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ryanch09 · 19-07-2012, 00:41

Saw that earlier and immediately asked myself 'what are they talking about?!'. I've never heard that before...has it just started recently or have mobile networks always been doing this?!

dewdrop · 19-07-2012, 07:43

Amazed that such an item warranted inclusion in the main evening news. Is the new guy in charge yet?

ryanch09 · 19-07-2012, 09:45

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Originally Posted by dewdrop

Amazed that such an item warranted inclusion in the main evening news. Is the new guy in charge yet?

Not a clue

mike65 · 19-07-2012, 10:11

September (see my thread below this one)

Stark · 19-07-2012, 10:18

It's the same if you send a Euro symbol afaik. By default texts use the standard GSM alphabet which uses 7-bit characters (128 different characters). If you use a character that's not part of the standard GSM alphabet, then it switches to 16-bit Unicode meaning you can only squeeze 70 characters into the same space.

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ryanch09 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sligo Posts: 227 Adverts \| Friends	On 9 O'clock news - Cost more to text in irish.....What?! Saw that earlier and immediately asked myself 'what are they talking about?!'. I've never heard that before...has it just started recently or have mobile networks always been doing this?!

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19-07-2012, 07:43	#2
dewdrop Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 179 Adverts \| Friends	Amazed that such an item warranted inclusion in the main evening news. Is the new guy in charge yet?

19-07-2012, 10:11	#4
mike65 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: waterford Posts: 80,952 Adverts \| Friends	September (see my thread below this one)

19-07-2012, 10:18	#5
Stark Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 16,214 Adverts \| Friends	It's the same if you send a Euro symbol afaik. By default texts use the standard GSM alphabet which uses 7-bit characters (128 different characters). If you use a character that's not part of the standard GSM alphabet, then it switches to 16-bit Unicode meaning you can only squeeze 70 characters into the same space.