can receive texts but not send them doro 605

[Anonymous]

hi all,trying to set up a doro easy phone 605  for my mum,unlocked to any network,credit on her o2 sim,can make and recieve calls,and recieve texts,but cant send texts,keeps saying failed to send?,tried to use the o2 'get settings' in menu,waited allday but still nothing?,anyone know how i can find settings and send to her phone?,thanks

[Cleoriff · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

Welcome to the forum

You need to make sure you have the correct message centre number stored in the phone

Open messages, settings and type in the message centre number :
Pay Monthly   +447802000332
Pay & Go       +447802092035

Once you have the right number from those above Try texting ACTIVE to 2020 , save the settings and reboot the phone.

[Anonymous]

Hi there @Anonymous

I couldn't really find much about this phone as O2 don't sell that model... I did find this settings for another Doro that is currently being sold... It may be worth a try?! It's for both Internet and mms. Hope it helps

Make sure that if you have to enter O2 in the settings you use the letter O and not a zero.

1. Tap the Applications key
2. Tap Settings
3. Tap More in Wireless & network
4. Tap Mobile networks
5. Make sure that the Data Enabled box has a tick in it (tap box to change)
6. Tap Access Point Names
7. Tap the Circle with a Plus on the Top Right of the screen
8. Tap Name then tap the text box and enter O2 Pay & Go then tap OK
9. Tap APN then tap the text box and enter payandgo.o2.co.uk then tap OK
10. Tap Proxy then tap the text box and enter 193.113.200.195 then tap OK
11. Tap Port then tap the text box and enter 8080 then tap OK
12. Tap Username then tap the text box and enter payandgo then tap OK
13. Tap Password then tap the text box and enter password then tap OK
14. Skip past Server as this is preset as Not set
15. Tap MMSC then tap the text box and enter http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002then tap OK
16. Tap MMS proxy then tap the text box and enter 193.113.200.195 then tap OK
17. Tap MMS port then tap the text box and enter 8080 then tap OK
18. Tap MCC then tap the text box and enter 234 then tap OK
19. Tap MNC then tap the text box and enter 10 then tap OK
20. Tap Authentication type and tap PAP
21. Tap APN type and tap Internet + MMS
22. Press the 3 Dots on the Top Right of the screen
23. Tap Save
24. Tap the circle next to the new profile so a green dot appears in it
25. Press the Back key four times to return to the main menu.

What To Do Next:

Switch your handset off and then back on to complete your settings.

The settings are now complete.

[MI5]

APN's have nothing to do with text messages so don't waste your time with those.
Text message settings are read directly off the sim card so you need to ensure you have the correct sim for the type of account you have and then reboot the phone. Settings will be set up automatically.

[Anonymous]

2020 doesn't work for most Doro phones, and as it was bought unlocked it will need setting up if the OP wants to use e-mail.He has been waiting for the settings until now...

I think he assumed that option was for generic settings like message centre number,etc .

These are just to complement the inf already given by Cleoriff

[MI5]

No one mentioned a problem with email or internet - the question was specifically about text messages which Cleoriff has correctly answered already.

[Anonymous]

Hi @Anonymous! Are you now able to send texts? Did you follow Cleoriff's advice?

[Anonymous]

hi all ,thanks for the suggestions.unfortunatley they didnt work,and she is still unable to send texts.

she needed her phone for holiday that shes on,so we put her simcard back into her old phone til we got things sorted,but now the weird thing is she is unable to send texts from her original phone now aswell!,so a bit stumped now.

never did recieve settings from o2.

not sure what else to try?,she comes back from hols tomorrow,so would welcome anymore suggestions that i can try when i next pop over to see her?,thanks all.

[Cleoriff]

Personally I would take the phone into an O2 shop...ask for a new sim and explain problems re texting. If that sim is failing to send texts from either phone and you have tried everything above...a new sim seems the next step