1p Text Messages from your 18185 account.

Bufflowbill

I made a call from the mobile i wanted to use the number of , and the
minute it showed on the bill, I could use the mobile number as the ID.

Dagobert

atticgirl2003 wrote: »

Last night I sent a text message which did not arrive.
Was charged 1p.
Only have home phone registered.
Maybe I should register mobile number.

Any tips so I do not need to register mobile.

you do not need to register a mobile to send SMS. Just did it yesterday and it arrived.

atticgirl2003

Dagobert wrote: »

you do not need to register a mobile to send SMS. Just did it yesterday and it arrived.

Thanks for this, but what number did you use from the drop down list.
Was it your homephone or the 0808 number.

JPR

Bufflowbill wrote: »

I made a call from the mobile i wanted to use the number of , and the
minute it showed on the bill, I could use the mobile number as the ID.

Do you recall how long it took for a mobile call to show up on your bill?

derrick

Heinz wrote: »

Strange. I get the option of 2 of the 4 landline numbers I have registered and the 0808 number too.

However, bearing in mind the instructions are that you should log into your account using your registered mobile number, might that be the key?

Have just tried again, both ways, logging in with landline then logged off and logged in using mobile, no difference still only the 0808 number in the drop down box.

However if this is correct from alf,

alf wrote: »

you only have the option of your mobile in the drop down menu if you've used your mobile with the service in the past month.

I have not used the service at all, and could therefore account for the landline number not showing either?

JPR

I have just (for the first time) used 18185 via my mobile. Very little cost but now that the call has been invoiced (thanks for the heads up Bufflowbill) I now have my mobile in the drop down list.

Although their Customer Services never explained this, I guess that it is a security measure since one could be using anyone's number!

Stompa

JPR wrote: »

I have just (for the first time) used 18185 via my mobile. Very little cost but now that the call has been invoiced (thanks for the heads up Bufflowbill) I now have my mobile in the drop down list.

Many thanks, the same trick has just worked for me.

loulou41

I have just tried sending sms to my son's mob in UK and got failure. Got a bit confused, in the drop menu, my caller id is my registered phone number and 0808 number. Pl what am I doing wrong? It will be great to be able to be able send international msm for 1p. Thanks

Stompa

loulou41 wrote: »

I have just tried sending sms to my son's mob in UK and got failure. Got a bit confused, in the drop menu, my caller id is my registered phone number and 0808 number. Pl what am I doing wrong? It will be great to be able to be able send international msm for 1p. Thanks

Register your mobile number as well, then make a voice call with it via 18185 like this:

http://www.call18185.co.uk/customerservice/customerservice_answer.php?id=49&question_type=Algemeen

shortly afterwards you should find that your mobile number appears in the drop-down list.

mouseclick

utilitybroker wrote: »

"BT's Web2SMS service is a Beta service that allows you to send up to 50 text messages per month from a web page."

Much better than 18xxx cos they have a phonebook feature.:T