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Does SMS work across international boarders? |
loonee
Joined: Feb 16, 2002
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Dear All,
I am using satelindo, i know i can sms to singapore (singtel) and singtel subscribers can reply to satelindo's sms. And I am able to sms to malaysia (+601-xxxxxxx) and vice-versa.
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loonee
Joined: Feb 16, 2002
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Dear All again...
oops, YES... I'm able to sms from singapore via satelindo's roaming, sorry i did not read the topic correctly.
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Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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From: Los Angeles, California
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Sent you a message arroyootje, and went through fine  |
dolmsted
Joined: May 11, 2002
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From: Manhattan Beach, CA
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What provider are you useing? Could this a limitation in the provider I have chosen? |
Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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Who me? Right now I am using Cingular (Very convenient service in this area). |
dolmsted
Joined: May 11, 2002
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From: Manhattan Beach, CA
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Deltayoda,
I have been thinking about makding the switch to Cingular. I live in Manhattan Beach but I have service on my phone from Minneapolis, MN. Should I make the change will I be giving anything up? Since I am on the road a great deal of the time VoiceStream has had good coverage in most of the areas of the world that my work take me to. I have not really looked at Cingular that is why I ask. |
all8
Joined: Feb 28, 2002
Posts: 372
From: Malaysia
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International SMS should works. If anyone of you have tried using SonyEricsson Wap Configurator.
It works.
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dolmsted
Joined: May 11, 2002
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From: Manhattan Beach, CA
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Is that something done on the web os is that a function of the phone? |
andre
Joined: Jan 20, 2002
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@dolmsted
If you live in California you are actually using the Cingular Network(roaming w/vs), so you wont lose anything.
My friend has voicestream, she lives in new york and she cannot sent sms to me(cingular) or anywhere abroad. I think it's problems with voicestream.
I live in california, have cingular and I sms my friends in Europe all the time. Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands and England are some of the countries that I have tried. Works with no problem.
You should think about changing to cingular.
Hope this helps,
Andre |
GOwin
Joined: Jan 17, 2002
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SMS is a network dependent service. some SPs allows subscribers to send SMS to other networks (in the same country or abroad) but sometimes limits them to their own networks only.
this used to be the case with our local SPs, now we can send SMS to all local SPs and to other phones abroad as well.
ask your SP for details. |
dolmsted
Joined: May 11, 2002
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From: Manhattan Beach, CA
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Well that settles it for me. I am makding the switch. Thanks for your insight on Cingular. Should have taken a look at them first I guess. |
Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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Dolmsted, I think Cingular is great here in Southern California, but I also heard AT&T is better (Can’t confirm that, need to get a SIM from them).
As for Voicestream, they are having huge problems for some reason.
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arroyootje
Joined: Feb 01, 2002
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From: UK-Belgium-Azerbaijan
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The only person I received a message from was Deltayoda, thanks 
So dolmsted, i think you should change network, cos then you could send me messages and not get the error thing 
[ This Message was edited by: arroyootje on 2002-05-12 20:40 ] |
Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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From: Los Angeles, California
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And you said it wouldn’t work |
mercedes4ever
Joined: Dec 11, 2001
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dolmsted,
Voicestream doesnt guarantee delivery to phones not in the US. But it works most of the time. To get the status: When you start writing a message, start it with "*not#" without " " followed by your message. When you send it, it will send you a message a few seconds later telling you of the status. |
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Posted: 2002-05-12 02:14
