Free Texts: Includes virtually free texts from mobiles Discussion

sarcen

I have tried it on my (sim-free) SE K800i on Tesco PAYG. I have downloaded it and installed it all fine, but I also have the problem with getting it to work. I have checked the PIN and it is not displayed. I have tried to change it but because this involves communicating with the web servers again it fails.

I have installed numerous other apps which access the internet on the phone and can use them successfully. So it appears that Tesco (or O2) are somehow blocking this.

peterbaker

Wouldn't it be great if MSE could build a head of steam and force OFCOM to wake up on text and data rip offs especially data? The next thing you can expect from them otherwise will be just as useless as their latest lily-livered enforcement on roaming charges.

Being a bit of a techno gadget nut in the nineties, I think I was connecting my mobile via Third Party ISDN numbers like Breathe as early as 1998 That was to send my emails from the train. The charges were by the second just like call charges and those calls were no more than abt 15 secs for huge emails (including the ultrafast login-handshake on ISDN) AND they came out of my bundled minutes!

Then some of those numbers got outlawed I think, or pressure put on to withdraw the service so we were stuck with the much slower handshake via WAP (at least 45 seconds then before your email even started to get sent). Not satisfied with that, I understand that recent customers now don't even get that choice ... instead as we've heard, data is charged at these horrendous arbitrarily set "per MB" rates, and now we hear we can expect "per day" rates.

The people who dream up ever more dastardly schemes to fleece us through mobile telecoms have even more contempt for their customers than the competitions' ideas-men in the Nat West adverts. They truly deserve oblivion in return. Before then, I'd just love to see MSE knock them off their perch like MSE indeed did do to the banks with their spurious charges!

Crestx1

Hi,

I'm probably being a bit thick bu having read your article about owning an Orange sim and getting 30 free texts a month I looked on the Orange web site but could find nothing about this. Can you tell me how I can use this service thanks.

Creastx1

atomic_elk

I've tried to install Vyke on my daughter's phone which is PAYG on the Tesco network. I get as far as receiving the text from Vyke with the link to download the software. I selct "go to url" but then I get "Authorisation failure".

Any ideas?

coyle888

I just downloaded Vyke to my Nokia 6300 o2 pay as you go phone.

However, when I go to send a text it says "You are not subscribed to o2 data packet"

What does this mean? I can use wap without any problems but I cannot send texts via Vyke because of this data packet problem. Anyone experienced this?

richardjames73

I have installed successfully on a Nokia N73 on Tmobile. The app stays connected but if I try and send a text after being connected for more than a few minutes it just hangs on the sending page. If I disconnect, and reconnect the text sends fine straight away. Does anyone know what settings I need to adjust to fix this?

espresso

Crestx1 wrote: »

Hi,

I'm probably being a bit thick bu having read your article about owning an Orange sim and getting 30 free texts a month I looked on the Orange web site but could find nothing about this. Can you tell me how I can use this service thanks.

Creastx1

You need to register for an on-line account and then you can send your 30 free texts.

Wolverine

sorry if this has already been answered:
1) I'm not receiving the text message with the code during registration. Yes, I am using the 44 at the beginning indicating UK. Yes, I have contacted Vyke but have not received a reply. Can anyone help?
2) Does Vyke take the 1p per text from your existing phone credit or do you have to buy vyke credit specially online?
p.s. i'm on orange payg
thanks in advance

Disco_Des

Wolverine wrote: »

sorry if this has already been answered:
1) I'm not receiving the text message with the code during registration. Yes, I am using the 44 at the beginning indicating UK. Yes, I have contacted Vyke but have not received a reply. Can anyone help?
2) Does Vyke take the 1p per text from your existing phone credit or do you have to buy vyke credit specially online?
p.s. i'm on orange payg
thanks in advance

tRY +44 OR 0044 and then Omit the 1st zero i.e if your number is 07970 ***** you will put in +447970 *****

Vyke Pro appears to be free to send texts, Vyke lite has a small charge typically 2 cents? (prices in euros)
Hope this helps
:beer:

richardjames73

Wolverine, I have pm'd you. As an existing user, I can invite you to start using the service. Just PM your mobile and we can see if it works that way.