Sending a text to someone's computer

Amy33

Long story, but I have an ex who owes me a large amount of money. His mobile phone is disconnected, but I have a feeling he's using his computer to text people as he did this about a year ago when he had no credit on his phone. I have tried sending him a text to his computer by putting the numbers 00 353 86 before his mobile number, but I got a message back saying "refused". Assuming he's using the same number as his mobile on his computer are there any other ways of sending him a text to his computer?

zonEEE

lol

chopperbyrne

e-mail

phasers

Computer != phone

mickdw

He has probably dumped the phone if message isnt sending.
You need to hunt him down & get a couple of heavy guys to knock on his door with a nice bill.
Sounds like he has made a fool out of you tbh. How much money are we talking here?

Amy33

We are talking €500 and I don't have an email address for him.

Amy33

strongr wrote: »

lol

It's not funny, I'm at my wits end...

Saibh

He probably has your number blocked, that is why it was refused.

Wertz

Have you considered the point that if he has no credit on his phone, that he more than likely hasn't got 500 notes knocking about to just hand over to you?

jhegarty

Still doesn't turn a computer into a phone.

Anyway, why do you think a text will get your money back ?

ronnie3585

You can't send a text to a computer, only a phone.

An immaculate sleeper hold would probably sort him out.

El Weirdo

There's nothing like a text to get me running down the bank to get money to pay my debtors back... Do you not think you're being a bit heavy-handed OP?:pac:

Amy33

Wertz wrote: »

Have you considered the point that if he has no credit on his phone, that he more than likely hasn't got 500 notes knocking about to just hand over to you?

I've heard through the grapevine that he's just returned from a holiday in Spain, he was at a wedding yesterday, believe me he has the money to pay me back....

Schism

Cost of credit : €10
Money you're owed : €500
Actually seeing you get this money back : Priceless

El Weirdo

trish990 wrote: »

I've heard through the grapevine that he's just returned from a holiday in Spain, he was at a wedding yesterday, believe me he had the money to pay me back....

FYP

Wertz

trish990 wrote: »

I've heard through the grapevine that he's just returned from a holiday in Spain, he was at a wedding yesterday, believe me he has the money to pay me back....

Time to get the viper on the job so...or maybe some of the boards team of hired mercenaries can help you out...that's of course if no-one else can help, and if you can find them...

mickdw

He was an ex. You must know friends of his, possibly family. He gave him money, you must have known him more than a day or two. Chase him for it but more than likely he wont have it. Its not a huge amount but depending on circumstances, it could be a saviour I guess.

Edit, from above post, you must have some contact through friends if you know what he is upto. Get after him. Call around with a few brothers if you have them. He is obviously a proper w*nker.

chopperbyrne

This sounds like a job for The Citizen!

brummytom

You won't get it back. Kill him and steal it back

zuroph

sending a text from a computer;
he uses free texts offered by his provider, via their website.
u just reply to his phone. if his phone is off, theres nothing you can do.
look him up on bebo or something. but its not going to solve anything.
just get 4 guys to park up outside his house for a week.

Ian Beale

I just had a crazy thought,if you can't call him then why not go to where he lives or works,
/nvm that plan would never work its to simple,perhaps hire some ninja monkies?

Amy33

zuroph wrote: »

sending a text from a computer;
he uses free texts offered by his provider, via their website.
u just reply to his phone. if his phone is off, theres nothing you can do.
look him up on bebo or something. but its not going to solve anything.
just get 4 guys to park up outside his house for a week.

Ok, thanks for that. He's 44, so bebo is out of the question! He used be a Garda and was the security manager where I work, thought he was trustworthy but obviously not....

TheZohanS

trish990 wrote: »

Ok, thanks for that. He's 44, so bebo is out of the question! He used be a Garda and was the security manager where I work, thought he was trustworthy but obviously not....

How long ago did you loan him the money?

Amy33

The end of May, he got let go from work in February due to the recession, so he had problems keeping up with his rent and stuff.

TheZohanS

So how did you expect him to repay the money?

To answer your question its impossible to text a computer.

Your best bet would be to call around to where he lives.

Amy33

I expect him to repay the money because he's off having the life of riley, a holiday in Spain, off to a wedding yesterday, etc etc...

Saibh

trish990 wrote: »

I expect him to repay the money because he's off having the life of riley, a holiday in Spain, off to a wedding yesterday, etc etc...

If you did get to meet him and you asked for the money, what are you going to do if he said I'm not going to pay it back.

Bucklesman

Small Claims court?

Or maybe Judge Judy.

Mrmoe

You need to hire this guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN69_DFySJA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjw4KOtctLM&feature=related

Amy33

Saibh wrote: »

If you did get to meet him and you asked for the money, what are you going to do if he said I'm not going to pay it back.

There's nothing I could do I suppose, just put it down to bad luck. I don't trust men anyway, so I should have known not to hand it over....but you would assume somebody who worked as a Garda and Security manager might have been a little more honest.

ronnie3585

You're 21, he's 44.

Durty.

Saibh

trish990 wrote: »

There's nothing I could do I suppose, just put it down to bad luck. I don't trust men anyway, so I should have known not to hand it over....but you would assume somebody who worked as a Garda and Security manager might have been a little more honest.

No harm in trying though if you did manage to meet him, but I reckon you won't see your money again. If he had any intentions of paying it back, he would have done it by now.

TheZohanS

trish990 wrote: »

There's nothing I could do I suppose, just put it down to bad luck. I don't trust men anyway, so I should have known not to hand it over....but you would assume somebody who worked as a Garda and Security manager might have been a little more honest.

He worked as a Garda he is not a garda.

Your best bet would be to pop around to where he lives and demand the money back.

If he refuses I would recommend sending him a postcard every couple of weeks asking for the money back, you might be able to shame him into repaying his debt.

Amy33

I sent him a letter about 3 weeks ago, but a postcard is a better idea :-)

4zn76tysfajdxp

trish990 wrote: »

I don't trust men anyway

Neither do I, men are pigs. You go girlfriend.

weeder

This thread has the makings of a judge judy episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQjzFv3JRZU

:pac:

vibe666

try calling his number from another number (a phone box or another number he won't know) and see if it gets through. even try putting a '5' after the 086 or 087 in his number (so 086 5 1234567) to go straight to voicemail to see if it's connected or not.

if you can't get through to the number at all and it's saying it's not a valid number then he's had it disconnected and probably bought another phone (or just got a new sim card with a different number) to avoid you and all the other people he borrowed money off.

if you DID have an email address for him you *could* have sent a text message to his email address as a multimedia message. just take a picture of some money or something, (or maybe a sledgehammer) and send it as a text to him@hisemailaddress.com and it will get through to him like a regular email.

but, if you don't have an email address for him that's no good to you, just wanted to let people know it's not 100% impossible to do.

the most likely thing is he's just bought a new sim card for his phone which will give him a new number and none of his old hassles (like you). you need to find someone he knows and get his new number, or just find out where he's going to be and confront him. don't be afraid to make a show of him either, stealing money off a girl, how low could he get etc. etc. shame can do wonders.

good luck anyways, but don't hold your breath.

Amy33

vibe666 wrote: »

try calling his number from another number (a phone box or another number he won't know) and see if it gets through. even try putting a '5' after the 086 or 087 in his number (so 086 5 1234567) to go straight to voicemail to see if it's connected or not.

if you can't get through to the number at all and it's saying it's not a valid number then he's had it disconnected and probably bought another phone (or just got a new sim card with a different number) to avoid you and all the other people he borrowed money off.

if you DID have an email address for him you *could* have sent a text message to his email address as a multimedia message. just take a picture of some money or something, (or maybe a sledgehammer) and send it as a text to him@hisemailaddress.com and it will get through to him like a regular email.

but, if you don't have an email address for him that's no good to you, just wanted to let people know it's not 100% impossible to do.

the most likely thing is he's just bought a new sim card for his phone which will give him a new number and none of his old hassles (like you). you need to find someone he knows and get his new number, or just find out where he's going to be and confront him. don't be afraid to make a show of him either, stealing money off a girl, how low could he get etc. etc. shame can do wonders.

good luck anyways, but don't hold your breath.

Thanks

DamoDLK

trish990 wrote: »

The end of May, he got let go from work in February due to the recession, so he had problems keeping up with his rent and stuff.

Take him to the small claims court.
here is the courts application form.

link.http://www.courts.ie/Courts.ie/Library3.nsf/pagecurrent/224D3F40A61421D280256DA6002EB56B?opendocument&l=en

markok84

What kind of interest are you chargin him? let say you stick 2 points on that a week you're talking about €670 now.

I reckon you'll need to smack him around a bit

Riverpineapple

Too expensive

dlofnep

Knock on his door like they did in the good old days and ask him in person for the money.

Riverpineapple

I love the good ol days

ontheway

If you want to track this guy down, then you have to create and build a profile of everything you can find out about him.

You once went out with him, depending on the length of time since the break up, then his circumstances might not have changed too much....

So do you know people he knows?
Find out if he is still attached to that mobile number? (use technique from poster above)
Do you know where he lives?
When is the last time you spotted him?
Does he have any known enemies?
Do you know where he socialises?
Do you know where he currently works?

I think a BIG MAN like that wouldn't do well with his personal or professional reputation being somewhat tarnished. Spread around the fact that he owes you €500 and has refused to pay you back. Only do this of course after you track him down and he down right refuses. You could contact his place of work and ask to speak to "his boss". Don't ring up and say "Can I speak to HIS NAME'S boss?", Just ask to speak to a manager in the company or someone of authority that would be above him. Then ask them "Does HIS NAME still work for them, because he owes you a considerable amount of money and you are concerned that you will not be seeing any of it and that he has abused your trust". That is sure to raise a few eye brows.

couch13

How do you send a text to a computer? makes no sense and Im clever.

j1smithy

couch13 wrote: »

How do you send a text to a computer? makes no sense and Im clever.

Modern Technology... its fucking marvellous!

pebbles21

Ernesto Flat Stage wrote: »

Neither do I, men are pigs.

No her ex used to be a Pig

Hey Trish if your that stuck im sure we could work something out

zuroph

pebbles21 wrote: »

No her ex used to be a Pig

Hey Trish if your that stuck im sure we could work something out

im gonna guess you're far too young for her..

legendal

Call 11811. Big shower of detectives them lot are.

Slidey

Ha ha ha. I laugh at ye common plebs worrying over 500.

Why I probably would have forgotten I gave it to him, for I am a tradesman and we are wealthy beyond our wildest dreams.... oh wait, i forgot about stephen




anyone lend me a fiver 'til Thursday?

Mr Benevolent

trish990 wrote: »

I expect him to repay the money because he's off having the life of riley, a holiday in Spain, off to a wedding yesterday, etc etc...

Pfft. I spent €5 total at a wedding last week. OP, you're not going to get the money back without some serious persuasion. It's happened time after time and you're the latest victim. Lesson: Never, ever loan money to your other half unless you are very sure about the relationship. And even then don't do it.