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Taxi_Driver

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Texting on O2
« on: 09 December 2006, 17:02:05 »
I recently bought a XDA on O2 .... and should have asked here really as some of you might have known!

When sending texts on it, even ticking the box for 'yes i want a delivery report' i never got any.

Now i dont know if this just affects XDA's or any phone on O2, but after hours searching the net, I eventually found the answer...

In the message window you have to add *0# to the beginning of your text to get a delivery report.
Ive tested it and it works!  :D And the *0# gets stripped from the message so it doesnt appear on the receiving phone

Apparently O2 is the only network that handles delivery report requests differently and the reason it was ignoring the request from my XDA.

This might be useful to someone if they dont know the fix and not getting delivery reports was annoying them  :y
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #1 on: 09 December 2006, 17:08:28 »
Which xda you got TD?
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #2 on: 09 December 2006, 17:14:39 »
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Which xda you got TD?

XDA Mini S......originally was going to go for a XDA Exec....but was put off when i actually saw one! House brick size!
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #3 on: 09 December 2006, 17:39:41 »
I know I got one on Tmob, the mda pro as they call it.
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #4 on: 09 December 2006, 21:02:08 »
Taxi Driver - that is a very useful piece of info. I've being trying to get delivery reports from a Tesco (O2) SIM for ages - cheers.
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« Reply #5 on: 09 December 2006, 21:21:49 »
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Taxi Driver - that is a very useful piece of info. I've being trying to get delivery reports from a Tesco (O2) SIM for ages - cheers.

Glad my research helped  :y
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #6 on: 11 December 2006, 09:52:13 »
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Which xda you got TD?

XDA Mini S......originally was going to go for a XDA Exec....but was put off when i actually saw one! House brick size!

Just got one of these myself (new company phone). We were given the choice of the Mini S or Exec, and I have to agree the Exec is like a house brick. Mind you, could do with a University course to learn how to use it properly as it's a tad complicated!! :-? I've now got my e-mail working on it but Internet still needs setting up. Takes a bit of getting used to using the stylus for most functions but slowly getting used to it. I've got to say I hated it when I first got it but I'm starting to warm to it now, but if it's just a phone you want it's way over the top. ::)
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #7 on: 11 December 2006, 10:00:56 »
Hi

I have been with O2 for nearly 2yrs I asked about this at the beginning of my first phone contract in my local O2 store and I was told O2 have never done the delivery reports. Have tried it on both my phones previous and current with O2 and niether can do delivery reports.

Taxi Driver I never knew of the fix so shall have to try it. Learn something new

HTH :y
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #8 on: 11 December 2006, 15:13:29 »
I would be careful as it sends the delivery report back as a text message so you 'might' be charged for the report text.

Doesnt bother me as i get 500 free texts included in my online 200 package  :)
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #9 on: 11 December 2006, 17:26:35 »
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Which xda you got TD?

XDA Mini S......originally was going to go for a XDA Exec....but was put off when i actually saw one! House brick size!

Just got one of these myself (new company phone). We were given the choice of the Mini S or Exec, and I have to agree the Exec is like a house brick. Mind you, could do with a University course to learn how to use it properly as it's a tad complicated!! :-? I've now got my e-mail working on it but Internet still needs setting up. Takes a bit of getting used to using the stylus for most functions but slowly getting used to it. I've got to say I hated it when I first got it but I'm starting to warm to it now, but if it's just a phone you want it's way over the top. ::)
Wots yer internet problem Bob? They usually come configured out of the box.
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #10 on: 11 December 2006, 17:40:57 »
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Which xda you got TD?

XDA Mini S......originally was going to go for a XDA Exec....but was put off when i actually saw one! House brick size!

Just got one of these myself (new company phone). We were given the choice of the Mini S or Exec, and I have to agree the Exec is like a house brick. Mind you, could do with a University course to learn how to use it properly as it's a tad complicated!! :-? I've now got my e-mail working on it but Internet still needs setting up. Takes a bit of getting used to using the stylus for most functions but slowly getting used to it. I've got to say I hated it when I first got it but I'm starting to warm to it now, but if it's just a phone you want it's way over the top. ::)
Wots yer internet problem Bob? They usually come configured out of the box.

Ahh.......the problem is not with me setting it up (yet!) but what type of package our company is going for with O2. Once that's decided we can use it. As far as I know we can use it now but would get charged at full rate.
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #11 on: 11 December 2006, 17:47:43 »
Ahh see what you mean mate. More a negotiation than a configuration prob then.
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Re: Texting on O2
« Reply #12 on: 11 December 2006, 18:33:46 »
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I would be careful as it sends the delivery report back as a text message so you 'might' be charged for the report text.

Doesnt bother me as i get 500 free texts included in my online 200 package  :)

Yeah thats one thing i couldnt discover either......but will when i get my next bill in  ;D
I get a 100 free texts....and dont usually send 50/month so shouldnt affect me either  :y
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