Won't send text messages

[skent14]

Even though I have 3 bars of service my iphone won't send imessages or regular text messages. The phone is not on airplane mode and I have tried restarting the phone as well. Any suggestions?

[youngjm]

Go to settings>messages and make sure everything is on.  

If it is, try resetting your network settings

Settings>General>reset>reset network settings.  

If that still fails, call ATT directly and ask them to recheck your account setup and verify that SMS message have not been turned off.

[Seriously let down]

We have two phone with the same problems for the past 6 days AT&T has let us down totally from online customer service even went to AT7T centers they state a few other states are experiencing this as well. Now we cannot use the internet at all without being home. Total let down.

[ATTJulieCS]

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[Murka13]

Hi, 

Just wondering anyone was ever able to fix the problem? I'm having a similar problem where I can't send iMessages or make calls from my home. 

Thanks!

[GeekBoy]

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@Murka13 wrote:

Hi, 

Just wondering anyone was ever able to fix the problem? I'm having a similar problem where I can't send iMessages or make calls from my home. 

Thanks!

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Are you only having problems with iMessage and not SMS messages?  When you have iMessage activated, the only real portion of the process that is handled by AT&T is the data transmission.  The Apple iMessage servers are the ones which send the message to the other phone or detect that it it not an iPhone (or iMessage is disabled) and routes the messages out to the cellular network as SMS messages.

I would test your iPhone my rutning off iMessage ans seeing if it is able to send as SMS or not.  If you can send as SMS, then I would try contacting Apple support to see if they can assist you.  SImilarly, once you activate iMessage, it the messages fail, it is Apple's servers that are failing so I would try contacting Apple to see if they can assist you.  AT&T can't really do much to help you with iMessage because the infrastructure ofr that is owned and controlled by Apple.

[oneskibum]

Hello,

I also have a similar problem with sending text messages especially to some countries in Western Europe.

I can receive the messages though from the people that i cannot send too.

I would also like to point out that this does not only affect People with IPhones. I tried different SIM Cards in 4 different Droids. Same Problem and yes the SMS Service Center Number is correct. Verifed by AT&T's finest.

After spending numerous hours with AT&T on the phone (which was a waste of time since the first wave of Customer Service that AT&T throws at you has problems tying their shoe laces in the morning) I decided to search the Internet for a solution only to find out that there is a mass of AT&T Customers with similar issues.

It doesn't matter if the receiving party is with Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, T-Mobile Austria, Vodafone Germany, E-Plus-Germany, A1-Austria, Telering  and these are only a few on my list.

AT&T Customer Service keeps insisting that they do not have a Problem but that the Problem lies solely by every other provider in the world. Arrogance at it's highest level.

Now my Relatives and Friends in the US and Oversees are contacting their Providers in order to get an AT&TIssue figured out. Pathetic!

People get charged for Text Messages (20 cents per SMS or more) that never arrive at their destination and as far as i am concerned AT&T is conducting false advertisment.

This is by no means Global Coverage unless some Brainsurgeons at AT&T are under the impression that Europe and numerous other Countries are not located on the same Globe as they are. On second thought they might be right since they are way out there.

To bad that i live in an area that has limited Carrier Choices so switching creates some other Issues otherwise i would have cancelled my Contract a long time ago.

Signed: One very satisfied Customer.

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[melissaestes86]

My phone has been acting really crappy lately. My messages keep failing. My Facebook app won't work when connected to wifi. My phone is just dragging in general. I've tried everything including a complete factory reset. I'm fed up having a phone with limited use.

[esclaved]

Before it used to happen sometimes, it's started happening a lot recently. When I hit the send button, it shows me the little circular wheel spinning (trying to send) and then rings as though I got an SMS. When I check the phone, it shows the message failed with the exclamation mark on the left. When I click on the mark, it says

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Failed to send

Failed to send message to [CONTACT-NAME]. Try again?

CANCEL or TRY AGAIN

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When I try again, the same thing happens. 

[Kimnykim12]

So , I just called att and they said its a issue with all adroid phones. and working on fixing it. There is not spcific date when it will get fixed.