Treo $10 Texting

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#87799 23-Sep-2007 20:17

Actually, I am not sure, and I am on holidays for the next week, so I won't know for a week! LOL.

One can always put 0900 and international bars on the phone... And trust you are strong enough to not use it to make calls... Or browse the internet.

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#87800 23-Sep-2007 20:25

Data services can always be removed :)

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#87802 23-Sep-2007 20:30

incoming and outgoing calls and texts can all be barred independantly.

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#87809 23-Sep-2007 21:33

tonyhughes: incoming and outgoing calls and texts can all be barred independantly.

Mmm not quite, yes true you can bar just text messages, but an outgoing call bar will also bar the txt service.

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#87811 23-Sep-2007 22:06

nzbnw:
tonyhughes: incoming and outgoing calls and texts can all be barred independantly.

Mmm not quite, yes true you can bar just text messages, but an outgoing call bar will also bar the txt service.

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Hmmm okay, been a while since i had to bar a phone for anyone!

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#87831 24-Sep-2007 02:42

It is possible to bar outgoing calls only. This 'bar' still allows incoming / outgoing texts and incoming calls.

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#87847 24-Sep-2007 09:30

riahon: It is possible to bar outgoing calls only. This 'bar' still allows incoming / outgoing texts and incoming calls.

I have used that bar before, and while it allows incoming calls, it will not let you send or receive text messages.

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#87912 24-Sep-2007 15:14

nzbnw:
riahon: It is possible to bar outgoing calls only. This 'bar' still allows incoming / outgoing texts and incoming calls.

I have used that bar before, and while it allows incoming calls, it will not let you send or receive text messages.

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Then you're using the wrong bar - trust me, there is one. I have neice who has phone on her mum's acct on onebill. First thing we did was put this bar on so she can only text. Still not the greatest solution as she cant ring *333 for text balance but now with texting 333 available it is not longer problem.

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#88052 25-Sep-2007 13:32

I've put multiple call only bars on phones

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#88086 25-Sep-2007 19:20

you guys are getting off the topic possum asked if he could get $10 txt on his palm treo. ALL mobile phone numbers on the telecom network are charged 20c for the first 50 texts then after up to 500 txts will cost a max of $10 after 500 txts the 20c kiks in again. belive me i have all four types of a/c onebill, postpaid, prepaid , and data card i have never paid more than $10 for up to 500 txts and i did not have to ask telecom for a txt plan.the boost plan only applies to prepaid boost a/c,s.

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#88091 25-Sep-2007 20:33

Thx wiredr

Its really my fault.. What I really want to know

Can I have smart phone like the Treo and have it on no plans other than the $10 plan.

cheers everyone... I have enjoyed this thread...

cheers Possum..

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#88105 25-Sep-2007 22:34

wiredr: .the boost plan only applies to prepaid boost a/c,s.

OA customers can get 2000TXT's to Telecom number for $10, it is called Mega TXT.

As for the OT bar, from my experience with applying the bar (myself, not via any other channel, but I will test it out once again), outgoing bars will bar txt messages.

Possum you will need an OA plan to get $10 TXT on a PDA device.

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