Really strange. I suddenly lost the ability to send SMS messages. I can still receive them, and I can still send MMS, pictures...etc., but NOT SMS.
This has happened before once on my Nexus One, I went into messaging, opened settings, and there was an option for "Service Center number" or something similar...I was then able to input the SMSC # "12063130004" and all was well.
However, in Gingerbread on the nexus S, there is no such option under messaging settings
I tried *#*#info#*#* as well, went to the SMSC box which was blank, entered "+12063130004", then clicked update...but I keep getting "Update Error".
I'm not sure if this matters or not, but when I choose "Refresh" to the right of the blank SMSC box, instead of obtaining the correct telephone number, I get "00".
If anyone has encountered this, or has any other possible ideas...I'm all for it. I've tried some basic stuff, cycling battery, restoring from nandroid...even flashing a stock 2.3.1 and unrooting/unlocking the Nexus S, and I am still stuck, totally unable to send an SMS. Please help!
SMS seems good on my end :/ maybe just an issue in your area?
slowz3r said:
SMS seems good on my end :/ maybe just an issue in your area?
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Possibly, thanks for checking. I wish there was a way to manually enter a SMS service number in messaging settings like in previous android versions. I was thinking maybe for some reason my SIM card is too old, and suddenly decided to not be recognized properly. Looks like I'll be going to t-mobile tomorrow,
May wanna give them a call. going into a store they wont be able to help you
I've found that the primary merit to taking my phone to T-Mobile when it's messed up is so the guy behind the counter has to go through the list of things you already tried that the phone support agent is required to tell you to try again instead of having to do it myself. At least I can check out some cool phones and accessories while I wait. >.>
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May wanna give them a call. going into a store they wont be able to help you
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I spoke to a lovely Tmobile rep. She lead me through troubleshooting, except it was for Froyo, not gingerbread. When I brought this to her attention, and reminded her this was a nexus s, she connected me to samsung , and the call never went through.
Could a 5 year old SIM card magically stop working properly for SMS?
mprziv said:
I spoke to a lovely Tmobile rep. She lead me through troubleshooting, except it was for Froyo, not gingerbread. When I brought this to her attention, and reminded her this was a nexus s, she connected me to samsung , and the call never went through.
Could a 5 year old SIM card magically stop working properly for SMS?
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honestly tell them you have an extremely old SIM and they will give u a free new one...if it deosnt help. then hell you got a free sim
Yeah. Unfortunately, since the Nexus S isn't supported by T-Mobile, giving you a new SIM card is about all they'll probably do, unless you're lucky and get a rep who's actually tech savvy.
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Yeah. Unfortunately, since the Nexus S isn't supported by T-Mobile, giving you a new SIM card is about all they'll probably do, unless you're lucky and get a rep who's actually tech savvy.
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The @Tmobile twitter is way handy and the reps who run that, are actual engineers so send them a tweet
This could be many things... does the Nexus S not have the ability to do the *#*#4636#*#*?
That is the code on every Android phone (save a very few POS) to get into the "engineering" menu. Select "phone" from that menu, then scroll to the bottom and bingo, SMS service center number entry... first hit refresh to see what is shows, if not correct delete, enter in the correct one, then update.
If the phone doesn't have the *#*#4636#*#* menu, not sure... perhaps your SIM doesn't have the SMS service center # saved to it anymore? New SIM would correct that, or putting your sim in an basic phone, then changing the service center # on that phone would put it back on the SIM.
Also, have you tried texting yourself to make sure it isn't a cross carrier issue? I know Verizon, for example, doesn't play very nicely with other carriers (actually all carriers prioritize in network traffic over cross carrier traffic, but Verizon seems to be especially bad in my experiences).
(FYI, I was looking through as I am thinking about getting a Nexus S and saw this thread, and couldn't help but toss in a word or two given I sell cell phones and have to deal with things like this all day).
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Really strange. I suddenly lost the ability to send SMS messages. I can still receive them, and I can still send MMS, pictures...etc., but NOT SMS.
This has happened before once on my Nexus One, I went into messaging, opened settings, and there was an option for "Service Center number" or something similar...I was then able to input the SMSC # "12063130004" and all was well.
However, in Gingerbread on the nexus S, there is no such option under messaging settings
I tried *#*#info#*#* as well, went to the SMSC box which was blank, entered "+12063130004", then clicked update...but I keep getting "Update Error".
I'm not sure if this matters or not, but when I choose "Refresh" to the right of the blank SMSC box, instead of obtaining the correct telephone number, I get "00".
If anyone has encountered this, or has any other possible ideas...I'm all for it. I've tried some basic stuff, cycling battery, restoring from nandroid...even flashing a stock 2.3.1 and unrooting/unlocking the Nexus S, and I am still stuck, totally unable to send an SMS. Please help!
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I have the exact same issue.Stock phone with Mobilicity. I don't know what their service number is.
Went in to T-mobile store today, got a new sim...everything is working properly now.
mprziv said:
Went in to T-mobile store today, got a new sim...everything is working properly now.
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did you pay for it or was it free?
slowz3r said:
did you pay for it or was it free?
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Since when has anyone ever charged for SIM cards?
zorak950 said:
Since when has anyone ever charged for SIM cards?
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Last i checked its like 30 bucks to replace a SIM from tmo.
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Last i checked its like 30 bucks to replace a SIM from tmo.
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Huh. I've never known T-Mobile to charge to replace a SIM card that needed replacing, whether due to its being outdated or simply worn out. Maybe I just got lucky.
zorak950 said:
Huh. I've never known T-Mobile to charge to replace a SIM card that needed replacing, whether due to its being outdated or simply worn out. Maybe I just got lucky.
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last i went was because i needed a replacement sim cuz my phone wouldnt pick up 3g and called a rep and said he put a note on my account so i can run into a store and get a free sim
SMSC Update Error - Solved
I had the same problem - but found a way to solve it without replacing sim.
What you need to do is to insert the sim into an older phone and update message central number from there.
I fixed it using a nokia 3210 - after having tried using an n95 with no success.
While trying to figure out what was wrong i tested with another sim also - and when reading out the SMSC from the *#*#info#*#*-menu i found that the number is stored in some strangely obfuscated way.
Here is how it stores number for two of norways major operators:
Netcom: +4792001000 - shows as 06917429000100
Telenor: +4790002100 - shows as 06917409001200
What the first 4 digits are for, i'm not sure, perhaps a code for '+' but whats interesting is the last 10 digits - they are basically swapped around in pairs of two.
I tried inputting the digits for the other central in this manner, and sure enough - it saved ok!
Hope this help someone
grab another phone and put your SIM card in it
then try to send a SMS
see if that works properly or not.
if that works, then it might be a SNS setting issues
if the SIM card does not send SMS on another phone, then you'll need to swap your SIM card with a new one.
I had the exact same problem just few weeks ago
mprziv said:
Really strange. I suddenly lost the ability to send SMS messages. I can still receive them, and I can still send MMS, pictures...etc., but NOT SMS.
This has happened before once on my Nexus One, I went into messaging, opened settings, and there was an option for "Service Center number" or something similar...I was then able to input the SMSC # "12063130004" and all was well.
However, in Gingerbread on the nexus S, there is no such option under messaging settings
I tried *#*#info#*#* as well, went to the SMSC box which was blank, entered "+12063130004", then clicked update...but I keep getting "Update Error".
I'm not sure if this matters or not, but when I choose "Refresh" to the right of the blank SMSC box, instead of obtaining the correct telephone number, I get "00".
If anyone has encountered this, or has any other possible ideas...I'm all for it. I've tried some basic stuff, cycling battery, restoring from nandroid...even flashing a stock 2.3.1 and unrooting/unlocking the Nexus S, and I am still stuck, totally unable to send an SMS. Please help!
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a one-phone solution from www google com tw/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=078232a74455bbf0&hl=en
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OK, I managed to fix this. I'll post the answer because this was buried deep and is a pain.
Answer is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-926771.html
The relevant text is below. One thing I'd say is that the link is a bit vague on how to do the conversion. You need to put your SMSC number in the page, clear the rest of the info and press convert. You then need to ignore the numbers after 11.
For example, my vodafone +447785016005 goes to 0791447758100650110000910000AA00, which shortens to 079144775810065011. Go to the *#*#4636#*#* menu and put that in SMSC and hit update. Messages now send!!!. Hopefully I can save someone else the grief I've had all day...
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to update the SMSC in android,
the number first need to be encoded
please use below url to encode the SMSC
http://www.twit88.com/home/utility/sms-pdu-encode-decode
for example, if your SMSC is number is +4531300000,
after encode, it is 0691541303000011
put this in the info page, and it will work.
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hi,
i bought new phone to my son , samsung galaxy mini .
i need appliction that allow him to call and send sms only to few numbers(family).
thanks for your help.
hi
there is'nt mathod or appliction do do it???
what do you mean. you put sim card inside and make calls. or is it klocked to saome network. please explain better.
i mean , call and send sms from sim card but only to 5 numbers..
So you're looking to limit who he can call/text?
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virtual888 said:
i mean , call and send sms from sim card but only to 5 numbers..
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Try with Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) search wikipedia
i have the galaxy tab 7.7 gt p6800 lately my sim card has not been receiving messages but can send and make phonee calls with no problem,i make sure all my apps are tablet compatible,when it cant receive messages i have to take out my wifes sim and swap it with mine and vice versa and put mine back in my phone and it starts working again is there a solution to this or is there a way to just start that sim so to speak to make it act right,i am also on stock rom
Please go to text message settings and check the message center number. Call ur service provider and ask for the correct message center number. Hope it helps.
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Manipur said:
Please go to text message settings and check the message center number. Call ur service provider and ask for the correct message center number. Hope it helps.
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I've done a factory reset plus reflashed the stock ICS rom on my device still the same problem, I've talked to the folks at at&t and the re registered my phone and everything re put in the imei number,I know my tabs trying to receive it because when I turn on the drivers mode it speaks and says new message from but don't show anything .I have to like swap out my some to an old phone I have to kick start it to receive messages again, plus I got a new some card, same problem though.
Hello Guys,
Recently, I've just bought a Vivo IQOO Neo 855 and i'm quit happy with the device. Even if there's not much info over those device over the web.
After few days, I was suddenly unable to Send any SMS/text message..... Those were working fine at the beginning.
MMS message like video, GIF, picture those are getting send properly.
I can receive a SMS but unable to send any.
Can you please help me out ?
I've already try different messaging apps, clear cache/data, remove sim, set APN manualy.....
whats the error ?
i.daniyal said:
whats the error ?
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There not any error code that been display.
But every SMS sent came back to me as Failed to sent....
LockheadQc said:
There not any error code that been display.
But every SMS sent came back to me as Failed to sent....
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you sure about ur simcard?
i.daniyal said:
you sure about ur simcard?
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Yes i'm totally confident over my 2 sim card..... Carrier bills well paid.
I got 2 different sim / phone numbers.... both doing the same.
I even try those Sim card into my old Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom and they working great.
1-u have network?(both sim cards)
2-can u call? 3-receiv call?(both sim cards)
4-sim1 or sim2 or both can`t send?
Me too...
i.daniyal said:
1-u have network?(both sim cards)
2-can u call? 3-receiv call?(both sim cards)
4-sim1 or sim2 or both can`t send?
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1. Both Sim card have network and data enable and bills are paid ..everything working fine.
2.i can make call on both sim
3. i can receive call on both Sim
4.Both Card cannot send SMS ... but working fine sending MMS.
Since the beginning, I have in mind that my issue came from a ''hidden settings'' from the phone that might not be set properly because SMS was working fine in the first 2-3 days of owning this device.
Both sim card work good when I put them on my Old Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom. I can send SMS from the Zenfone.
My device is Vivo Iqoo Neo 855 (Model: V1936A) Firmware version # PD1936C_A_1.5.39 (Monster UI / Funtouch OS 9)
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Me too...
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You have the same issue ?
Whats is your Device ?
check your SMSC be sure that it is correct.if so than u should preform FACTORY RESET SETTING (without losing ur deta of course)
Finally I've called my carrier and they Reset my profil. That's fixed my issue for few days. Afterward, it's coma back so called my carrier a second time, reset my profil again and than I change SMS app by default and this issue never came back for 3 month.
So basicly, in my mind, the default sms app of this Vivo Iqoo messed up with my carrier profil.