Got a text from 2d

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#43584 21-Oct-2009 15:22

Here's want it says
anyone got it this one. How nice
Hi it's 2degrees here. Just checking in. Hope all's good and you've discovered our Magic Top Up. If you need anything dial 200 now. Otherwise thanks and enjoy.

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#265704 21-Oct-2009 15:35

" Here's what it says " it should read if you are trying to figure it out

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#265717 21-Oct-2009 16:10

That's a bit rich coming from you John :)

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#265752 21-Oct-2009 19:07

Got it on one of my phones, yeah. Not put the other sims in yet but to me its annoying to get texts like that.

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#266152 22-Oct-2009 16:59

richms: ... to me its annoying to get texts like that.

You can opt out of such messages in your settings on the website.

You will always get service messages advising of problems or outages etc but that's ok by me. I like to know it's not just me.

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#266181 22-Oct-2009 19:31

MISguru:
richms: ... to me its annoying to get texts like that.

You can opt out of such messages in your settings on the website.

You will always get service messages advising of problems or outages etc but that's ok by me. I like to know it's not just me.

@ richms - you think its annoying for your provider to give you a one-off friendly reminder of how to seek help after you become a customer?

Personally I think it's a good move. Settling in is done for many, and they may have lost or thrown away their SIM packaging, and not have a clue what the helpdesk number is (it is very new after all, so asking friends and colleagues might well get answered with "Whiskey Tango Foxtrol is two degrees?"

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#266212 22-Oct-2009 21:04

Not when it wakes me up. There are entries on the sim for customer services and voice mail if you need them

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#266257 22-Oct-2009 23:29

Wakes you up at ~4:30PM?

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#266264 23-Oct-2009 00:01

Yes, wakes me up at 4:30. (I think it was more like 2:30 actually) I thought I had not consented to any marketing texts to be sent to me, that phone was on not silent because only a few people have the number and I can expect calls from them to be important so when I am having my nap during the day.

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#266275 23-Oct-2009 07:03

Its not a marketing sms

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#266298 23-Oct-2009 09:46

looks like one to me - "You haven't topped up yet - call us if you need help with that".

Still nice tho :-)

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#266435 23-Oct-2009 18:40

richms: Yes, wakes me up at 4:30. (I think it was more like 2:30 actually) I thought I had not consented to any marketing texts to be sent to me, that phone was on not silent because only a few people have the number and I can expect calls from them to be important so when I am having my nap during the day.

Turn off your phone if your daytime nap is important to ya. Jezz if they sent a text every week I would be concerned. I'm sure you can opt out ring them and ask.

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#266437 23-Oct-2009 18:52

richms: Yes, wakes me up at 4:30. (I think it was more like 2:30 actually) I thought I had not consented to any marketing texts to be sent to me, that phone was on not silent because only a few people have the number and I can expect calls from them to be important so when I am having my nap during the day.

Drop a concrete pill.

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#266439 23-Oct-2009 19:00

I AM SO PLSD 2 RECEV A TXT FRM A MOB CO. THAT DOESNT SOUND LIK THIS.

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#266464 23-Oct-2009 20:40

Exactly Buttonmash. Vodafone is kinda lazy in that dept. Love 2degrees how they usually put customer first. The help desk is the best I've had so far. And I get to keep my $1 if I need to call them, so cant really complain about a few txts. :D

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#266504 24-Oct-2009 01:20

Buttonmash: I AM SO PLSD 2 RECEV A TXT FRM A MOB CO. THAT DOESNT SOUND LIK THIS.

Now that I've read it properly, that's a very good point. Congratulations, 2degrees, for using the English language.

I wouldn't say that vodafone is lazy (I doubt that they're entering the text that you're sent using a cellphone), but that they're trying to fit into the "average txt customer" stereotype.

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