Galaxy S6, using the built in message app. Android 7.0
I am being charged for MMS (picture) messages by my provider even when my messages are not all that long. I have googled and tried various settings on text.
here is an example:
"Hi Adey ... I've paid by transfer. Many thanks .. I have the smartest dormer ridge in Mercurington and no leaks! Very grateful. Is there somewhere you would like me to leave a review? Would it be possible please, to have a copy of that picture showing the gaping hole at the top of the valley as I am in dispute with the cowboy who supposedly fixed everything up there.
Email [redacted] Cheers
Phil"
That message is 402 characters long; if I cut off the second HALF of the message it reports that I have 1 character left in 3 messages (i.e. the 1/3 prompt), otherwise there is a little 1KB indicator to the lower left of the message. When I 'send' it converts to MMS .. I seem to have no control over this. In settings I have tried free, restricted, allow and in all cases i just get the 1KB indicator and then only when I send do I realise that it will convert to MMS. I never attach anything; there is no standard signature; where/how is all this extra memory being inserted into my message?! This is regularly happening with quite short messages with maybe one or two emoticons, yet they seem to occupy only 2 characters each when I insert one near the limit. The advantages of a good contract are being wiped out by having to pay all these extras - it's a real pain and a real issue. Any ideas anyone? I tried textra briefly but that doesn't seem to offer things like character count and warnings of MMS so it's of no use. Help please!!
e.e. free/restrict/allow .. it dpoesn;t seem to make any difference.
Kind
I am being charged for MMS (picture) messages by my provider even when my messages are not all that long. I have googled and tried various settings on text.
here is an example:
"Hi Adey ... I've paid by transfer. Many thanks .. I have the smartest dormer ridge in Mercurington and no leaks! Very grateful. Is there somewhere you would like me to leave a review? Would it be possible please, to have a copy of that picture showing the gaping hole at the top of the valley as I am in dispute with the cowboy who supposedly fixed everything up there.
Email [redacted] Cheers
Phil"
That message is 402 characters long; if I cut off the second HALF of the message it reports that I have 1 character left in 3 messages (i.e. the 1/3 prompt), otherwise there is a little 1KB indicator to the lower left of the message. When I 'send' it converts to MMS .. I seem to have no control over this. In settings I have tried free, restricted, allow and in all cases i just get the 1KB indicator and then only when I send do I realise that it will convert to MMS. I never attach anything; there is no standard signature; where/how is all this extra memory being inserted into my message?! This is regularly happening with quite short messages with maybe one or two emoticons, yet they seem to occupy only 2 characters each when I insert one near the limit. The advantages of a good contract are being wiped out by having to pay all these extras - it's a real pain and a real issue. Any ideas anyone? I tried textra briefly but that doesn't seem to offer things like character count and warnings of MMS so it's of no use. Help please!!
e.e. free/restrict/allow .. it dpoesn;t seem to make any difference.
Kind
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