why the hell cant i send any messages abroad

[danielwhitworth]

please could anyone tell me how i do this, i dont know whether it is me or vodafone but basically i can not txt a friend in sweden but my friend can text me, this is really annoying because i am replying to their text message which in theory should work. but it does not and it is getting really annoying

please could anyone tell me how i do this
thank you
i would prefer if you could reply to me on danielwhitworth@hotmail.com

[DaveC]

Check which network your friend is on, then check if Vodafone have a roaming agreement with them. Sometimes its possible to send one way and not the other.

[danielwhitworth]

cheers, do you know how i search to see if they hav a roaming agreement

[DaveC]

http://www.abroad.vodafone.co.uk/index.cfm?do=cost.home&me=a1&nu=1&le=1&costs=true

Those listed are:
Vodafone
Cornvig
Hutchinson 3G
Telia Mobile

[danielwhitworth]

cheers do you know if there is any way i ca get around it if my friends network is not in this list

[DaveC]

Yep, try using something like smsbug It will work out cheaper anyway.
www.smsbug.com

[danielwhitworth]

i am sorry about this you are probs gettin annoyed with all these questions but my friend is on the telia network which apparently shud work so do you hav any idea why it wont let me.

[midlands_lad]

Hi Daniel,

I work for Vodafone and can offer some informal advice.

When you reply to the message, your phone is more than likely sending the message to +46xxxxxxxxxxxx but the network may only allow you to send the message to 0046.

Give it a try and see if it works.

If you still have problems, let me know and I'll look into this further for you.

[danielwhitworth]

cheers, but it still does not work after 0046 would i have to have their whole number or would i have to cut out some of the first numbers

[mobieg]

to make international calls or texts on my network i had to ring up cs first.

[danielwhitworth]

what do you mean cs do you mean i would have to call up vodafone

[mobieg]

yes thats what i think.

[Rexton270]

Hi Dan,
You should check the phone number which is appears as sender. Try put the number manually. All np are "old wariors" except Hutch 3. And also try send msg from website.

[Rexton270]

Daniel try this www.sms.ac its a free sms gateway to all world. Good luck.

[danielwhitworth]

You should check the phone number which is appears as sender. All np are "old wariors" except Hutch 3.
sorry i am not very good with the phone terminology but wen you say You should check the phone number which is appears as sender. do you mean the number tht is recieved once i recieve a txt and also wat do you mean by old warriors and np

[Rexton270]

ok :-)
old wariors - they are on market a long long time :-)
np - network provider.
If you have the 1st msg from your friend. What kind of phone are you using?

[danielwhitworth]

i am using a nokia 6600

[Rexton270]

aright,so 6600. Try this.Delete all settings(mms,gprs) then download them from your operator website and save it. Turn off/turn on your phone.and check your sms settings.Go to sms - settings-txt msg- reply via to same centrum=no(or off)
- use gprs=no(or off).

[csr's_are_human]

Think you should do something a little easier first - call customer service and check you dont have an International Bar on your account - you will find these are automatically applied at registration (especially on PAYG) this stops expensive calls/texts from your phone to Internationl numbers - one call to CS to request removal of the bar should do it!

[midlands_lad]

Hi,

So that we could look into this for you, we’d need to take a few details from you.
You can provide these details by visiting our website at www.vodafone.co.uk, select the 'contact us' option at the top of the screen and then ‘email’. You’d need to type the code FIT135 in the body, and this will make sure the email gets to the most suitable person to look into this for you.

Make sure you give a full account of the problem, including:

- the country your friend is in
- what network provider he uses
- the make and model of mobile you're using
- the relevant security information on the email field (including your mobile number)

As csr's_are_human says, customer services will then be able to give you a clear update after checking the status of your account.

If you still have problems please let me know.

[spartan73]

have you got this sorted out mate? and there may just simply be a international and prem bar on your account... its standard for vf customers...

[Vertu]

Sorry I know this thread is a bit old but I just came across it.

I'm using FishText from www.fishtext.com to text Sweden. It's saving me a fortune, lol. The app is Java so it works on pretty much anything, inc. my W910i. Hope it helps!!