Keep recieving same message from 3G phone over and over

Morpheus · 18-07-2006 10:53PM #1

Simple query,

why when someone with a 3G phone sends me a text message, do i keep recieving that message about 20 times over the next 2 days?

Ive two friends with 3G phones, im a vodafone ready to go user, this happens whenever either of them text me.

Anyone else with this problem?

Ruu_Old · 18-07-2006 10:54PM

It has happened me a few times in the past, best call your network and get your mates to do the same.

Doctor DooM · 18-07-2006 10:55PM

Apparnetly there was a problem like this with vodafone over the last month..?

1huge1 · 18-07-2006 11:24PM

dont suppose your friends are with three ? and were you or him/her abroad when the msgs were sent?

if not like the other guys said call your network because that should not be happening

mikedragon32 · 19-07-2006 01:56AM

A friend who is currently on holidays (Vodafone customer) has received the same message from me (Three customer) about 15 times, including once at 4a.m.!

Apparently it's something to do with the network the phone is roaming on not registering receipt of the SMS message, so it keeps attempting to send it.

The important thing is that I'm only charged for the one SMS I've sent!

1huge1 · 19-07-2006 03:54AM

well im in lanzarote at the moment and im with 3
i sent a txt to a vodafone ireland number who is also out here
she received the txt 73 times before it stopped

i should only get charged once but since im abroad i dont know but 3 will reinburse me anyway
3 need to sort this out

anyway i cant help morpheous out till he tells us if his friend is with 3 or not

Tar.Aldarion · 19-07-2006 03:55AM

I sometimes get the same message, over and over. No idea why.

I'm meteor.

Sam Vimes · 19-07-2006 07:48AM

1huge1 wrote:

i should only get charged once but since im abroad i dont know but 3 will reinburse me anyway
3 need to sort this out

you will only get charged once

Pythia · 19-07-2006 09:10AM

When a text is sent, the sending network looks for confirmation from the receiiving network that the message is sent. If the receiving network has some problem in confirming the text is received, the sending network will keep trying to send it again and again.
The problem here is that the message has been received, but the confirmation hasn't been given. Which is why you get it tens of times.

Morpheus · 19-07-2006 10:04AM

hi guys,

thanks for the very late posts!!!! what aer you all doing up at this hour!??

Im up North for a few days, theyre on the 3 network back in republic.

I did once get it back in Dublin when my friend texted me from swords, so i dont think its just when your abroad.

I got same message 3 times last night around 5am. She sent the original on monday afternoon.

Keep recieving same message from 3G phone over and over

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