# iPhone users - turn off "Sent from my iPhone"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 28, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843 "2009-12-28T21:37:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843/21 "2009-12-29T04:13:33Z")
Everytime I send a message from my phone, it adds, “Sent via Blackberry from T-Mobile”. Based on what’s been said above, it’s possible that there is some menu option somewhere that removes this, but I’m too lazy to look for it. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843/22 "2009-12-29T14:20:07Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > I once worked with a guy who began his voicemail greeting, “I can’t answer my Apple iPhone right now…” Did it continue: “…because I’m too busy gazing at myself in the mirror making twin ‘cocked pistol’ gestures with my hands”? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ColdPhoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@ColdPhoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdPhoenix)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843/23 "2009-12-29T15:07:40Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Yep. And for those of us who work from home but spend a lot of time on the road it’s a way of showing the boss “That 6AM email I sent you was written from the road, not my nice cozy home PC”. > > -Joe Or “That 6AM email was sent from under my duvet. I’ll probably get up around midday if I feel like it” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843/24 "2009-12-29T17:21:16Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > So, it’s essentially a default signature. Makes sense, i guess. > > I just searched through my email, and found a few cases where people’s email messages also said things like: > > “Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry” > > and > > “Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T” > > so it’s not just Apple or iPhone users that are to blame. Personally, i would think that, after you’ve forked over hundreds of dollars for a device, and committed yourself to a two-year, $2,000 contract, the last thing you’d want to do is act as a free advertising conduit for hardware and/or wireless companies. Especially since it’s mainly your friends and work colleagues that you would be spamming. The Blackberry signature is actually much harder to get rid of - you can’t change it from the handset. I have to log on to a website set up by my mobile provider (it insists on giving me a weird username and password as well so I usually forget them, and to find out what the username is you have to call the provider), then go into a certain page on the website to change the “Sent from my BlackBerry” signature. I changed it to “sent from my mobile” - I’m a bit worried I still sound like a dick for having that as a signature, but at the same time it can be useful to let people know you’re not at home (that I’m at work or travelling for instance). ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843/25 "2009-12-29T17:44:46Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Yep. And for those of us who work from home but spend a lot of time on the road it’s a way of showing the boss “That 6AM email I sent you was written from the road, not my nice cozy home PC”. > > -Joe We were told to include this signature on our Blackberries by my boss since it also kind of says “Please excuse any typos or mispellings, as I am typing with my thumbs.” ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843/26 "2009-12-29T18:30:13Z")
My non-iPhone touch screen phone signature says “Sent from my wannabe iPhone.” Back when iPhones first came out, I tried to convince a friend who had one to change his signature to “Sent from my iPhone. That’s right; I have an iPhone. Aren’t I special.” but he wouldn’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843/27 "2009-12-29T19:33:00Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Personally, i would think that, after you’ve forked over hundreds of dollars for a device, and committed yourself to a two-year, $2,000 contract, the last thing you’d want to do is act as a free advertising conduit for hardware and/or wireless companies. Ditto. I also think that after paying many times that amount for my car, I shouldn’t have to allow the dealer to put his nameplate on it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-users-turn-off-sent-from-my-iphone/522843.md?page=1)