All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
"Hooch" <HoochXX@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
> All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
> Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
> 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
> Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
> were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
> other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile and
landline number. 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that? If not
I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
Hooch wrote:
> All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
> Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
> 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
> Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
> were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
> other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
07953 966066 is the T-Mobile message centre number (also used by virtuals
such as M&S, Fresh and Virgin).
They come through as voice even on SMS enabled phones as they use a
different message centre to that used by the others (including cable) who
use the BT Text service.
18866 / 1899 / 18185 SMS have been coming through using the BT Text service.
On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>
> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>
> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile and
> landline number.
Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
who's in Sweden at the moment.
> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that?
Not that I recall. Most probably not.
> If not
> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
On Jul 28, 11:12 pm, "{{{{{Welcome}}}}}"
<bhx___spam@trapped___hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Hooch wrote:
> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>
> 07953 966066 is the T-Mobile message centre number (also used by virtuals
> such as M&S, Fresh and Virgin).
>
> They come through as voice even on SMS enabled phones as they use a
> different message centre to that used by the others (including cable) who
> use the BT Text service.
Presumably one would have to register/ sign up for such a service
first?
"Hooch" <HoochXX@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1185686145.170401.206970@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
> On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
>> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
>> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
>> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
>> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
>> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>>
>> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile and
>> landline number.
>
> Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
> who's in Sweden at the moment.
>
>> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
>> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that?
>
> Not that I recall. Most probably not.
>
>> If not
>> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
>
> Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
> start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
I think I know what is happening, when you send a text message from 18185
the caller ID is that of your landline. So, although you may of only
previously told the person in Sweden your mobile number he/she will see your
landline number in the text message and using mobile's reply button it will
go to your landline.
"DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:rRYqi.1595$hm5.662@fe58.usenetserver.com...
>
> "Hooch" <HoochXX@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:1185686145.170401.206970@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>> On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>>>
>>> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
>>> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
>>> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
>>> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
>>> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
>>> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>>>
>>> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile
>>> and
>>> landline number.
>>
>> Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
>> who's in Sweden at the moment.
>>
>>> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
>>> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that?
>>
>> Not that I recall. Most probably not.
>>
>>> If not
>>> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
>>
>> Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
>> start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
>
> I think I know what is happening, when you send a text message from 18185
> the caller ID is that of your landline. So, although you may of only
> previously told the person in Sweden your mobile number he/she will see
> your landline number in the text message and using mobile's reply button
> it will go to your landline.
Just to add to my own reply, I just tried setting up a separate new account
with 18185 but this time using only my mobile number, hoping this would make
text messages sent from website have the caller ID of my mobile rather than
my landline. But instead they are shown as coming from 08081701708.
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:40:13 +0100, "DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com>
wrote:
>"DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:rRYqi.1595$hm5.662@fe58.usenetserver.com.. .
>>
>> "Hooch" <HoochXX@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1185686145.170401.206970@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>>> On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>>>>
>>>> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
>>>> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
>>>> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
>>>> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
>>>> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
>>>> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>>>>
>>>> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile
>>>> and
>>>> landline number.
>>>
>>> Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
>>> who's in Sweden at the moment.
>>>
>>>> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
>>>> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that?
>>>
>>> Not that I recall. Most probably not.
>>>
>>>> If not
>>>> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
>>>
>>> Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
>>> start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
>>
>> I think I know what is happening, when you send a text message from 18185
>> the caller ID is that of your landline. So, although you may of only
>> previously told the person in Sweden your mobile number he/she will see
>> your landline number in the text message and using mobile's reply button
>> it will go to your landline.
>
>Just to add to my own reply, I just tried setting up a separate new account
>with 18185 but this time using only my mobile number, hoping this would make
>text messages sent from website have the caller ID of my mobile rather than
>my landline. But instead they are shown as coming from 08081701708.
>
>
You need to make a call from your mobile to 18185 briefly, this
registers your phone and then the sms option will include your mobile
number
Brian wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:40:13 +0100, "DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:rRYqi.1595$hm5.662@fe58.usenetserver.com...
>>>
>>> "Hooch" <HoochXX@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1185686145.170401.206970@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>>>> On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>> All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
>>>>>> Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
>>>>>> 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
>>>>>> Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if
>>>>>> they were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the
>>>>>> confusion, several other texts from the same person came through
>>>>>> normally to my mobile.
>>>>>
>>>>> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your
>>>>> mobile and
>>>>> landline number.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
>>>> who's in Sweden at the moment.
>>>>
>>>>> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
>>>>> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done
>>>>> that?
>>>>
>>>> Not that I recall. Most probably not.
>>>>
>>>>> If not
>>>>> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
>>>>
>>>> Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should
>>>> suddenly start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
>>>
>>> I think I know what is happening, when you send a text message from
>>> 18185 the caller ID is that of your landline. So, although you may
>>> of only previously told the person in Sweden your mobile number
>>> he/she will see your landline number in the text message and using
>>> mobile's reply button it will go to your landline.
>>
>> Just to add to my own reply, I just tried setting up a separate new
>> account with 18185 but this time using only my mobile number, hoping
>> this would make text messages sent from website have the caller ID
>> of my mobile rather than my landline. But instead they are shown as
>> coming from 08081701708.
>>
>>
>
> You need to make a call from your mobile to 18185 briefly, this
> registers your phone and then the sms option will include your mobile
> number
I've done exactly that twice and still only my landline and the 0808 options
appear.
--
aa
"Brian" <rates11@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:40:13 +0100, "DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:rRYqi.1595$hm5.662@fe58.usenetserver.com. ..
>>>
>>> "Hooch" <HoochXX@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1185686145.170401.206970@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>>>> On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
>>>>> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
>>>>> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
>>>>> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
>>>>> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion,
>>>>> > several
>>>>> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>>>>>
>>>>> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile
>>>>> and
>>>>> landline number.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
>>>> who's in Sweden at the moment.
>>>>
>>>>> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
>>>>> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that?
>>>>
>>>> Not that I recall. Most probably not.
>>>>
>>>>> If not
>>>>> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
>>>>
>>>> Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
>>>> start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
>>>
>>> I think I know what is happening, when you send a text message from
>>> 18185
>>> the caller ID is that of your landline. So, although you may of only
>>> previously told the person in Sweden your mobile number he/she will see
>>> your landline number in the text message and using mobile's reply button
>>> it will go to your landline.
>>
>>Just to add to my own reply, I just tried setting up a separate new
>>account
>>with 18185 but this time using only my mobile number, hoping this would
>>make
>>text messages sent from website have the caller ID of my mobile rather
>>than
>>my landline. But instead they are shown as coming from 08081701708.
>>
>>
>
> You need to make a call from your mobile to 18185 briefly, this
> registers your phone and then the sms option will include your mobile
> number
Great, thank you that worked on 18866. Oddly it wouldn't on 18185 ... bug or
something I guess.
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:26:03 +0100, "DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>"Brian" <rates11@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:irroa3p4h9a5j8eeeg73ufbbde8nabflkl@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:40:13 +0100, "DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"DubDriver" <dubsdrive1@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:rRYqi.1595$hm5.662@fe58.usenetserver.com.. .
>>>>
>>>> "Hooch" <HoochXX@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1185686145.170401.206970@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>>>>> On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>
>>>>>> news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
>>>>>> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
>>>>>> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
>>>>>> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
>>>>>> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion,
>>>>>> > several
>>>>>> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> landline number.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
>>>>> who's in Sweden at the moment.
>>>>>
>>>>>> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
>>>>>> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Not that I recall. Most probably not.
>>>>>
>>>>>> If not
>>>>>> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
>>>>> start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
>>>>
>>>> I think I know what is happening, when you send a text message from
>>>> 18185
>>>> the caller ID is that of your landline. So, although you may of only
>>>> previously told the person in Sweden your mobile number he/she will see
>>>> your landline number in the text message and using mobile's reply button
>>>> it will go to your landline.
>>>
>>>Just to add to my own reply, I just tried setting up a separate new
>>>account
>>>with 18185 but this time using only my mobile number, hoping this would
>>>make
>>>text messages sent from website have the caller ID of my mobile rather
>>>than
>>>my landline. But instead they are shown as coming from 08081701708.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You need to make a call from your mobile to 18185 briefly, this
>> registers your phone and then the sms option will include your mobile
>> number
>
>Great, thank you that worked on 18866. Oddly it wouldn't on 18185 ... bug or
>something I guess.
I'm using it on 18185. Try holding the call a few seconds longer, and
wait a while b4 u log into to 18185 so it gets a chance to register.
On Jul 29, 8:12 am, Jono <notha...@blueyonder.invalid> wrote:
> Hooch has brought this to us :
>
>
>
> > Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
> > start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
>
> .....erm, because the person in Sweden has addressed them to the
> landline number...?
Er, yes. Apparently so. I didn't think that was possible.
On Jul 29, 10:11 am, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1185686145.170401.206970@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.googleg roups.com...
>
> >> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
> >> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
> >> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
> >> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
> >> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion, several
> >> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>
> >> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile and
> >> landline number.
>
> > Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
> > who's in Sweden at the moment.
>
> >> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
> >> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that?
>
> > Not that I recall. Most probably not.
>
> >> If not
> >> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
>
> > Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
> > start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
>
> I think I know what is happening, when you send a text message from 18185
> the caller ID is that of your landline. So, although you may of only
> previously told the person in Sweden your mobile number he/she will see your
> landline number in the text message and using mobile's reply button it will
> go to your landline
Hooch wrote:
> On Jul 28, 11:12 pm, "{{{{{Welcome}}}}}"
> <bhx___spam@trapped___hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hooch wrote:
>>> All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
>>> Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
>>> 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
>>> Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
>>> were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion,
>>> several other texts from the same person came through normally to
>>> my mobile.
>>
>> 07953 966066 is the T-Mobile message centre number (also used by
>> virtuals such as M&S, Fresh and Virgin).
>>
>> They come through as voice even on SMS enabled phones as they use a
>> different message centre to that used by the others (including
>> cable) who use the BT Text service.
>
> Presumably one would have to register/ sign up for such a service
> first?
No.
Same as you don't sign up on your mobile to receive standard SMS texts.
On Jul 29, 12:31 pm, Brian <rate...@nospam.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:26:03 +0100, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >"Brian" <rate...@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >news:irroa3p4h9a5j8eeeg73ufbbde8nabflkl@4ax.com.. .
> >> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:40:13 +0100, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >>>"DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:rRYqi.1595$hm5.662@fe58.usenetserver.com.. .
>
> >>>> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>news:1185686145.170401.206970@57g2000hsv.googl egroups.com...
> >>>>> On Jul 28, 11:10 pm, "DubDriver" <dubsdri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>> "Hooch" <Hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>>>>>news:1185655884.198349.44380@d55g2000hsg.goo glegroups.com...
>
> >>>>>> > All of a sudden today I had several text messages from someone in
> >>>>>> > Sweden come through on my landline (from 07953 966066). Is this
> >>>>>> > 18185's system (who I've recently started sending texts through)?
> >>>>>> > Because the texts weren't in English and were being read as if they
> >>>>>> > were, none of them was decipherable! To add to the confusion,
> >>>>>> > several
> >>>>>> > other texts from the same person came through normally to my mobile.
>
> >>>>>> So the messages are from something/someone who knows both your mobile
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>> landline number.
>
> >>>>> Yes, indeed. Actually the landline is in the name of the person
> >>>>> who's in Sweden at the moment.
>
> >>>>>> 18185 will not know your mobile number unless you have
> >>>>>> added it as a number you wish to make calls from. Have you done that?
>
> >>>>> Not that I recall. Most probably not.
>
> >>>>>> If not
> >>>>>> I don't see any reason it's directly to do with 18185.
>
> >>>>> Ah. The puzzling thing is why (some of) these texts should suddenly
> >>>>> start coming through on the land line out of the blue.
>
> >>>> I think I know what is happening, when you send a text message from
> >>>> 18185
> >>>> the caller ID is that of your landline. So, although you may of only
> >>>> previously told the person in Sweden your mobile number he/she will see
> >>>> your landline number in the text message and using mobile's reply button
> >>>> it will go to your landline.
>
> >>>Just to add to my own reply, I just tried setting up a separate new
> >>>account
> >>>with 18185 but this time using only my mobile number, hoping this would
> >>>make
> >>>text messages sent from website have the caller ID of my mobile rather
> >>>than
> >>>my landline. But instead they are shown as coming from 08081701708.
>
> >> You need to make a call from your mobile to 18185 briefly, this
> >> registers your phone and then the sms option will include your mobile
> >> number
>
> >Great, thank you that worked on 18866. Oddly it wouldn't on 18185 ... bug or
> >something I guess.
>
> I'm using it on 18185. Try holding the call a few seconds longer, and
> wait a while b4 u log into to 18185 so it gets a chance to register
I've managed to do that too, thanks.
One other question - has anyone managed to send a 18185-based text to
a phone on the Three network? I'm not having any luck - it says
"Successfull" (sic) but nothing happens.
Hooch wrote:
> On Jul 29, 12:31 pm, Brian <rate...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> I've managed to do that too, thanks.
>
> One other question - has anyone managed to send a 18185-based text to
> a phone on the Three network? I'm not having any luck - it says
> "Successfull" (sic) but nothing happens.
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