Comments on: Smart arse Indian Operators turned off delivery reports last year to ease load

By: tony

tony — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:51 +0000

i’m all for read receipts, since fundamentally you want to know if the receipients phone is actually turned on / in coverage, so you don’t need to periodically call the 2nd party. i switched to o2 without knowing about the read receipt issue, had i known, i would have probably thought twice about it, since its a fucking pain in the arse! shame on you o2!!

By: cell directory

cell directory — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:32:36 +0000

“Indian mobile operators are promising a â€˜trouble freeâ€™ New Yearâ€™s Eve in terms of traffic”

LOL, I think that “trouble-free”, and “Indian mobile operators” should never be used together again in the same sentance!

By: Amit G

Amit G — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:23:27 +0000

the importance of delivery reports just depends on how you use it. i dont hang around waiting for people to receive the messages. And if people have changed their mobile nos and they want to stay in touch with you, they will make sure you have their number…. If they dont, then who cares!

By: Dave G

Dave G — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:21:16 +0000

Well with emails, you kind of send and wait, they get it when they get it. With mobile SMS you are looking for a more instant reply, the next few mins, perhaps asking a quick question that you need a rapid answer to without the rubbish that clutters up an actual phone call. Getting the report lets you know if you should even be hanging around waiting for a reply any time soon.

Additionally, if you get the “failed” reports back it can help you know if a number is no longer in use with a friend, co-worker etc, and as such you can chase up a new one from someone. With the rate that people change mobiles these days it can happen quite often.

Anywho, O2, get your arse in gear!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:35:48 +0000

There was me thinking if you had delivery reports enabled on your mobile it would just work. More fool me..

Anyway, that aside. Are delivery reports important to texting from handsets? Do you put read receipts on emails you send out? Do you send birthday cards by recorded delivery?

If so, then maybe they are. I can see the point for business and marketing purposes (when you’re sending out zillions of texts you want to see how many got there), but personally I never use them from my mobile – even more so now that Orange charge, apparently.

By: Dave G

Dave G — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 14:03:59 +0000

You say that, but why wont someone tell O2 that the reports are so important to texting. On O2, you only get a report if you put *0# at the start of your message. Very lame and very annoying.