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Why is my maximum group text limit only 10 recipients?
When is AT&T going to fix the problem of having a limit of only being able to send a group text to 10 recipients? No other carrier has a limit on the amount of recipients that can be sent a group text except AT&T. When are they going to fix this huge problem that they constantly seem to ignore and not give a real answer too?
I have been with AT&T for over 22 years and their cell service is great, but their customer service is the worst, and their in store service is just as bad. The question I asked above has been a constant problem that people have complained about for a while now and they never do anything about it. Just watch how they answer the question above, if they even respond to it at all. I guarantee you they will dance around it or use some lame excuse like it's an Iphone problem. Well I don't have an Iphone, I have a new Samsung S6 Impact and I know other people who have the same phone as me but with Verizon and they have no problem sending group text messages with no limit on the amount of recipients they choose to send them too.
Why is there a limit of only 10 recipients when sending a group text?
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Busternutt
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4 years ago
It has been an ongoing complaint for years and ATT has chosen not to change the policy. At this time (and the foreseeable future) your only options are 3rd party apps or to change carrier. I guess there is a 3rd option; stick around and complain about it. But you can see what that has achieved.
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Dhowar
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4 years ago
this may not be broken, but it is an issue that needs to be re-evaluated. maybe when the 10 person limit was put in place there were outdated reasons why it was needed, but in today's society where mass messaging is quite normal (students and adults alike) it should be looked at. I am not saying to impose an unlimited thread, but maybe start by doubling the current limit or tripling it. 30 people at once is not uncommon as this thread would prove. please ATT, address this issue.
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Dhowar
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4 years ago
ATT--this is not a solution. you are saying that we need to go off network (a service to which we pay for) in order to do a common task. It's not 3rd party apps problem, it is your problem.
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Busternutt
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4 years ago
Actually it's not ATT's problem, it is yours. If you buy a car that only seats 5 adults when there are 7 of you, you can't demand the manufacturer to fix the "problem". You get a motel room with two beds, you can't demand the manager come up with a third bed. You signed up for wireless service with a text limit of 10. It is up to you to find a solution.
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levi2502
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4 years ago
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kngfdny
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4 years ago
LOL.
Busternutt wrote: "Actually it's not ATT's problem, it is yours. If you buy a car that only seats 5 adults when there are 7 of you, you can't demand the manufacturer to fix the "problem". You get a motel room with two beds, you can't demand the manager come up with a third bed. You signed up for wireless service with a text limit of 10. It is up to you to find a solution."
I've heard of comparing apples to oranges, but this is like comparing apples to space stations. It's such a bad post, it's hilarous. Keep up the
goodwork, Busternutt. LOL. Wow.0
Gmestas2000
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4 years ago
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barryb717
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4 years ago
When you purchase a car you look inside to see if it can fit your family.
In fact, car companies advertise how many can seat comfortably in your car.
AT&T goes out of their way to keep you in the dark about this archaic limit.
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LindaWheeler
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4 years ago
I agree... I wouldn't complain to a manufacturer to add seats to a 5 passenger vehicle because I wouldn't even consider getting it. It currently doesn't fit my needs.
I wouldn't consider getting a hotel room with only 2 beds either, unless I got a connecting room for the kids. A room with only 2 beds currently doesn't fit my needs.
AT&T fit my needs at the time my husband and I signed up, but now it doesn't. My life has grown, evolved and moved forward. It's a shame that AT&T's business has not. I'm just waiting for all of our 5 iPhones to no longer be in a 2-year agreement so I can find a company that will fit my needs.
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Janderegg
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4 years ago
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ChuckDenton
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4 years ago
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ToSSeD
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4 years ago
You guys realize that this problem is losing ATT a lot of customers!!!!
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Busternutt
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4 years ago
ATT's churn rate is amongst the lowest in the industry and holding steady. Even if we were to assume that every one of those customers is leaving because of the 10 text limit (which of course isn't true), it isn't hurting their bottom line.
I get that you want/need to be able to text more than 10 people. Work arounds have been suggested. If they don't work for you, feel free to change carriers. Do you continue to shop at a grocery store that doesn't stock products that you need after you've asked them to or do you shop elsewhere?
And yes, the comparison between buying a car that won't meet your needs and signing up for wireless service that won't either, is pertinent.
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barryb717
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4 years ago
grocery store. But a grocery store that cares about their customers will
also do everything they can to supply a demand, no matter how insignificant
it may seem to others. Stop trying to compare things to other examples.
This is now boiling down to just straight up ignorance toward customers.
People who work for AT&T themselves were in this thread telling us that we
basically have to deal with it. We shouldn't have to work around things. We
should expect one of the top two cell carriers in the US to at least align
with the competition.
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Busternutt
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4 years ago
You've got your answer; continuing to argue won't change it. You are beginning to sound like kid who keeps asking "but why" after they have been told no.
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