Problem with sending txt message oversea

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mattizzle

2 posts

Wannabe Geek

#15262 13-Aug-2007 01:32

Hi there,
Anyone here can help me with sending text messages to oversea such as china?
I can receive msg fine from my friend in china, but when i txt them back it ididn;t go through. I checked my credit and it didntt charge me anything. I have no problem sending text overseas few months ago.
Anyone having this problem too?
thanks

ninjabear

460 posts

Ultimate Geek
Inactive user

#82152 13-Aug-2007 05:37

Did you type the + follow by the country code and then the cellphone number?

I have no problems receiving and sendin text messages to hong kong or singapore..

What is the number format?Because I sent a text mesage to hk by using +852XXXXXX

johnr

19282 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user

#82155 13-Aug-2007 08:05

China is very difficult to get sms delivered. They like to change the rules over there of what number ranges can receive incoming international sms.

mattizzle

2 posts

Wannabe Geek

#82190 13-Aug-2007 14:28

ninjabear: Did you type the + follow by the country code and then the cellphone number?

I have no problems receiving and sendin text messages to hong kong or singapore..

What is the number format?Because I sent a text mesage to hk by using +852XXXXXX

yea i type + then follow by the country code which is 0086 so its +86. then the area code.
basically i just hit the reply button and the number is already there.
I have no problem receiving text message from china just that i can't send it back.

mikal

172 posts

Master Geek

#82232 13-Aug-2007 19:03

Then if there is no message sending failed on your end the mobile phone provider in china must not be forwarding it on.

FatTofu

90 posts

Master Geek

#82237 13-Aug-2007 19:16

Yeah it would be the provider in China. I was having trouble last week replying back to my mum in Cambodia bu she was saying that the provider was doing something over there and couldn't receive txts from anyone back in NZ.

allstarnz

1719 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#82241 13-Aug-2007 19:37

not all providers offer two way SMS communication.

check on telecom/vodafone's website to see what level of service they offer for that Chinese provider.