Author: SMS
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Three UK and Vodafone UK Merger
Three UK and Vodafone UK Mergers Approved: A New Era for UK Connectivity On December 6th, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) conditionally approved the merger between Three UK and Vodafone UK, marking the beginning of an exciting chapter for mobile connectivity in the UK. This collaboration aims to create one of Europe’s leading 5G…
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VoLTE Vs VoWiFi
Which setting is best, VoWifi or VoLTE and which one to choose for the best quality calls? VoLTE VoLTE is an acronym for Voice over LTE LTE is the Long Term Evolution network that we call; ‘4G’. So the meaning of VoLTE can be described as Voice calling over the 4G network. This can be…
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Send Text messages from Laptop?
Can you send text messages from your laptop or desktop computer? Is it possible to use your laptop to send text messages from your phone account? While we can send WhatsApp and Facebook messenger messages from a desktop or laptop for a long time, sending SMS and MMS from the desktop is uncommon and, in…
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RCS Chats are not sending
Google has a feature of its messaging system: RCS or Rich Communications Services. The RCS service is to replace SMS and MMS but is often just run in parallel with them. RCS uses your data plan to send messages, but SMS messages use your SMS allowance, and as long as you have some signal, you…
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Demystifying SMS and MMS: Unravelling the Technical Differences
Introduction Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) are two popular communication methods that have become integral to our mobile experience. While SMS and MMS allow us to send messages and media content, there are fundamental technical differences. In this blog post, we will delve into the intricacies of SMS and MMS, exploring…
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Goodbye 3G
UK 3G is being phased out with the eventual shutdown of the 3G service to be replaced with 4G and 5G services. We look at 3G mobile data that changed the world for us. We expect 3G to be switched off completely by the end of 2024. Some mobile providers in the UK have already…
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STOP SMS SPAM
Send the offending SMS spam to 7726 Steps Why 7726 But why did they choose the number 7726 as the number to send the spam to? On an old phone, the dialing keypad would serve both numbers and letters. Each number (0-9) had a function of letters. 1 is often voicemail2 is ABC3 is DEF4…