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The (Text) Nightmare at Christmas

December 4, 2009 at 11:42 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The number of texts we send goes into overdrive when the festive season rolls around, so PleaseCallMe are here to offer you some useful tips to stay in credit at Christmas.

Group Texting

Group texting (sending the same text at the same time to two or more recipients) is at it’s most popular towards the end of December. Whether it’s saying Merry Chrsitmas to your mates or Happy New Year to the family, many of us will fire out one of these generic messages.

Tip: Keep it short and sweet. Remember, if your text runs into two messages, then you’re sending two messages to everyone who gets it. So if it’s going to 50 people, you’re actually sending 100 texts. Ouch!

Saying Thanks

When we open our presents on Christmas morning, a lot of us will have our phones at the ready to text people and immediately thank them for their generosity. But while it’s always a good thing to show gratitude, it’s also a quick-fire way to run out of credit.

Tip: Instead of texting, why not send an email or write a letter to say thank you. Not only does it save you valuable Christmas credit on your mobile, but it also shows you’ve gone to that extra trouble, so the message will be even more kindly received.

The Repeat Text

During peak-times, particularly New Year’s Eve around midnight, texts have a habit of getting lost in some kind of phone network vortex and you’re never quite sure whether the messages you’ve sent have gone through or not. And what often happens, is that you try to send the text repeatedly hoping it will go through, only to find out you’ve sent the same message about twenty times and paid for all of them. Ouch!

Tip: It’s quite simple, wherever possible, try not to text at peak times. For example, even just sending a text at 11:45 on New Year’s Eve significantly improves your chances of the message going through smoothly, as does sending the text at 12:15.

Of course, if you want to make sure you can always send a text message to your love ones, whether you’ve got a credit or not, the PleaseCallMe Service is the perfect solution.