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brightonman123
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my phone was playing up yesterday, so used one of the various 'send a tect free' sites around.. cant remember which one as had to try several times..
my mate was non too pleased as he gets a message saying 'xyz has sent you a message, click here to read it- at a cost of £3.00 !!
my mate was non too pleased as he gets a message saying 'xyz has sent you a message, click here to read it- at a cost of £3.00 !!
Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
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Its just a case of looking round. For a genuinely free text, i always use cfbs. When the touchscreen on my viewty went this was so handy for texting the OH. gives you a delivery report too.
HTH
http://www.cbfsms.com/OnePoll - £12.40, Yougov - £1.00, VO - £24.25, youdoo miles - 24292, MHF - £0.00
Not much, but its a start :rotfl:
Helpful?? Moi?? Hook me up>>>>>>>>>>>
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It is a sad state of affairs when people cannot go a day without texting.
My kids would text a friend to see if they are coming out - they live 2 doors away.0
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