I've never had a problem in all the years with Virgin, T-Mobile and now also easyMobile with delivery reports. Friends not had problem with Vodafone nor Orange either. It's just O2 network you need to mess about with.

19-05-2005, 21:04	#14
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	I sent a text a min ago and never got any delivary report, back why is this. Its the first time this has happend since I started 2 try the service the other day. The delivary report just came 4 mins after I sent the text usally I get it in 20 or 40 seconds. Darren

19-05-2005, 21:09	#15
BexTech Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Back where I belong. Posts: 12,574	You get the report to say the message has been delivered when it hits the recipients phone. If the recipients phone is off, then they won't get the message until they switch it on, so could be minutes, hours or days. Depends on what setting you have for the length of time a message should keep trying before it is classed as failed and deleted by the network. Also if the recipients phone is out of coverage for a while you have to wait for it to come back in, or if their in box is full you have to wait for them to empty it. You only get a OK receipt when it actually hits their phone. If you phone some one and their phone is switched off, send them a message, and as soon as they switch their phone on, you will get a receipt stating 'delivered' - then you know they have switched their phone back on! Must be noted O2 text receipts are a little dodgy.

19-05-2005, 21:32	#16
jackslick Banned User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Newcastle Posts: 90	i send about 3 texts a month

19-05-2005, 21:35	#17
BexTech Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Back where I belong. Posts: 12,574	Quote: Originally Posted by jackslick i send about 3 texts a month If that is all you send, you might as well use www.118888.co.uk , was 10 per day, now 50 per month!

20-05-2005, 20:02	#18
gazf Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 89	Quote: Originally Posted by BexTech You get the report to say the message has been delivered when it hits the recipients phone. If the recipients phone is off, then they won't get the message until they switch it on, so could be minutes, hours or days. Depends on what setting you have for the length of time a message should keep trying before it is classed as failed and deleted by the network. Also if the recipients phone is out of coverage for a while you have to wait for it to come back in, or if their in box is full you have to wait for them to empty it. You only get a OK receipt when it actually hits their phone. If you phone some one and their phone is switched off, send them a message, and as soon as they switch their phone on, you will get a receipt stating 'delivered' - then you know they have switched their phone back on! Must be noted O2 text receipts are a little dodgy. I've found o2 delivery repoerts to be very dodgy, it nearly always comes back saying delivered almost immediaetely when sometimes i know for a fact that it hasn't been delivered until hours later. And on other occasions i have never received one back but have receicved a reply to my message a few minuted later. The best way to find out if a mesage has got there is to just wait for a reply, if you know they normally text back and they haven't then its a safe bet that you need to send the message again, especially when o2 are still giving me free texts!!

21-05-2005, 16:54	#19
richard771 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Evesham Posts: 277	Incase anybody is interested, to get a delivery report on Orange, type RCT at the start of the text.

21-05-2005, 16:56	#20
BexTech Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Back where I belong. Posts: 12,574	Quote: Originally Posted by richard771 Incase anybody is interested, to get a delivery report on Orange, type RCT at the start of the text. Or switch it on in the menu options.

23-05-2005, 20:49	#22
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	I just got 2 delivary report messages from the textes I sent just over an hour ago. Maybe 02 is playing up a little. Got a repy just amin ago and I replyed and the delivary report come win in just over a min. Things seem to be ok now but seemed strange earlier. Darren

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23-05-2005, 21:34	#23
munta Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The United Kingdom Posts: 15,551	The thing to remember is that text messaging is not an instant message service. The specification says that I can take upto 7 days to arrive. So even delivery reports can take 7 days to arrive.

24-05-2005, 06:59	#24
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	Im I right in saying 98% of text messages are ment to arrive with in a few mins of them being sent. Darren

24-05-2005, 20:06	#25
BexTech Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Back where I belong. Posts: 12,574	Quote: Originally Posted by ney Im I right in saying 98% of text messages are ment to arrive with in a few mins of them being sent. Darren All messages are meant to be received almost immediately. But if the phone is switched off, or the phone has no signal for a while then the message can't get to it's destination. If the message can't get to its destination, the network will try a few minutes later, and then later still, each time leaving longer and longer between each retry, until it comes to a point where it will fail.