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Samsung S3100 - help needed with texting

alisont
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Hi

I brought my Mum a Samsung S3100 the other week on that Dial a phone deal.

Mums struggled with picking up texting but did get the hang on this one but now Mum got stuck so I had a go and cant get it to work. Once you have entered the contact and message and click send it goes to a blank screen with 'enter centre' on.

Anyone know what this is about as need to sort it before Mum throws the phone across the room as she gets very annoyed at not being abel to text!!! Im not the best person to teach someone how to text but we did think we had sussed it!

Thanks in advance for any replies:)
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  • DUTR
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    What network is the sim card from? As the message centre number varies from network to network.
  • alisont
    alisont Posts: 1,648 Forumite
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    It's on Vodaphone. Just wonder if Mum has altered a setting by accident?
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  • Fire_Fox
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    Have you tried downloading the instructions from the Samsung website?
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  • alisont
    alisont Posts: 1,648 Forumite
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    No will have a look there thanks:). So annoying that Mum cant text - might pop to ask in a phone shop if I cant get it sorted.
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  • DUTR
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    alisont wrote: »
    No will have a look there thanks:). So annoying that Mum cant text - might pop to ask in a phone shop if I cant get it sorted.

    Where the phone asks for the SMS centre number, enter +447785016005
    (+) = 00
    or you can put 07785016005

    :j
  • alisont
    alisont Posts: 1,648 Forumite
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    Thanks will try that once home as forgot to pick up the phone today, is it just a case of entering it once or will it be everytime I send a text?
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