From making arrangements to good old-fashioned flirting, or for just saying hello, Vodafone text messaging is a fast, convenient way to keep in touch. You simply create short written messages on your mobile phone and send them directly to other mobiles.

• Texting is ideal in places where it’s too noisy – or too quiet – for a phone call
• Predictive text helps you speed up your message writing
• If a recipient’s mobile is switched off, we’ll store your message for up to 3 days and deliver it when they switch their phone back on

Every new Vodafone mobile phone is already set up to use text messaging – you’ll find full instructions in the user guide for your phone.

Why not try the service by sending a text message to 9770? It's completely free to Vodafone customers and you'll receive an automatic reply to your message.

You can also register for our text message alerts, which will keep you up to date with everything from sports headlines to horoscopes.

• Find out more about text alerts