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   This may be a bit off topic, but I need an answer. This is becoming a   
   real problem lately.   
      
   My phone is an old fashioned flip phone. It does calls and texts ONLY.   
   That is all I want and need. Im elderly and like keeping things simple.   
   For a short time I tried one of the so called "smartphones". Calling it   
   "smart" is a joke. It did nothing but annoy me with ads, insisted I use   
   facebook (which I have no intention of using), and wasted a lot of my   
   time.   
      
   When I want internet, i use a computer. For a phone, i only want it to   
   be a basic telephone.   
      
   Anyhow, Ive done texts for years with no problems. I know they must be   
   no more than 160 characters, or they get broken into several texts. Not   
   a problem.   
      
   Along comes the "smartphone", to complicate things......   
      
   Lately, I've been getting texts that I cant read, or large portions of   
   them are missing. They are called ENHANCED. Whatever that means. Text   
   should be nothing but plain TEXT, but leave it to technology to make the   
   most simple things as complicated as possible. (and for no advantage).   
      
   I.ve told the people sending them to KNOCK IT OFF. Send me plain text   
   ONLY. But none of them know what to do....  I can only assume its their   
   goddamn smartphones doing it and they have no control.....   
      
   This is what I get.   
      
   -----------------   
      
   Text #1. says:   
   ENHANCED MESSAGE NOT TRANSLATED.   
      
   Text #2 (and more depending on length of message)   
   This is some of what the sender typed, with much of their message   
   missing.   
      
   Final Text:   
   PRECEDING MSG MODIFIED, MEDIA OBJECTS WERE REMOVED.   
      
   ---------------   
      
   My reason for posting this is to see if anyone knows why this happens,   
   and if the sender can do anything to prevent this. Until then I've told   
   the senders to not text me. They are wasting their time as well as mine.   
      
   I really cant understand what "media objects" are being removed. What   
   are media objects and why are they in a simple text message?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)