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San Francisco Text Problem-Help Please

lewroll
lewroll Posts: 292 Forumite
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Just wondered if anyone has any idea what the problem is and what to do to solve it please.

I can send and receive texts from UK but cannot for some reason send a text to Egypt - all I get is message not sent and a red exclamation mark through the envelope symbol.

Anybody any idea what is happening please?

Thanks in advance
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  • lewroll
    lewroll Posts: 292 Forumite
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    Bump!

    Please Help!
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Check your networks rules .

    For example TMobile say .
    You can text friends abroad, as long as they have a UK mobile, they're a customer of one of our overseas network partners, or a customer of one of the networks listed below.

    jje
  • GEEGEE8
    GEEGEE8 Posts: 2,440 Forumite
    Do you have the country code put in correctly before the mobile number?

    For instance, UK would be +44778 283828, Egypt will have their own two digit number.
    9/70lbs to lose :)
  • lewroll
    lewroll Posts: 292 Forumite
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    GEEGEE8 wrote: »
    Do you have the country code put in correctly before the mobile number?

    For instance, UK would be +44778 283828, Egypt will have their own two digit number.

    Thanks for your suggestion but yes I put +20 in front of the number and I have successfully sent a text to this number before. Sorry should have said that!
  • lewroll
    lewroll Posts: 292 Forumite
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    JJ_Egan wrote: »
    Check your networks rules .

    For example TMobile say .
    You can text friends abroad, as long as they have a UK mobile, they're a customer of one of our overseas network partners, or a customer of one of the networks listed below.

    jje

    Thanks for this suggestion - will have a look at it!
  • lewroll
    lewroll Posts: 292 Forumite
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    lewroll wrote: »
    Thanks for this suggestion - will have a look at it!


    Checked this out - not the solution sadly!
  • lewroll
    lewroll Posts: 292 Forumite
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    Bump!
    Anyone else any ideas please?
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    San Francisco / Three Mobile - problem sending text messages ?
  • lrr_2
    lrr_2 Posts: 945 Forumite
    Did Egypt not try to have a block on all communications with all the trouble there, seem to remember it in the news
  • S0litaire
    S0litaire Posts: 3,535 Forumite
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    lewroll wrote: »
    Thanks for your suggestion but yes I put +20 in front of the number and I have successfully sent a text to this number before. Sorry should have said that!

    try "0020" instead of "+20" see if that makes a difference.
    "00" is the international access code.
    Laters

    Sol

    "Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"
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