Oragne users - delivery reports

Azza · 6 Jan 2009 at 20:33

Did anyone else know they cost 1p for each one you recieve?

Conrad11 · 6 Jan 2009 at 20:52

Why would you want them on?

Azza · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:00

Conrad11 said:
Why would you want them on?

I dunno, my friend had them on then she seen her bill and rang up and they said she sent 1179 messages so thats 1179 reports.

Shes had the phone since March though. :confused:

ins0mn1ac · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:17

Is that PAYG? I've not noticed it on mine, pay monthly though, had them on for the whole 18months of this contract.

Azza · 6 Jan 2009 at 21:35

On pay monthly.

She said she only turned it on when she started to come to uni cos people were sayin they never got texts so she wanted to make sure.

Airax · 7 Jan 2009 at 10:11

Orange are the only network to charge you for it. Mind you O2 don't even have proper delivery reports.....

Kerplunk · 7 Jan 2009 at 10:15

WHAT

No I didnt know that??

Dolph · 7 Jan 2009 at 10:24

It's been that way on Pay monthly since april 1st 2006 (when the animal tariffs were first launched).

Bossk128 · 7 Jan 2009 at 13:38

I believe 3 also charge for this.

4T5 · 7 Jan 2009 at 13:39

Only anally retentive stalker types use delivery reports, If I get with a Doris that mentions delivery reports it's an Instant sacking.

Mucky_Pup · 7 Jan 2009 at 14:31

Azza said:
Did anyone else know they cost 1p for each one you recieve?

Yes, I did. Don't use them, turned them off on my new C905.

MeatLoaf · 7 Jan 2009 at 17:52

Airax said:
Orange are the only network to charge you for it. Mind you O2 don't even have proper delivery reports.....

Start your txt with *0# if youre on 02 for a delivery report

Airax · 8 Jan 2009 at 11:26

MeatLoaf said:
Start your txt with *0# if youre on 02 for a delivery report

I know that, but its not the best way of doing delivery reports. You'd think O2 could catch up with everyone else really.

KaneStatton · 8 Jan 2009 at 16:49

Whattttttttttttt?
I'm on vodafone but thats a disgrace

Ben643 · 8 Jan 2009 at 16:53

It's quite cheap really... surely it uses the same amount of resources as a short text message?

but yeah I've never seen the point of delivery reports. I don't think I've ever sent a text that someone hasn't received.

Craig321 · 8 Jan 2009 at 16:55

Azza said:
Did anyone else know they cost 1p for each one you recieve?

I've always just had the option turned on in my phone - the one that just says "Delivered to xxxxx" after a few seconds. Never noticed an extra charge. I'm guessing you mean the one where Orange actually text you to confirm the text was delivered?

squawkBOX · 9 Jan 2009 at 11:00

Bossk128 said:
I believe 3 also charge for this.

This is incorrect. 3 don't charge for delivery reports - they are free.

Airax · 9 Jan 2009 at 11:31

Ben643 said:
It's quite cheap really... surely it uses the same amount of resources as a short text message?

but yeah I've never seen the point of delivery reports. I don't think I've ever sent a text that someone hasn't received.

Actually there was some dicussion about this. The general view is that SMS doesn't cost the networks anything, nor does delivery reports. Make of that what you will.

Dolph · 9 Jan 2009 at 14:06

Airax said:
Actually there was some dicussion about this. The general view is that SMS doesn't cost the networks anything, nor does delivery reports. Make of that what you will.

Because the massive mobile phone network costs nothing to run? Or because per byte tranmission costs are effectively low. Presumably the billing, customer service and future investment costs nothing too...

Airax · 9 Jan 2009 at 16:46

Dolph said:
Because the massive mobile phone network costs nothing to run? Or because per byte tranmission costs are effectively low. Presumably the billing, customer service and future investment costs nothing too...

There is also the subsidy on handsets to reclaim as well.
The cost of call/text messages always has been inflated, to recoup the other costs. But I'll openly admit I don't know enough about Oranges (or any networks) finances to fully understand how they run.
Still, I would argue are being cheeky by charging for delivery reports, but thats an opinion.