How many texts sent in Ireland each year?

Mark63 · 28-09-2008 09:42PM #1

Just wondering. Saw a figure of 4.4 billion in 2005. I assume this has gone up alot by now. Any ideas or where I might get the figure?

Conor108 · 28-09-2008 09:50PM

Over 4 mil a year is all google will say

According to that 'Did You Know?' video on youtube, the number of texts sent each day exceeds the population of the planet (6.7-ish billion)

Jay P · 28-09-2008 10:02PM

Conor108 wrote: »

Over 4 mil a year is all google will say

I'd say it's more than that. I send about a hundred, and I know a lot of people who send a lot more than that. And considering theres over four million in the country, I'd say it's a long way over the 4.4 billion from 2005.

Schism · 28-09-2008 10:06PM

It must be billions, teenagers are compulsive texters.

homerjay2005 · 28-09-2008 10:12PM

ah ya,id say its alot more than 4 million. we would nearly send that a day surely.

antodeco · 28-09-2008 10:20PM

Ireland are 2nd in the world for txt usage per head, only behind Japan. Cant remember what the actual figures are, but from the 25th Dec - 1st Jan, we sent over 1 billion last year!

WooPeeA · 28-09-2008 10:22PM

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Conor108 · 28-09-2008 10:47PM

WooPeeA wrote: »

This film is awesome Conor108!!

I know its pretty cool:D

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-09-2008 11:01PM

Yeah, but Skynet will take over and start a nuclear war that will wipe us all out in June 2048...

WooPeeA · 29-09-2008 12:00AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Yeah, but Skynet will take over and start a nuclear war that will wipe us all out in June 2048...

Run_to_da_hills · 29-09-2008 12:19AM

All those billions of texts are stored for five years under data retention laws. Someone somewhere has a big computer :eek:

towel401 · 29-09-2008 12:25AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

All those billions of texts are stored for five years under data retention laws. Someone somewhere has a big computer :eek:

even the ones i sent to all the girls i stalk?

i should start using one-time pads and hand them out to my victims. and they will end up being used as evidence in court so either way i'm ****ed.

Run_to_da_hills · 29-09-2008 12:35AM

towel401 wrote: »

even the ones i sent to all the girls i stalk?

i should start using one-time pads and hand them out to my victims. and they will end up being used as evidence in court so either way i'm ****ed.

Buzz words can also trigger attention in text messages. "Bomb" "Hash" "Assassinate" "Bush" Etc.

They can also detect the location of where messages were sent from unregistered phones to within 15 feet.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-09-2008 12:42AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Buzz words can also trigger attention in text messages. Try texting "Bomb"
"747" "Assassinate" "Bush" CIA MI5 Etc.

They can also detect the location of where messages were sent from unregistered phones to within 15 feet.

So if I send a n SMS saying "deliver the package" from an unregistered phone, wander over to the nearest McDs, and sit in the window having some dead cow, sooner or later, a SWAT team will arrived and arrest the ****e out of whatever poor sap happens to be standing closest to the exact spot I made the call from...?

Hmm... dinner AND a show!

javaboy · 29-09-2008 12:49AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Buzz words can also trigger attention in text messages. "Bomb" "Hash" "Assassinate" "Bush" Etc.

They can also detect the location of where messages were sent from unregistered phones to within 15 feet.

LOOK OUT! They're behind you! :eek:

javaboy · 29-09-2008 12:52AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

So if I send a n SMS saying "deliver the package" from an unregistered phone, wander over to the nearest McDs, and sit in the window having some dead cow, sooner or later, a SWAT team will arrived and arrest the ****e out of whatever poor sap happens to be standing closest to the exact spot I made the call from...?

Hmm... dinner AND a show!

No duh. They'll just tap into the massive network of CCTV cameras that monitor your every movement whenever you're in a public place, and see who was standing on that spot at the time of the call.

Then it's just a simple case of using facial recognition software to pick you out of the crowd in McDonalds. Then extraordinary rendition.

Run_to_da_hills · 29-09-2008 12:54AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

So if I send a n SMS saying "deliver the package" from an unregistered phone, wander over to the nearest McDs, and sit in the window having some dead cow, sooner or later, a SWAT team will arrived and arrest the ****e out of whatever poor sap happens to be standing closest to the exact spot I made the call from...?

Hmm... dinner AND a show!

It would depend on the context of the message and if they had a lead on that person / number.

They can also get the quordinates from a phone that was switched off or down on power. This is how they located the phone in the O' Holohan murder case.

Time Magazine · 29-09-2008 12:56AM

ComReg report this in their Quarterly Reports. The latest, released two weeks ago states

ComReg wrote:

The total number of SMS messages sent by mobile users in Ireland totalled 2.45 billion in Q2 2008. SMS messaging grew by 4% quarter on quarter, and volumes of SMS have increased by 37% since Q2 2007 and by 76% since the same quarter in 2006. If the total volume of text messages is averaged over all active subscriptions, an average of 157 SMS messages were sent per subscription, per month in Q2 2008, compared with 124 in the same period last year.

So you're looking at about 10bn in the past twelve months.

Run_to_da_hills · 29-09-2008 01:00AM

javaboy wrote: »

No duh. They'll just tap into the massive network of CCTV cameras that monitor your every movement whenever you're in a public place, and see who was standing on that spot at the time of the call.

Then it's just a simple case of using facial recognition software to pick you out of the crowd in McDonalds. Then extraordinary rendition.

Actually you are correct, most fast food joints have CCTV to record staff assaults, vandalism etc, not so long ago Supermax were up in court proving a case of fraud where a customer slipped in the jacks and tried to claim. It was all recorded on CCTV.

javaboy · 29-09-2008 01:00AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

They can also get the quordinates from a phone that was switched off or down on power. This is how they located the phone in the O' Holohan murder case.

Source?

Time Magazine · 29-09-2008 01:04AM

javaboy wrote: »

Source?

A phone is ordinarily untraceable only if the battery is physically removed from the unit. Both the SIM and the phone are identifiable.

javaboy · 29-09-2008 01:06AM

David McWilliams wrote: »

A phone is ordinarily untraceable only if the battery is physically removed from the unit. Both the SIM and the phone are identifiable.

Not to be pedantic, but have you actually got a decent source for that?

Time Magazine · 29-09-2008 01:08AM

javaboy wrote: »

Not to be pedantic, but have you actually got a decent source for that?

Yes, but he's not a website.

Run_to_da_hills · 29-09-2008 01:09AM

javaboy wrote: »

Source?

Ill have to dig it up, it was in the press at the time, apparently the service provider can boost the signal so high that it can pick a signal from the internal clock battery. It is very rarely done because it can damage equipment and is only carried out in extremee cases, IE murders etc.

javaboy · 29-09-2008 01:12AM

David McWilliams wrote: »

Yes, but he's not a website.

Didn't ask for a website. Just something to back up the statement.

I'm aware that phones aren't really "off" when they're off unless you take the battery out. I'm just a bit skeptical about whether there is actually power going to the antenna when it's turned off.

javaboy · 29-09-2008 01:14AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Ill have to dig it up, it was in the papers at the time, apparently the service provider can boost the signal so high that it can pick a signal from the internal clock battery. It is very rarely done because it can damage equipment and is only carried out in extremee cases, IE murders etc.

Sorry I'm confused. When exactly do they boost the signal? While a murder is taking place or afterwards to track down a killer on the run?

Which method was used in the Holohan case?

I mean they can hardly retrospectively boost the signal can they?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-09-2008 01:19AM

javaboy wrote: »

No duh. They'll just tap into the massive network of CCTV cameras that monitor your every movement whenever you're in a public place, and see who was standing on that spot at the time of the call.

Then it's just a simple case of using facial recognition software to pick you out of the crowd in McDonalds. Then extraordinary rendition.

Easily taken care of - just make sure there is a delievery being made somewhere. And when no attack takes place you're in the clear!

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

It would depend on the context of the message and if they had a lead on that person / number.

They can also get the quordinates from a phone that was switched off or down on power. This is how they located the phone in the O' Holohan murder case.

Surely, they act first and ask qusations later?

Time Magazine · 29-09-2008 01:22AM

javaboy wrote: »

Didn't ask for a website. Just something to back up the statement.

I'm aware that phones aren't really "off" when they're off unless you take the battery out. I'm just a bit skeptical about whether there is actually power going to the antenna when it's turned off.

I'll admit this came from a colleague (I'd rather not give details of where he works etc., but he knows his stuff) who told me authorities in France (or maybe Italy?) caught a murderer who thought he'd be safe just changing his SIM.

Run_to_da_hills · 29-09-2008 01:26AM

javaboy wrote: »

Sorry I'm confused. When exactly do they boost the signal? While a murder is taking place or afterwards to track down a killer on the run?

Which method was used in the Holohan case?

I mean they can hardly retrospectively boost the signal can they?

What ever service provider he was using was able to locate it on the beach. They can only boost the signaal for a very short period as it can damage equipment. Not sure of the method used. They would hardly do it for tracking down someone on the run.

javaboy · 29-09-2008 01:32AM

David McWilliams wrote: »

I'll admit this came from a colleague (I'd rather not give details of where he works etc., but he knows his stuff) who told me authorities in France (or maybe Italy?) caught a murderer who thought he'd be safe just changing his SIM.

If the phone was on, I'm not surprised. It's definitely possible. I did a bit of messing around with locating phones using the cell tower info myself.

I'd be interested to know if the phone was off at the time he was traced though.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

What ever service provider he was using was able to locate it on the beach. They can only boost the signaal for a very short period as it can damage equipment. Not sure of the method used. They would hardly do it for tracking down someone on the run.

Cool. I didn't hear that at the time. Any links to back it up?

Run_to_da_hills · 29-09-2008 01:36AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Surely, they act first and ask qusations later?

Depends on how serious the treat is. The London metropolitan police are well capable of over reacting on a tip off. As what happened in the Jean Charles de Menezes case.

How many texts sent in Ireland each year?

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