[laladollaz]

I've been looking all over the internet for a way to get out of a group text message on my Razr Maxx. Apparently, a lot of people like it, as I've found many posts about having that feature, however, I want NOTHING to do with it. Someone sends me a text message along with multiple other people from their address book, asking a question. I then receive every single response to the originator from every person that responds. The message type says 'Group Conversation.' I don't have unlimited texts, because I don't use that many in a months time (I prefer Google Talk), so I don't want to receive all of these texts from random people that I don't know. I've tried to change the settings in the message and even tried deleting the message to see if that works. It doesn't. I tried calling Verizon, but they don't know anything. There HAS to be a way to get this taken care of. I find it hard to believe that I HAVE to receive (and pay for) messages from people I don't know (who aren't even talking to me) with no other choice. Please tell me there is a solution and what it is! Thank you.

[dragonsamus]

Usually those group messages are MMS. The only way to get out of them is to have your friends not include you in the original text or to disable MMS.

Edit: I just looked at our message settings and I don't see a way to disable MMS. I did see an option for group messaging asking whether you want individual conversations or for everyone to reply to everyone. I switched it to separate conversations.

[laladollaz]

Usually those group messages are MMS. The only way to get out of them is to have your friends not include you in the original text or to disable MMS.

Edit: I just looked at our message settings and I don't see a way to disable MMS. I did see an option for group messaging asking whether you want individual conversations or for everyone to reply to everyone. I switched it to separate conversations.

Thanks! I just did that too, however it does say 'Outgoing Group Message Type.' So, I doubt it's going to work for incoming messages which is what I really want. This is ridiculous. I hope this gets corrected soon.

[danimgale]

I hate that too. I changed that same option and all it does is separate the texts into individual threads from each person that responds instead of grouping it into one.

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[newstorm2guy]

I cant stand it either.

[dragonsamus]

Thanks! I just did that too, however it does say 'Outgoing Group Message Type.' So, I doubt it's going to work for incoming messages which is what I really want. This is ridiculous. I hope this gets corrected soon.

Yeah, looks like the only way is to have people not include us in the mass text.

[Kyle Moore]

I really hope that someone finds an answer to this because I'm having the same problem and it drives me crazy! I'm getting texts from people I don't know and their getting mine when I try to respond to just the person that's my friend and then they want to know who I am???

[MrHost]

Reply back with:

I am "friends names" stalker and if you could tell our friend to remove me or send separate messages instead, that would be killer... Er great!

I did a similar message like that... Almost got a date once too!

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[Sharondippity]

I hate that too! Just like when you're in a gigantic email list where the sender didn't bcc, and all the recipients reply-all. Grrr

[mpheel]

Open text and click the 3 dots in the top right corner. Click default Group Settings and choose individual. This will treat the group text YOU send as bcc AND each reply to you will not go to everyone in the group.

Tell the culprit that is sending group the other way to change their settings.