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Unable to receive text messages

I've searched the forums and haven't seen anything about this so far... but the problem is, I can get phone calls but not texts. I did HardSPL unlocker, flashed a rom, sync with pc, and have tried a few different roms but none will allow me to get text messages. When a test text was sent from my email I got a mailerdaemon return message: "Remote host said: 550 Invalid recipient"... anyone know what might be going on here?

Belle0985 said:
...When a test text was sent from my email...
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SMS and emails are not the same. You can't send SMS via Email just like you can't send email via SMS.
Don't send to yourself. Test by sending an SMS to your device via another device.

well, i know for sure the sms texts arent working as ive had numerous ppl tell me that theyve been sending me texts, and i havent gotten any of them. can somebody please tell me how i ca configure my att tilt2 to receive text, a cab or reset to stock rom etc or anything?

http://www.mobilitydigest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2113
DL'ed this from first post and put it on the phone, but still doesn't seem to be working.. it just doesn't recognize that it's getting a text at all.
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Belle0985 said:
http://www.mobilitydigest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2113
DL'ed this from first post and put it on the phone, but still doesn't seem to be working.. it just doesn't recognize that it's getting a text at all.
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did you check the sms settings in the phone to make sure your using the right gateway?

I've tried a few different gateway settings/advanced network settings and it still isn't working. I'm going to try and get it back to a (closest-to)stock rom and see if AT&T can do anything about it. Is there any particular setting I'm not aware of?

SMS and MMS

Well basically I am getting charged for some of my text messages and I do not know why.
If I send a long text message will it send as a MMS???
THanks ... this is with T-Mobile

You need to speak to tmobile.

The manual says that an SMS will automatically be converted to an MMS if "very long", but not how long. Can you visually tell when this happens?

fakeuser456 said:
The manual says that an SMS will automatically be converted to an MMS if "very long", but not how long. Can you visually tell when this happens?
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Just like when you add a word tot he dictionary it will appear eith "Converting to MMS ..." once it is too long.

if memory serves, it's somewhere between 3 and 5 SMS messages in length where it changes to an MMS.

I always though 5 was the max for text messages on any phone. Then it breaks it down into seperate messages.

O and O said:
I always though 5 was the max for text messages on any phone. Then it breaks it down into seperate messages.
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it just sends it as an MMS and i get charged by T-Mobile 17p every time that happens!
That is twice now! But at least I know before i rack up a huge bill!
I will experiment and find out!

Raminder1992 said:
it just sends it as an MMS and i get charged by T-Mobile 17p every time that happens!
That is twice now! But at least I know before i rack up a huge bill!
I will experiment and find out!
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Happened to me last week, NOT COOL!

is there a way around this ?
like a config option or something like that ?
is this specific to the desire or android ?

This is standard behaviour for all Android devices, and it applies to the stock messaging app. The reason for this, is that if you are going to send more than three SMSes, it will in most cases be cheaper to send an MMS. This does not of course apply when you have unlimited texts or other discounts.
Until this gets fixed, download a replacement from the market. Try chompSMS or Handcent SMS. The automatic conversion is optional in these.

ah ok
hope this gets fixed fast

using an alternative sms program such as handcent sms or chomp sms gives you the option to break up long text messages into seperate texts instead of converting to mms

Unaccounted SMS and Picture messaging.

Something very odd.
Ive signed up to my-tmobile looking over my unbilled usage i can see SMS messages and Picture messages i have not sent. To non UK standard mobile numbers.
Usually starting with 100 or 10.
Is this a software bug? or have i some how infected myself with an android scam app or something?
i will be phoning up tmobile again later but wanted to see if anyone else had this issue.
Nutsy

If I remember correctly they don't actually show the numbers you have contacted, those numbers starting with 100 or 10 are just an alias T-mobile gives to numbers you contact.
Might just be your normal sms and mms then, if you haven't sent any at all then talk to T-mobile.

Well i deffinently didnt sent any picture messages. And it shows the Text messages i did sent as the correct numbers.
So this is making me a little worryed. I have what i thought where safe programs from the app market. Is there anyway of scanning an android phone of melicous software?

If u have handcent sms on your handset make sure auto convert to mms has been unchecked.otherwise it will convert all your long sms text messages to mms.

Nope just using the htc software. i might give tmobile a call again in a bit see what the hells going on. This isnt something i want to keep having to check up every other day for the next 2 years.
So is back to the other question. in case i have some how got a dodgy program running and doing all this is there anyway to scan my phone?

Really was hoping some one else might know whats going on.

no idea i am afraid, but just to make sure it's not some scam app, uninstall everything...
you;ve not been using any of the options in the STK have you? i think it appears in the menu as interactive? cos those are all done by text messages

EroThraX said:
If I remember correctly they don't actually show the numbers you have contacted, those numbers starting with 100 or 10 are just an alias T-mobile gives to numbers you contact.
Might just be your normal sms and mms then, if you haven't sent any at all then talk to T-mobile.
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i have just checked that, and all numbers ive been texting appear normally

How to turn OFF SMS?

HI all!
I searched, found lots of threads about how to turn SMS NOTIFICATION off ... but .. I want to turn SMS off completely on my galaxy nexus ...
I am on Verizon, but, I'm guessing some folks would like to turn it off on the gms prepaid plans too ...
Basically, I want to go google voice, ALL IN!! Have everyone call me on my gvoice number, use my gvoice voicemail, give up MMS and use email for pics, and google voice for all normal sms txt.
I want to completely ditch my verizon txt plan, BUT, I don't want to have to pay for folks that sms txt directly to my cell phone number.
Is there a way to "shut off" sms to my cell number on my galaxy nexus?
Thanks!

Call Verizon and ask them to shut it off, I'm sure they are able to that way.

Delete the messaging apk
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kevinjgray88 said:
Delete the messaging apk
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People could still text him though and he would still get charged.

verizon text plans
I don't you can have no text plans with Verizon, but there is a choice to pay only per text message with no monthly cost.
By default, Google Voice will still route the text messages to your phone, unless you turn that off, and choose to forward them to email.

joshnichols189 said:
People could still text him though and he would still get charged.
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True. Would any of the black list apps work or blockers.
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redstar427 said:
I don't you can have no text plans with Verizon, but there is a choice to pay only per text message with no monthly cost.
By default, Google Voice will still route the text messages to your phone, unless you turn that off, and choose to forward them to email.
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I can grooveip then google voice txt over data, so think I'm all set, that set up lets me send unlimited sms that don't register with the cell company as sms.
I, and it seems other folks would too, need a way to NOT pay for spam / unwanted sms txt to our cell phone numbers.
Anyone else got any thoughts? Sounds like this isn't a Galaxy Nexus question then, I thought my phone could turn this off. Is there another more general forum I should be asking in?
Thanks!

The answer was already said, try reading please.
Call Verizon and tell them to block SMS on your line.
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Verizon can block all texting, and can remove the texting charges from your account assuming you have an individual plan with a separate texting addon.

You get charged for receiving text messages?

munkiii said:
You get charged for receiving text messages?
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yes. sending and receiving messages cost money in the US.
to the OP, i used to work at VZW, they can block texting completely.

I thought if the phone actually didn't receive it from the towers its not charged to the account. I would use a freezer and freeze the messenger app
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Zepius said:
yes. sending and receiving messages cost money in the US.
to the OP, i used to work at VZW, they can block texting completely.
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OK THANKS! If was a setting I'd just try it right out, but, before I call VZW then ....
If I have VZW turn off sms for my account, if someone sends me a sms, does it bounce back at them, or just look to the like it was delivered, and go off into nowhere?
THanks!

noneone said:
OK THANKS! If was a setting I'd just try it right out, but, before I call VZW then ....
If I have VZW turn off sms for my account, if someone sends me a sms, does it bounce back at them, or just look to the like it was delivered, and go off into nowhere?
THanks!
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I think it fails to send.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."

bryantjopplin said:
I thought if the phone actually didn't receive it from the towers its not charged to the account. I would use a freezer and freeze the messenger app
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The phone won't physically receive it to where you can look at it but the data will still be sent to the phone.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."

noneone said:
OK THANKS! If was a setting I'd just try it right out, but, before I call VZW then ....
If I have VZW turn off sms for my account, if someone sends me a sms, does it bounce back at them, or just look to the like it was delivered, and go off into nowhere?
THanks!
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I don't think the sender gets a notification
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[Q] Stop texts from breaking up

Stop texts from breaking up, How?
Every time I get a long text message it's broken up into multiple messages, it's annoying because sometimes they dont all come in at the same time, or they do and i think i have a **** ton of msgs lol. It's the same on the stock messaging app and google's messaging app. Is there a setting somewhere that I've missed? It's happened with incoming msgs from iphones and android phones on different carriers.

mykull said:
Stop texts from breaking up, How?
Every time I get a long text message it's broken up into multiple messages, it's annoying because sometimes they dont all come in at the same time, or they do and i think i have a **** ton of msgs lol. It's the same on the stock messaging app and google's messaging app. Is there a setting somewhere that I've missed? It's happened with incoming msgs from iphones and android phones on different carriers.
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There is little you can do, it is the carrier of the sender that is doing it. Many carriers limit the number of characters you can have per text. So if they go over it gets broken into multiple text messages. It is not an issue on your end.

I also hate this.. When I had att I didn't have this problem..

Wasn't there an option to send messages bigger then a # of characters through MMS instead of using normal split SMS?
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Spark91 said:
Wasn't there an option to send messages bigger then a # of characters through MMS instead of using normal split SMS?
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Yes I think there is. This is for sending messages though. When receiving a message it depends on how the senders app sends it.
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Cbass15 said:
I also hate this.. When I had att I didn't have this problem..
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I think att and t-mobile are able to send messages without breaking it up after 150 characters.

Easy fix, just make hangouts your default SMS app...
Otherwise you're at the mercy of the carrier.

Stryke_the_Orc said:
Easy fix, just make hangouts your default SMS app...
Otherwise you're at the mercy of the carrier.
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I noticed hangouts fixes a lot of messaging problems.. Why is this? If you don't care to elaborate. ?

Cbass15 said:
I noticed hangouts fixes a lot of messaging problems.. Why is this? If you don't care to elaborate. ?
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Just a guess, but I'd say it's likely due to being Google's app and having tighter integration with the framework than carrier based bloat.

Stryke_the_Orc said:
Easy fix, just make hangouts your default SMS app...
Otherwise you're at the mercy of the carrier.
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Yeah hangouts works great. Only problem I have is you can't send or receive mms while on wifi calling.

Now i have always had that issue but my GF gets all my messages as one no matter how long i make it without turning it into an MMS and hers to me get chopped up. We both have sprint. And she has an S5.

adrianr514 said:
Now i have always had that issue but my GF gets all my messages as one no matter how long i make it without turning it into an MMS and hers to me get chopped up. We both have sprint. And she has an S5.
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Just tried this sending myself a very long text via Wi-Fi on Sprint messaging app; it does work to combine the messages without converting to MMS.
Like others have said variables may limit results. My wife is also on my Sprint account using an iPhone 5 and her messages to me split from what I can see; don't know if hers from me split or not. Cross platform texting hasn't been reliable.

Have you tried the setting?

KLPFL said:
Have you tried the setting?
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Initially failed to Motorola Photon Q. Had found the setting and enabled it and rebooted the phone; split the long message into 4 out-of-order texts. Did the System settings/System update/Update Profile on both phones and it works both ways. Sent the same text to to the iPhone 5 and it split. I've asked my wife to update her profile but she's busy; will try again later.
On my phone, had to defrost Samsung DM Service and reinstall Sprint Zone and let it update and opt out of EUL anonymous data sharing, agree to terms before I could update the profile.
BTW, combining the long text and sending a short text after that may have the shorter message arriving first. I actually sent an inquiry after getting notification that the long text test message had been forwarded back to me. The notice and inquiry went through before I got the combined message sent first.

I don't know if it happened to me or not.. never pay attention to it....gotta test later to see if if it's the same problem

How long is long. . I tested by sending to myself. But don't know if it is long enough.

My test text message consists of 80 words which was splitting into 4 text messages. Seems to be working between two different Android phones but still unknown if profile update will get it working cross-platform to/from iPhone. The Sprint iPhone 5 on the account seems to frequently have inability to sync texts with Android over Wi-Fi. Sometimes, it's just texting in general that the iPhone 5 loses.
For testing, just kept using the same message forwarded until it was received by both phones without the split.
May be wrong but sending it to yourself may only be an indication your phone can combine. It takes the profile update to tell Sprint you wish to use the combining method which appears to be an exception to every phone. Being on Gingerbread and CM for a long time, this is the first time I've seen the combining feature. About time! Hope it continues to work without frequent profile updates then broke again/update again.

This doesn't make sense. .i sent to my wife iPhone.. she received one full message but when she sent to me using the same text message it broke up to 4...wth

KLPFL said:
This doesn't make sense. .i sent to my wife iPhone.. she received one full message but when she sent to me using the same text message it broke up to 4...wth
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Did you perform the profile update on both phones? Does the Sprint iPhone have the combine text option for texts?
I haven't tried the profile update and retest with the iPhone 5 yet. Haven't seen the the settings menu on the iPhone 5, either. I think that phone is still on iOS7; afraid the update would result in early upgrade.

Not on the iPhone just the note 4

Open the stock messaging app and go to text message settings and make sure auto combination is checked.
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