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Help! Unable To Send Text Messages From Sony Xperia X8
craigy132
17-08-2011
Hi, just got an xperia x8 and everything seems to work fine but it wont send text messages - I can recieve them but whenever ity to send them I just get a 'could not send message', any help would be greatly appreciated
craigy132
18-08-2011
Ive spoken to sony online support and they are insisting its because im using a 9 year old sim card and it cant handle all the technology in the phone so i need a new sim. How pausible is this? Or have I just been fobbed off?

By the way I spoke to 02 support and they insisted the sim wasnt the problem
prking
18-08-2011
Its possible. A SIM from that period may not contain a service centre number (they needed to be entered manually at that time) I doubt there are many people working for mobile companies who remember that.

If possible, you can manually enter the text message centre number into the phone (see O2 site) or ask O2 for a replacement SIM which will have the advantage of it being 3G)

Incidentally if the SIM number starts 8944163 then its a good idea to get it replaced anyway, as they don't work well in smartphones.
craigy132
18-08-2011
just checked and it starts 89441100. tried entering the service centre number manually but it just keeps giving an error message.
Guess il just have to try a new sim
Dai13371
18-08-2011
Could be wrong but does it need a 3g capable SIM?
craigy132
21-08-2011
Just requested a new sim off 02 so hopefully that will solve it
danleto
21-08-2011
You could try this page and have the settings for your phone sent to you, hopefully the MMS settings will be the same as normal SMS.
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