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Anonymous · ‎30-06-2014

I am having trouble texting the USA.
A friend in the US can text me but I cant reply to her, I still get charged for the attempts and it looks like the text is sent but she never gets them.. can anyone help please.

Thanks

MI5 · ‎30-06-2014

Nice one jonsie

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jonsie · ‎30-06-2014

All this doesn't however solve the original issue. I'm sure it's a problem with the receiving network rather than an O2 problem. There are some good alternatives offered though and these days texting will soon be old hat and obsolete.

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MI5 · ‎30-06-2014

Indeed that is true.... Text messaging is not 100% reliable within the same country - Go and add the complexity of international and network variations and it becomes a real minefield....

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Anonymous · ‎01-07-2014

Thanks for all your helpful replies..will speak to my friend and look into some of the options you all suggested..

MI5 · ‎01-07-2014

Good luck and let us now how you get on

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Toby · ‎01-07-2014

I think you guys should have advised more choices

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jonsie · ‎01-07-2014

SAdly I think it turned into a competition!

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Anonymous · ‎01-07-2014

Nah never.

A knowledge fest and by the op's reply a appreciated one.

Anonymous · ‎01-07-2014

I ended up calling O2 customer service..they couldnt help but.................. I tried texting my friend again and it got through!!!!! no idea what was going on but its fixed now.

Will look into all of the suggestions you gave.. Skype I already have on my computer but nothing on my Galaxy S3 mini yet.

everyone for the suggestions.

jonsie · ‎01-07-2014

Perhaps a local network fault?

If you both have Whatsapp or Facebook Messanger, they are as good as any and calls and texts are free over wifi

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