Wasting money on text messaging.....
30 December 2005, 06:55 PM
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Wasting money on text messaging.....
Thought I'd share this on with you lot. I'm off out tonight for mate's b'day **** up. Misses is going to drop me off in town to meet up. One of the lads lives nearby so I've offered to pick him up to save him taxi fare. Here's the texts:-
HIM
Mark sez 8.30 in Yates. Do you fancy an earlier start Dude?
ME
I would do but I'm just leaving the misses' brother's house so I won't be ready very early. Shall we pick you up at 8pm?
HIM
Up 2 u mate? But let me know if u r
ME
My last txt contained an offer to pick you up. I shouldn't need to confirm. You owe me 12p! Will pick you up at 8pm!!
WTF.
This guy often gives daft answers. Some quite meaningless
HIM
Mark sez 8.30 in Yates. Do you fancy an earlier start Dude?
ME
I would do but I'm just leaving the misses' brother's house so I won't be ready very early. Shall we pick you up at 8pm?
HIM
Up 2 u mate? But let me know if u r
ME
My last txt contained an offer to pick you up. I shouldn't need to confirm. You owe me 12p! Will pick you up at 8pm!!
WTF.
This guy often gives daft answers. Some quite meaningless
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30 December 2005, 07:33 PM
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ouch hope thats not an insult that women talk much lol 
i dont need a contract with free minutes or texts when i can top my phone up every month for £5
If you use text short hand you can fit a lot more in then if you typed it out properly
no con'ct wiv 3 mins or txt i top fone evry monf 4 £5
i dont need a contract with free minutes or texts when i can top my phone up every month for £5
If you use text short hand you can fit a lot more in then if you typed it out properly
no con'ct wiv 3 mins or txt i top fone evry monf 4 £5
30 December 2005, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by TopBanana
You can actually use mobile phones for voice calls I believe
30 December 2005, 07:57 PM
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£17.00 per month gets me three phones (£15.00 + £1.00 + £1.00) gets me a total of 1120 minutes 230 texts 30 photo messages and 3mb data transfer, keeps me happy I talk and text everyone 
Cant believe people pay 12p for text, mugs away!
Cant believe people pay 12p for text, mugs away!
30 December 2005, 08:01 PM
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I like to remind a mate of mine when he texts me "ok" as a whole message that that has cost him 6p a letter.
A quick short text can be handy but a whole conversation is too much, thats when you get a phone call from me
Edited : I wrote some of it in text speak <embarrassed>
A quick short text can be handy but a whole conversation is too much, thats when you get a phone call from me
Edited : I wrote some of it in text speak <embarrassed>
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30 December 2005, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooby Soon!
£17.00 per month gets me three phones (£15.00 + £1.00 + £1.00) gets me a total of 1120 minutes 230 texts 30 photo messages and 3mb data transfer, keeps me happy I talk and text everyone
Cant believe people pay 12p for text, mugs away!
Cant believe people pay 12p for text, mugs away!
and yes i phoned orange up to complaim on the 5th Nov cos they started to charge for my texts, my top up date was the 6th nov and id gone aver the 3000 free texts
i apprantly was the 1st they had heard about to go over the free allocation
30 December 2005, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim-Grove
my tarriff is great free calls, free texts and free line rental
30 December 2005, 09:27 PM
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£15 mth gets me 600 free evening minutes and 3000 yes 3000 free texts messages evening and weekends
and yes i phoned orange up to complaim on the 5th Nov cos they started to charge for my texts, my top up date was the 6th nov and id gone aver the 3000 free texts i apprantly was the 1st they had heard about to go over the free allocation
and yes i phoned orange up to complaim on the 5th Nov cos they started to charge for my texts, my top up date was the 6th nov and id gone aver the 3000 free texts
i apprantly was the 1st they had heard about to go over the free allocation What tarrif u on?
30 December 2005, 09:37 PM
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The cheapest way i find is to actually ring whoever ,only let it ring once or twice then let human curiousity do the rest.When they phone you back just bluff something wrong with your phone and keep them talking.
30 December 2005, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by pete1977
The cheapest way i find is to actually ring whoever ,only let it ring once or twice then let human curiousity do the rest.When they phone you back just bluff something wrong with your phone and keep them talking.
30 December 2005, 09:41 PM
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I find woman are good at using that one.
Originally Posted by pete1977
The cheapest way i find is to actually ring whoever ,only let it ring once or twice then let human curiousity do the rest.When they phone you back just bluff something wrong with your phone and keep them talking.
30 December 2005, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by pete1977
The cheapest way i find is to actually ring whoever ,only let it ring once or twice then let human curiousity do the rest.When they phone you back just bluff something wrong with your phone and keep them talking.
People know that there is nothing wrong with your phone!
31 December 2005, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by pete1977
The cheapest way i find is to actually ring whoever ,only let it ring once or twice then let human curiousity do the rest.When they phone you back just bluff something wrong with your phone and keep them talking.
I get 500 texts inclusive a month and 200 minutes, use most of that, most months.
31 December 2005, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Dazza01
£15 mth gets me 600 free evening minutes and 3000 yes 3000 free texts messages evening and weekends
and yes i phoned orange up to complaim on the 5th Nov cos they started to charge for my texts, my top up date was the 6th nov and id gone aver the 3000 free texts i apprantly was the 1st they had heard about to go over the free allocation
and yes i phoned orange up to complaim on the 5th Nov cos they started to charge for my texts, my top up date was the 6th nov and id gone aver the 3000 free texts
i apprantly was the 1st they had heard about to go over the free allocation 3000 a month
about a hundred a day
only evenings and weekends
That's probably about ten an hour!
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31 December 2005, 11:16 PM
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I have a rule 3 Texts in the space of 5 mins and I'll ring them. What grips my poo is that if someone texts me soem important news and I try to phone them they won't answer but will text me back! Its not like there unavailable 
However, Mobiles are ruining British Male society. Now we spend ages talking on them, making stupid non essential phonecalls like girls would! Before I had a phone I only ever used the phone to order things. (Inflatible Sex Dolls, obscure technical items. That kind of thing ) Its a disgrace, men are becoming far too in touch with their femine side. 
What grips my poo is that if someone texts me soem important news and I try to phone them they won't answer but will text me back! Its not like there unavailable However, Mobiles are ruining British Male society. Now we spend ages talking on them, making stupid non essential phonecalls like girls would!
Before I had a phone I only ever used the phone to order things. (Inflatible Sex Dolls, obscure technical items. That kind of thing ) Its a disgrace, men are becoming far too in touch with their femine side.