[BuddyBoy]

With my O2 tarrif, I have an allowance of 200 free text messages per month, which is enough to keep me going without further charge. Why is it though that every time I text Radio 1, I am charged an extra 10p, as well as one of my "free" texts (or more if the text system isn't working properly and it tries to resend)?

Also, Chris Moyles regularly encourges people to text, in response to daft questions, as well as competions. There's nothing wrong with that, except if Radio 1 are making 10p from every text message, I think that's wrong! Don't you?

[parody number 9]

No.

[fish heads]

Radio 1 and the BBC make no money from text messages.

I expect it doesn't come under your free text tarriff as it's a short code number, where as you probably get free texts to actual mobiles

[Sidders]

I expect it doesn't come under your free text tarriff as it's a short code number

That is the reason. I wouldn't have thought you lose one of your free texts as well though.

[Jono]

Blame the phone companies.

[BuddyBoy]

Oh well, I just assumed that one of my free texts would have been used up, by I may be wrong.

Thanks for your help folks!

[Wyatt]

I texted Virgin once (telling them to stop playing James bloody Blunt every 10 minutes) and they charge you 25p for the text you send and another 25p for the text you receive from them telling you about their VIP service or something.

[DC]

I texted Virgin once (telling them to stop playing James bloody Blunt every 10 minutes)

Keep dreaming, that goes for Radio 1 as well.

[GruntMitchell]

Alwight! I'm on O2 too and have the same problem with txt messages. It was never like that before, so they must have implemented some charges a good couple of months ago.

[Walter Sobchak]

I was told that it's cheaper to operate a mobile phone service (such as Orange) than to operate a landline service (such as BT).

If that is correct, then why does it cost the consumer more to use a mobile?

[Console]

It might be because people are willing to pay more if there is the illusion it costs more.

[MK Chris]

The first part of that is most definitely right:

It might be because people are willing to pay more

It sounds bloody obvious but they will only charge as much as people will pay - otherwise they don't make money.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

yeah they haven't just changed it. its always been like that.