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Internation Texting

  • 18-07-2003 1:00am
    #1
    BoB_BoT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭


    Hey all, hope i have this in the right place.
    My problem is i'm trying to txt a friend of mine in canada and my phone/company won't let me... I'm using a nokia 3210 (still :P) and my company is O2, i know i'm using the proper country code/area code because i can phone the canadian number no prob, just can't txt it! Has anyone had the problem before?
    My sim card is kinda old, it still says digifone on my screen hehe :). Could that affect it anyway? Or could it just be a mobile network compatability problem?
    Thanks,
    Rob


Comments

  • #2
    carrotcake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭carrotcake


    your friend's network more than likely doesn't have a roaming agreement with o2. otherwise it should work fine


  • #3
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    In order to send a text message to a foreign countries network, your network will require an inter networking agreement with that network. It is importatant to note that this is different to a roaming agreement. It is possible that O2 do not have an agreement with the network. Alternatively, i would suggest actually calling O2 to see if this is the case, and if not, finx out where the problem is occurring.


  • #4
    BoB_BoT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭BoB_BoT


    thanks for the replys, yeah i'll try giving them a call again when i have credit :P dam €1.10 a min for help :P
    Thanks Again :),
    Rob


  • #5
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    ok... if you are a bill customer, customer care is free.. If you are a prepaid customer, I am guessing there is an 1850 number you call, should cost about 30 cents for the whole duration of the call.

    www.02.ie


  • #6
    crowbar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭crowbar


    kinda came in late on this one ...
    most of my canadian friends have never texted anyone, probably cause there's only a few gsm mobile networks over there. your friend would have to be on one of them to receive texts on them. i definitely received texts whilst i was over there earlier this year with an o2 phone, i roamed onto microcell.


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  • #7
    BoB_BoT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭BoB_BoT


    she does have txting abilities and is on a gsm network. I'd say that jesus_thats_gre is right, she's on a network in montreal, can't remember the name, begins with a b :P lol still havn't gotten around to phoning o2. Will let ya know what they tell me when i do. :),
    Thanks Rob


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