Any way to change my SMSC (SMS Service Center)? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hello everyone,
I'm on the current AOKP Milestone (4.2.2) on a maguro (GSM version)
I have to switch between two sim cards from two different countries and I cannot send SMS from one of them (just reports an error without any further info "SMS could not be sent."). Which is really bad for me since I have to activate my data and minute plans by sms.
Tried this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=979564
Still can't send sms.
Tried changing the SIM Card's messaging center on an old phone, still cannot send sms.
Is there any other way of changing the messaging center? Or is there at least a way to verify which one my phone is currently using?
Thanks a lot guys

What written there really is the solution. Putting the right number on SMSC field and clicking Update solved it for me.
Are you sure you put the correct number in and did a restart to make sure? Try googleing "<your carrier> SMSC" to find the number.
If nothing helps including trying on another phone, why not call the carrier for support?

Sorry for the late reply. I put the SIM card in an older phone and it gave me an error message saying it was a network error. Since it's a new SIM card that's possible so I'll have to contact the provider.
Yesterday a friend of mine ran out of battery on his iphone and put his sim card into my nexus and again it wasn't able to send sms. So he used another friend's iPhone and everything was fine. What's wrong there? SMS seems to be a difficult task for our nexus... or on android in general

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[Q] I cannot send SMS GSM Orange Network

Since this morning I am unable to send SMS on my UK GSM Orange Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
I am able to make and recieve calls, make and recieve MMS and recieve SMS but cannot send SMS.
Where in ICS can you check the SMS Message centre? Ive tried to view it in the *#*#info#*#* and there is a bit which says SMSC, but if I put in the orange message centre number which I believe is +44 797 3100973 and click update, the update fails. There no other settings I can find in Messager app, and the APN's are correct as I can send/recieve MMS and browse the internet etc.
Ive done a reset also, still same problem.
Can anyone help?
Don't hit update. Just type the number in and exit.
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@rbiter said:
Don't hit update. Just type the number in and exit.
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Just tried that, unfortunately it still does not send SMS.
Ring Orange up?
Meaple said:
Ring Orange up?
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Orange web help states that the following; http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/support/personal/657975
Ill ring customer services to see if they can send me the message centre number or something. Seems like a bug to me in ICS as this message centre number should be acessible through the messenger app!
Make sure you have the right number. I had the same problem. Updating did not work. Typing it in did.
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call orange and ask them to send you an ORANGE MESSAGE UPDATE (OMU)
Have fun getting it sorted. Will be surprised if they fix it within 3 attempts
Fixed it myself!
Since you cannot (currently) go into messages options and set the message centre number normally, you have to use the info screen and the smsc bit.
However you cannot just put in the orange message centre number ( +447973100973). You have to encode it using the following site http://www.twit88.com/home/utility/sms-pdu-encode-decode and at the bottom left box type: n the message centre number in smsc then press convert. It will then give you on the right a Hexadecimal PDU Message. Copy the number excluding the letters and do not include anything after the 11. Ie for orange on the Samsung galaxy nexus the smsc is
0791449737019037. Click update and wait a few seconds then exit and it should work!
What a faff. Ics really needs the message centre number option in the messaging app.
Hope this helps someone.
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I had exactly the same problem which the above has helped me fix, so thanks very much Marcus. For info Vodafone converts to "0791447758100650".
I had the same issue as well on my nexus.
I had this issue but fixed it by inserting a SIM from another network(Orange), waiting for it to set up and then swapping back to my Three SIM.
Here's the one for Three UK(contract) just in case anyone needs it 0791447728008000
Rik.
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Didn't work for me On Orange uk. Been having this problem for over a week it's really bugging me. Going to ring orange tomorrow. Probably won't be much help though. Last time i rang and they asked what phone i was using so i told them Galaxy Nexus and their system didn't recognise it
I have this problem and have not been able to find a solution. I'm in the US using SpotMobile. Their smsc is +16104680009, which converts to 07916101640800F911. When I enter this and press update, it gets saved (without the two ending 1s) and the messaging app doesn't give an error when sending a message (and I get charged for it -_-), but the recipient never receives the message.
I've also tried @rbiter's solution, but it doesn't work. The smsc doesn't get saved and I get an error when sending messages.
Any help on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.
Take off the last "11". It should be 16 digits, not 18.
Sneaky Way of Fixing this
I too had the same problem. Out of curiosity, I went to check the Hidden phone settings on my Galaxy Nexus, I love looking at the temperature of the battery, network location and all that good stuff. But apparently ICS is glitchy regarding the SMSC settings. It apparently wipes the SMSC number as soon as you enter the hidden phone settings... To find this I went to a series of steps. The first thing I tried was popping in other SIM cards from my carrier (Telcel GSM in Mexico) All of them seemed to work fine.. And my primary SIM which didn't work on my Galaxy Nexus worked on an old Telcel-Locked phone I had.. so this sent me scrambling.. The next thing I tried was to update the SMSC through the process of encryption provided in an earlier post, and normally.. none of them which worked.. I then thought that the Phone must be keeping an erroneous configuration of my SIM card, so I resetted the phone, deleted my G-Account.. and still it would not work. I then popped another Telcel GSM SIM card in my old Blackberry 8520, went to the SMS settings and it had the SMSC number, which for Telcel Mexico is +5294100001410... I then popped in my primary SIM card which was giving me trouble in my Galaxy Nexus and when I went to the SMS settings in the Blackberry.. the SMSC value was gone.. empty.. So I just typed it in and hit save. Popped the SIM card Back in the Galaxy Nexus.. and It's all good again. Android ICS in the Galaxy Nexus just wipes the SMSC value as soon as you enter the hidden menu and is unable to rewrite it to the SIM card. I had to use the Blackberry to properly configure my SIM card again.. Funny, I thought I would never use the Blackberry for anything away.. I got to use some of the junk I keep around..
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Take off the last "11". It should be 16 digits, not 18.
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It gets saved without the last "11" anyway, so it doesn't make a difference.
It's looking like putting the SIM card in another phone and changing the SMSC might be the only way. Too bad I don't have any old phones that take SIM cards
Shoot, was hoping that would work for you!
wwfc said:
Didn't work for me On Orange uk. Been having this problem for over a week it's really bugging me. Going to ring orange tomorrow. Probably won't be much help though. Last time i rang and they asked what phone i was using so i told them Galaxy Nexus and their system didn't recognise it
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MarcusVanSciver said:
Orange web help states that the following; http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/support/personal/657975
Ill ring customer services to see if they can send me the message centre number or something. Seems like a bug to me in ICS as this message centre number should be acessible through the messenger app!
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Did Orange send out any updates to you? They refused to for me for 24 hours as my number only just got transferred from Virgin.
Edit: Turns out it was just a coincidence that my smsc got deleted as the number porting actually failed (I can receive texts and make/receive calls which is a bit odd).
I also ended up ballsing this up when I was looking at the 4636 menus.
For those interested, the number/code for T-mobile UK is 0791449785788938

[Q] Unable to make outgoing calls / text messages

I recently flashed my desire with mildwild. Everything worked fine. However i have 1 issue, i cannot make outgoing phone calls or send text message. I can receive phone calls fine, and i can also browse the web with hsdpa.
So when i try to make an outgoing call it return the message call ended, after half a second.
Things i've tried so far:
- Flash a different rom
- Upgrade radio
- Flash a different rom again
So then i thought maybe it's related to my SIM card. I tried a different provider sim in my desire, and gues what, I can make outgoing calls!
Then i tried my orginal desire SIM card in a nokia (6310i, yeah ). And it gives me the error message : Nummer barred. What does this mean? And what should be my next step ?
Thanks for your help!
I think you proved there is nothing wrong with your phone but with your SIM card. Sounds to me like you don't have any balance left if you are using a prepaid card, or there is some problem with your contract.
But you being able to browse the web doesn't quite fit into this theory.
Anyway, you should contact your provider.
Just had contact with my provider. It appears that the bill from 2 months ago hasn't been paid. Paid, and now i can call again.... Now i just have to figured out why the bill didnt get paid in the first place..
Kinda weird tho, the provider didnt send me a letter or message informing me about the unpaid bill / blockade.
Anyways, everything is fixed now, now to reinstall the wildmild mod again. Thanks for your help

[Q] Outgoing SMS Stopped Working!!

Hey guys,
Not sure what happened with my T-Mo SGSII, but my outgoing SMS keep failing to send. I did not do anything to the phone or its software at all.
Everything was working perfectly fine about about 2 hours ago..I got home from work and it just stopped. All other services are working perfectly fine (3G/4G Data, Incoming/Outgoing Calls, even Incoming SMS).
Only Outgoing Text messaging is affected :S
I contacted my service provider (Wind Mobile), whom I actually work for..and they were unable to resolve the issue.
Furthermore, I am no longer able the to access the SMSC Service Menu via the dialpad (*#*#4636#*#*). After entering the code, nothing happens. It does not return an error, nor does it exit the dialpad..nothing.
Is there an alternate way to accessing the Service Menu so I can re-enter the SMSC Code, in case it is incorrect and the reason why the SMS aren't being sent ???
Oh, and, I've also formatted my phone and installed a new ROM (Malice)..tried accessing the menu, still nothing. And texts aren't working either.
Please help!!! I need my texts to be working for work purposes. I appreciate your time.
The same thing happens to me once in a while don't know why. When I send a text it just keeps saying sending, and never sends. I figured out that if I reflash my radio it fixes it. Try that, hope it works for you!
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Check your message center
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Just for giggles change your APN to internet2.voicestream.com ....
(I Know this should not affect SMS only MMS, but give it a try)
Thanks everyone for your input..
I tried another Sim card to check whether it was my actual device..it's not.
The message center does not have a number assigned, and I am unable to access the settings to manually input the SMSC.
I tried using a different phone to enter the information onto my SIM card, unfortunately that phone is too old and lacks the feature¿
Anyway, I've decided to just get a SIM swap. I work in a Wind Mobile retail store so I can easily swap out the SIM.
I still have one concern though..
Why am I not able to access the service menu via *#*#4636#*#* ???
I tried 2 other SIM cards, one from Wind and the other from Rogers. I was still unable to access that menu :S
I thought it was the ROM so I flashed cm7, as well as malice. Both resulting in the same manner; not working at all. Oh and I also changed the radio twice, and even the kernel..but to no avail.
I really appreciate everyone's time and help...but please help me resolve the issue with accessing that menu as well. (*#*#4636#*#*)
Thanks again.
-SH31KH
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Text message problems

Hi
I have a problem - sometimes i receive text messages and sometimes i don't. It could be due to not having network coverage but, when i do get coverage, i still don't receive the messages. I get other messages later on saying things like 'did you get my message'. I don't know if the problem is with my 4 year old sim card, the phone, or the network. I am in the UK using Talkmobile. P.S my calls still work and I can send text messages.
Thanks in advance
Try removing your sim, & insert a newer one to confirm, if it is a problem with phone or sim card.
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Try removing your sim, & insert a newer one to confirm, if it is a problem with phone or sim card.
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But the problem is intermittent - random. I cant test to see if it works or not (I dont think). Thanks for your reply

Question Cannot send MMS using specific PHONE NUMBER

About a month ago, a problem popped up where I have not been able to send MMS messages. Whether it is a picture or multiple recipient text (sent as MMS). I have tried every trouble shooting that there is:
New SIM
Reset Networks
NEW DEVICE
eSIM
The ironic thing is that when T-Mobile issued me a temporary NEW PHONE NUMBER, the problem was resolved. I am not willing to lose my phone number which I have had for 22 years.
Does anyone have any ideas?
ZFold 3 on T-Mobile stock ROM not Rooted
Have you tried more than one Messages app to see whether you have success. If you haven't installed Google's Messages app, give that one a try.
goattee said:
Have you tried more than one Messages app to see whether you have success. If you haven't installed Google's Messages app, give that one a try.
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I have tried several apps. What I am interested in is if there are settings that the phone company assigns to a "phone number" as opposed to a device. I took my sons SIM card and placed into my device and it worked fine.

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