I'm not getting text messages from certain people

[IDP]

Hi,

I'm not getting text messages from certain people. I can send to them, but their replies are not getting through. We can phone each other and they are not blocked on my phone, nor am I on theirs. They are on different networks.

Checked with O2 and it’s not a ‘network issue’ as there are apparently no problems on my account.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Cheers

[MI5]

Double check you haven't added them to spam.
The spam list is usually found in the text message app settings as opposed to the normal blocking settings.

[IDP]

Hi,

That was the first thing I checked :0(

[MI5]

Maybe they are having a problem sending them?

[IDP]

They can send to other people .....

You can see why I'm confused.

[MI5]

Yeah, no logic to it at all.....

A couple of things to try.

1 - Take sim out and give it a wipe with a dry cloth.

2 - Manually select Vodafone network and wait for it to fail, then reselect O2 and see if that pushes them through.

[IDP · Accepted solution]

[SOLVED]

One word. iMessage

Worked with some people, not others. (All were using iPhones).

Turned it off, problems went away.

The thing is, I hadn't turned it on in the first place as I don't like the concept. Naughty upgrade perhaps ....

[MI5]

So the vital piece of info was missing

[Cleoriff]

Well that explains it then....

[jonsie]

Nicely worked out @IDP 😉

Of course we don't have such problems with Android.....😁

#justsayin'