why cant I send a text message without turning data on, and sending it as a mms??

[Android Central Question]

So I recieved Galaxy Note 3 today, because I prefer this phone. And when I was going to write a message in one sentence and with a smiley, I was told thay I have to turn on data and that it will be sent as a mms..... Does it seriously become mms with a smiley? Or why??

 

[Rukbat]

The smiley is a graphic, so it has to be sent as an MMS - even if that's the only character in the entire message.

 

[ManiacJoe]

Check to see if your carrier and your phone supports "wifi calling".
If they do, check your texting app to see if it supports MMS over wifi.

 

[chanchan05]

Depends on the smiley on whether it's an actual graphic or a text based smiley that will just be converted.