I can not send SMS when in GPRS/EDGE areas - receive is OK. When in WCDMA (3G) areas, SMS works fine. Has anyone else experienced this and perhaps found a solution?
Hi!
I also have problems with SMS sending. More or less with any network I am in. Usually I can only send one to two SMSes, then I need to reboot to be able to send/receive again. SMS just hangs for a moment in Outbox, then an error message is displayed, network connection drops and then reestablish, SMS is put in Draft. VERY annoying!
TomazL
Had the SMS sending problem (send 1 or 2, then had to reboot or rest went to drafts) when I first bought my phone e last year.
My problem? Old outdated SIM card. Went to dealer and they gave me a new one. Problem solved!
I did change SIM four times in the past 10 days. From the latest to the oldest my mobile operator has to offer. To no avail. Strange thing is that I have tested some SIM cards I could get my hand on (my father's for example) and two of them did not have this problem.
What could be the issue with SIM card? Why some are "outdated"?
Good question. I'm a pretty techy guy, but I know little about SIM cards.
I asked 5 techs who seem just as clueless. They said:
1. Newer SIM cards have More towers listed (doubtful)
2. Some SIM cards aren't compatible with 3G phones (maybe)
3. SIM contacts are dirty (no)
4. SIM might be overheating (no)
5. Some SIMs draw more current in certain network modes (doubtful)
I bet it IS your SIM. Ask if they have a 3G-compliant SIM. T-Mobile USA has no 3G yet but their SIMs are supposedly compatible. Who knows
Thanks for all the replies! I tried a friends new SIM and it doesn't work either, so I know it's not that. Re-booting doesn't help either. I am on the T-Mobile network and it works as soon as I am in their 3G area. It used to work on GSM until I upgraded to the official GPS update ROM and then it hung a few times and last week stopped sending altogether. It gives me a message that it is unable to send and moves the SMS to the drafts folder. Receive is OK. Is it possible that the radio (1.38) has become corrupted and maybe a new version (1.41) will solve this?
Re-booting only helps in sending one to two SMSes after reboot (and receiving queued ones). Otherwise I have just the same behaviour as you describe. I have also noticed that until I tap on OK on SMS error message, I am not available for incoming calls either! Do you also notice that after SMS error message network drops and reconnects? I have tried some friend's/family SIMs and majority did not work, two of them did. I don't know why. Where will 1.41 version of radio be available? Is it official?
Soj said:
Re-booting only helps in sending one to two SMSes after reboot (and receiving queued ones). Otherwise I have just the same behaviour as you describe. I have also noticed that until I tap on OK on SMS error message, I am not available for incoming calls either! Do you also notice that after SMS error message network drops and reconnects? I have tried some friend's/family SIMs and majority did not work, two of them did. I don't know why. Where will 1.41 version of radio be available? Is it official?
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Here's the link to the radio upgrade: http://www.file-upload.net/download-...-SPL-.rar.html
I haven't tried this yet, so I don't know if it will help.
Hi! Link is broken!?
Soj
Soj said:
Hi! Link is broken!?
Soj
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Here is the link to the thread - the download options are on the first page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=304006
PGMMA said:
I can not send SMS when in GPRS/EDGE areas - receive is OK. When in WCDMA (3G) areas, SMS works fine. Has anyone else experienced this and perhaps found a solution?
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I definately notice this problem as well. Always when the message is 2 SMS long... never can send. Perhaps it is the same problem as when the call is ended as soon as it is dialed, I read on one thread that the phone has trouble when switching to a 3g tower or not... I have a brand new ATT sim (cingular customer) in the Wash. DC area and I still have problems sending large SMS... sometimes reboot fixes but most times not... been searching also... I'm going to try to choose GSM only and vice versa to see if that makes any difference... the only other option for SMS is "Use unicode when necessary" does anyone know if that would fix?
Micah
I have now received fifth replacement SIM (looks like a very old and used one) from my mobile operator here in Slovenia, Europe. SMS sending and receiving now works like a charm! Strange that some SIMs work for no obvoius reason.
TomazL
mook2420 said:
I definately notice this problem as well. Always when the message is 2 SMS long... never can send. Perhaps it is the same problem as when the call is ended as soon as it is dialed, I read on one thread that the phone has trouble when switching to a 3g tower or not... I have a brand new ATT sim (cingular customer) in the Wash. DC area and I still have problems sending large SMS... sometimes reboot fixes but most times not... been searching also... I'm going to try to choose GSM only and vice versa to see if that makes any difference... the only other option for SMS is "Use unicode when necessary" does anyone know if that would fix?
Micah
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The phone has no problem switching between GSM and 3G (WCDMA) and in fact SMS works perfectly in 3G covered areas. I cannot send even a one word test, let alone a large message in my GSM area. I recently noticed that I can send SMS in some areas and not in others. Of course, I live in an area where I cannot send. What's weird is that it used to work. It may be that T-Mobile updated the network in some areas and that this is not compatible with Windows Mobile phones. My Sony Ericsson and Nokia phones still work. I'm hoping that when WM6 (official or at least Dopod) comes out, SMS will work properly again.
The magical problem on the TPT SMS. Need Help!
I have a WCDMA SIM card on the TPT inside with no problem, receive and send SMS are fine.
Until a few days before, SMS can not receive, but send SMS and internet still fine.
I try put this SIM on my android phone with no problem,receive and send SMS at all.
And I try Other SIM card card on TPT also receive and send SMS fine.
Only the sim card i have put on my TPT can't not receive SMS. That weird.
Perhaps this about root, but I can not imagine what the problem is?
which app are you using to send the SMS's?
I’ve wanted to do a “twin-sim” thing with my provider- but have avoided it so far because the lead sim (and only one that gets to surf- which is what I want to tablet to do) is the one that gets sms's... which I thought the TPT could receive....
Clue me in...
Which app?
I've got an S5 Duos and want to know if it's possible to natively (or with an app) set specific contacts in my phone to a specific SIM automatically? i.e. it will auto call or text a contact using SIM 1 each and every time?
I use SIM 1 for my day to day usage calling family, works colleagues etc but I also have tenants who I only call or text using SIM 2 (I don't want them to have my other number on SIM 1) so want to keep them separate. I've looked everywhere but can't find a way to do this other than using the utterly useless Chomp SMS which mixes up SIM1 and SIM2 randomly and regularly, without warning which causes no end of issues.
It's such a simple an obvious issue I cannot believe Samsung haven't written this into the phone as standard.
Anyone got any feedback on this for what must be a really common issue?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pt.joaormf.mtkcontrol.free
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pt.joaormf.mtkcontrol.free
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Thanks but I've already tried this and it doesn't work. Won't lock a contact to a particular SIM even when you set it to. The phone still asks which SIM to use before sending which is what I wanted to avoid.
this is a strange one. I'm able to send out messages through phone, but will not receive them. I have tested sending and receiving from 3 different phones and none I do not receive any. I tried setting up an alternate APN, but did not help at all.
any thoughts?
capoeta said:
this is a strange one. I'm able to send out messages through phone, but will not receive them. I have tested sending and receiving from 3 different phones and none I do not receive any. I tried setting up an alternate APN, but did not help at all.
any thoughts?
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no thoughts, just reporting same issue
I've had weird problems on T-Mobile on other phones that caused picture messages / group chat messages to not be received. It ended up Hangouts was the problem and when I used the default Messaging app it worked. Also, I found that Textra works. Maybe try that?
os update fixed all issues, ymmv.
Same thing happened to my phone: I flashed it to remove all the ads, and it's also rooted. Put SIM card in it, I could send messages and receive and make calls.
Solved it by taking SIM card out, putting it in my iPhone. I received the missing messages, then I just put the SIM card back in the Blu R1 HD. And then it started working. Weird? I know.
Note: I was using a Nano to Micro SIM adapter so idk if that was the issue since I reset it a couple of times
SMS worked fine for me on a fresh SIM from T-Mobile.
If you were using iMessage before, you need to deregister your phone number from iMessage.
https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage
Hi,
since several weeks i have the problem that i receive SMS for each sim card , doesnt matter if both cards are active or one card is switched off.
I don't know where i can change this setting or why now have this feature. It is really annoying to receive all messages twice
Hopefully someone can help me to stop this behavior
Thanks in advance