Texting Optus users

Anonymous · ‎02-10-2015

I still can't send text messages to Optus users in Australia. I can receive them and call them but get an undelivered message when I try to send a text message. Why hasn't this been solved it has been a problem for about 2 years now?

MI5 · ‎02-10-2015

Only o2 can answer that I'm afraid.
Have you raised it with complaints?
http://www.o2.co.uk/how-to-complain

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Anonymous · ‎02-10-2015

Do you use an iPhone? If you do then turn off iMessage

PhoneChanger · ‎02-10-2015

How do you have the number stored in your phone book?

MI5 · ‎02-10-2015

Previously you discovered you needed 00 in front of the number. Are you still using the format that was successful before ?
http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Pay-Monthly-and-Pay-Go/Texting-abroad-fro-the-UK/m-p/502824#M49237

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Anonymous · ‎02-10-2015

Thanks for your suggestions. I do have 00 in front of the number and iMessages is off. I can text other friends in Australia who use other networks but not Optus users. When I get a text from an Optus user I can't even reply to it. I just get the undelivered message. And yes I need to get on to O2.

MI5 · ‎02-10-2015

I do seem to remember some others having issues in the past.....

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Anonymous · ‎02-10-2015

I've sorted it. I had the number labelled iPhone and it's an android!!! Silly me again. I must have accidently changed the labelling at some point. Thanks for all your suggestions.

MI5 · ‎02-10-2015

You're getting good at fixing your own problems

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Anonymous · ‎02-10-2015

@MI5 wrote:
You're getting good at fixing your own problems

Wish everyone else was as good