
Delivery reports have been free for as long as I remember. But it seems that Networks are starting charge for the service. Three have announced that they are to introduce a charge to all users who use SMS delivery reports. The change will come into affect from the 6th June 2011. Three 3G will be charging 1p per delivery report, which doesn't seem to be much at first glance, but if you're heavy SMS users, the charges could start stacking up. This will particularly hit the youth market, where it is not uncommon for the use of text messages to be at least over 100 per month.
Delivery reports can be switched off by default, and on many handsets this feature is switched off by default, but many users find delivery reports a reliable tool for knowing that messages have not just been sent across the network, but have actually arrived at the destination handset. It can be especially useful if you are trying to contact someone who uses more than one mobile number on a regular basis.
Three are now joining Orange UK who also charges 1p for delivery of text message delivery reports on selected tariffs.



