[Vivienne]

Users of mobile 'phones send 1.2 billion texts every week.. this equates to 4,000 messages per second!!

source: mobile data association

How many texts on average would you say you send in a week? I send around 20.

[Console]

A quick mental calculation puts it at just under 2,000 messages per second.

Oh, and zero.

[Vivienne]

Well, you can't possibly send any because you don't have a mobile...

The magazine I read this in says it's 4,000 messages..

[Console]

1,200,000,000 / 7 =~ 171,428,571
171,428,571 / 24 =~ 7,142,857
142,857 / 3,600 =~ 1,984

So it's, roughly, 1,984 messages per second. Can anyone spot an error there?

[Vivienne]

Console!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ezza]

I send a lot of texts. Probably around 100-200 a week.

[Vivienne]

100 - 200?? God God... Have you got a special deal then?

[Yudster]

I can go weeks and weeks with only the occasional text. Then Cat goes into hospital and all hell breaks loose......

[foot-loose]

this equates to 4,000 messages per second!!

Which is almost as many new threads as you manage!

[Vivienne]

OI!! You should have seen the amount of threads Edith used to create in a week when she posted on the R1 message board. I positively pale by comparison.

[foot-loose]

Well, that must make it alright then.

[AndyJ]

on average i send about 50 to 100 a week i think.... i get unlimited free text which is handy!

[Vivienne]

hmmm. I have to change my mobile.

[MK Chris]

It depends if I've annoyed anyone that particular week.

[Nicola_Red]

I've never counted, but I reckon I send between 50 and 100 a week.

[Bonanzoid]

Did I know? Nope. Do I care? Can't say I do.

[pjordan2000]

Well my bill came through a few months back and i'd sent 750 texts in a month. I was ashamed....

[Andy B]

I sent 1500 last month and made 15 hours of calls......however I've got an unlimited tarrif anyway so I pay a fixed rate and that's it!

[wurzel]

Since Monday, I've sent 88 so far...

[Ballbag]

I'm really glad I lived my youth before mobile phones came out. It always seems such a shame when you see a bunch of kids, all walking down the street, all on their phones. I'm also glad t'internet wasn't around then too..... get this kids... we used to write letters!!! And use Libraries!! There's very little better than receiving a nice long letter from a friend.

I reckon I send about 5 texts a week..... all to Mrs B... all sent at about 5.15 pm.... all saying "I'm outside your office".

[Zoot]

I reckon I send about 5 texts a week..... all to Mrs B... all sent at about 5.15 pm.... all saying "I'm outside your office".

"... with a pair of binoculars, and i can seeeee you..."

[catherine]

Texting depends, i text yuds alot (well she text me alot and i thought it polite to reply ) when in hospital, i didn't count how many though, probably about 40?

[Yudster]

Texting depends, i text yuds alot (well she text me alot and i thought it polite to reply

You cheeky young scamp! Anyway, it's morning, what are you doing up?

[catherine]

I haven't been to sleep

[wurzel]

I haven't been to sleep

Like Scott Mills? (According to what was said about 15 mins ago)