Wed 7 January 2004 - Au revoir, Noel
As with any telecommunications method whose usage balloons out beyond all expectations, SMS is subject to its share of wrong numbers. Last night a most intriguing one for me. A very spiffy picture message of an aeroplane arrived from a number I didn’t recognise, with the message (lack of punctuation preserved): Im leaving tomorrow
Great. So someone was leaving tomorrow. Who, I didn’t know. Where to? Not sure. So I replied: Bon voyage… Who are you? — Daniel
A reply came back a few minutes later: Very sorry I slipped, dialed 6 instead of 0. Take care. Noel
So, enjoy your trip Noel, whoever and wherever you are. Hope you managed to message the friend who was meant to get the spiffy aeroplane picture.
But the one that tops it off was a message my mother received recently, as follows: Hi Elisha, it’s Phil, I will be in Adelaide on Tuesday. Would you like to spend 3 days with me, the same amount as last time, $20 thousand. Pls let me know asap
Uh huh.
(My mum, whose name is not Elisha, did not take him up on the offer.)
January 7th, 2004 at 10:36am
My favourite came a couple of weeks ago.
“She’s being a very naughty girl”.
Came through at 11.30 at night and I’m still wondering exactly what was going on.
January 7th, 2004 at 12:26pm
So how much did it cost you to sms Noel back? With AT&T it seems like its near .20 cents per character to SMS.
January 7th, 2004 at 12:56pm
Leo, standard SMS rates in Australia are about 20-25 cents per message, though some providers are cheaper.
January 7th, 2004 at 8:12pm
wow, whoever elisha is, she obviously provides a top class service .. :-\
rotfl!
January 8th, 2004 at 3:41am
in canada rogers lets your recieve for free but it’s .10 per msg sent. With other companies it’s .10 each way. I nor any of my friends, have ever recieved a wrongfully sent sms. strange?
January 8th, 2004 at 9:06am
Krista, receiving SMS is always free in Australia - only the sender pays. (Same for mobile phone calls).
January 8th, 2004 at 9:30pm
Funny - I received a bizarre message this afternoon, but it was left on my voicemail. I found a few missed calls from an unrecognised number and phoned voicemail to hear:
“Hi this is Martin (something) from the FBI. I was looking for a Lucy XXX, formerly known as Lucy XXX. Just wondering if her breakfast was over yet, and whether they needed a lift home yet. Can you please give me a call back on 9XXX XXXX. Thanks. Ciao!”
???!!!!
The FBI??? With Aussie accents??
Breakfast?? It was 2.45pm!!!
Fascinating.
January 11th, 2004 at 7:48pm
Hi I am Elisha, and it’s now $27,000
January 12th, 2004 at 10:38pm
Well…I can tell you…if it’s Adelade pussy…its worth it.