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Cannot receive or send texts in Europe

maurocam
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Hi,

I have just realised that my SMS are not working in Europe. They website says I should have free roaming, but instead text messages are not working.

How do I resolve this?

Thanks

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pgn
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Reboot your phone, manually scan for a roaming partner network and see if that helps.

WiFi calling can interfere (if you are a Contract user with that enabled, disable it on your phone until you get a good connection). More tips below - and if you are an iPhone user, you may need to temporarily change your APN from idata to mobile.o2.co.uk until O2 enable iData on your account.

Guide: Text Message Tips (not sent or received) 

You can also reach O2 via Social Media, links on the page shown below.

Good luck, @maurocam 

 

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pgn
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Reboot your phone, manually scan for a roaming partner network and see if that helps.

WiFi calling can interfere (if you are a Contract user with that enabled, disable it on your phone until you get a good connection). More tips below - and if you are an iPhone user, you may need to temporarily change your APN from idata to mobile.o2.co.uk until O2 enable iData on your account.

Guide: Text Message Tips (not sent or received) 

You can also reach O2 via Social Media, links on the page shown below.

Good luck, @maurocam 

 

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maurocam
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Hi, thanks for the quick reply. This morning I had the very same thought about scanning for other networks. After selecting the main national network it now works. 

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pgn
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Glad you got it sorted @maurocam 👍

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