How do I disable auto-retrieve on the stock text messaging app?

[Asherrios]

I have a Moto Atrix on AT&T. I think there is supposed to be an option to disable auto-retrieve in the text messaging settings menu, but it is not there on this phone. It's possible that it was intentionally removed to prevent people from using a free text app.

Unfortunately I am stuck with 200 texts attached to my old unlimited data plan. If I upgrade my texting plan, I will lose my unlimited data. I installed Handcent thinking I could get around the stock android text messaging, but it continues to intercept messages. I have disabled notifications, but that doesn't prevent the app from receiving messages and therefore using up the messages on my plan. I run over limit every month now.

Any help? I would have posted in the Atrix forum, but there isn't one for the original Atrix, at least as far as I could find.

 

[Hadron]

Hi Asherrios, and welcome to AF

I'm not sure I understand the problem. What the network charges or doesn't charge for a standard SMS doesn't depend on what app receives it - if you are using the network's messaging service the network doesn't know or care what app you use. In fact you can't choose to receive it in say Handcent and not the stock app, but it wouldn't make any difference if you could.

Do US networks really charge for receiving messages though??

 

[Digital Controller]

There should only be an option to Auto-Retrieve MMS not SMS.

It should be in the Message App settings under MMS

 

[Asherrios]

Hi Asherrios, and welcome to AF

I'm not sure I understand the problem. What the network charges or doesn't charge for a standard SMS doesn't depend on what app receives it - if you are using the network's messaging service the network doesn't know or care what app you use. In fact you can't choose to receive it in say Handcent and not the stock app, but it wouldn't make any difference if you could.

Do US networks really charge for receiving messages though??

Interesting. I was hoping that bypassing the stock android app and using an aftermarket app like Handcent would allow me to receive text messages using the data connection without being charged for SMS.

Yes. US networks charge ridiculous money for SMS. I pay $.20 per text after my 200 SMS limit is used up. My wife has an iPhone and pays $20/month for unlimited texting. It is the only option available for the iPhone on AT&T. These carriers are laughing all the way to the bank with the money they make on SMS. It used to be $.10 per SMS before texting got so popular.

Thank you both for the help. I appreciate it.

 

[DragonSlayer95]

Oh wow.

A way around this is an app called "text plus". Which is an app that gives you a number (actual number), that someone can text or call you on. It uses your 3g/4g/wifi to operate and doesn't count towards your sms plan.

How old is your plan? It's been ages since I've seen a pay per sms plan.

DS

 

[Asherrios]

Oh wow.

A way around this is an app called "text plus". Which is an app that gives you a number (actual number), that someone can text or call you on. It uses your 3g/4g/wifi to operate and doesn't count towards your sms plan.

How old is your plan? It's been ages since I've seen a pay per sms plan.

DS

I was hoping there was a way to receive texts with my number. I guess it won't work.

The plan is about 5 years old. I have unlimited data with 200 texts lumped together. If I upgrade for more text messages, I will lose my unlimited data plan.

 

[DragonSlayer95]

I was hoping there was a way to receive texts with my number. I guess it won't work.

The plan is about 5 years old. I have unlimited data with 200 texts lumped together. If I upgrade for more text messages, I will lose my unlimited data plan.

Oh okay, other than that I'm not sure of a way to block text messages from coming through.

And I thought one could only lose their grandfathered unlimited data was by upgrading, not just editing the plan?

DS

 

[Asherrios]

And I thought one could only lose their grandfathered unlimited data was by upgrading, not just editing the plan?

DS

Yeah. Pretty tricky of them, eh? I ran into trouble trying to edit the plan online. Then I went into the store and they had the same problem. Somehow the 200 SMS plan is attached to the data plan.

 

[Fancy Pants]

Hi! I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Sll and the auto correct for texting is on my very last nerve!!! Is there a way to disable it? I appreciate any help.

 

[DragonSlayer95]

Yeah. Pretty tricky of them, eh? I ran into trouble trying to edit the plan online. Then I went into the store and they had the same problem. Somehow the 200 SMS plan is attached to the data plan.

Ahh just remembered about plans being like that a while back, with and without smart phones. Like choose your amount of minutes and their would be a certain amount of texts with unlimited data for a discount price. Just remembered that.

Hi! I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Sll and the auto correct for texting is on my very last nerve!!! Is there a way to disable it? I appreciate any help.

Go into settings>language and input, select the keyboard your using, keyboard settings and it should give you options to turn off auto correct.

DS

 

[Hadron]

Interesting. I was hoping that bypassing the stock android app and using an aftermarket app like Handcent would allow me to receive text messages using the data connection without being charged for SMS.

Yes. US networks charge ridiculous money for SMS. I pay $.20 per text after my 200 SMS limit is used up. My wife has an iPhone and pays $20/month for unlimited texting. It is the only option available for the iPhone on AT&T. These carriers are laughing all the way to the bank with the money they make on SMS. It used to be $.10 per SMS before texting got so popular.

SMS is a part of the GSM standard that's independent of data, and indeed pre-dates the availability of packet data services on GSM networks. IIRC it was designed as a signalling system between network and handset and they added the ability of users to send short messages over it later in the specification process. So I don't think there's any way of doing that for SMS. MMS, as others have said, are different.

I just find it amazing that they charge for receiving a message. I know they do this for calls, but I understand the logic of that, since US cell numbers look like ordinary numbers and so the caller might not know they are calling a cellphone, so any extra charges go to the recipient. But you can also choose not to accept a call if you don't want to. Charging to receive SMS, where the recipient has no option not to receive it, seems a spectacular rip-off even by the standards of US networks.

 

[Fancy Pants]

Ahh just remembered about plans being like that a while back, with and without smart phones. Like choose your amount of minutes and their would be a certain amount of texts with unlimited data for a discount price. Just remembered that.







Go into settings>language and input, select the keyboard your using, keyboard settings and it should give you options to turn off auto correct.

DS[/QUOTE

THANK YOU, DS! You have made me a very happy girl.