Is it possible to txt america??

Obiwan · 03-06-2005, 03:05

Hi, im on O2. yay.
I have a friend in USA, Charleston.. and im wonder if its possible to send a txt to her mobile phone.

I just tried.. but she didn't get anything.
I wonder if i have to type numbers in or go through a special service or something?

Any suggestions?
thankees

Gage · 03-06-2005, 05:30

think you need to put the +44 or what ever international dialing code it is

Steve Pearce · 03-06-2005, 08:50

If her mobile has a US number then you need to prefix it with +1. If it's a UK mobile being used in the US (i.e. roaming) then just the normal mobile number should work.

Wireless Router · 03-06-2005, 11:23

Do the US use the "07" prefix for mobiles?

If so, it would be:

017[then rest of number]

01 being the US country prefix, and you miss out the first "0"

Steve Pearce · 03-06-2005, 11:25

Nope, US mobiles are allocated regular Area Code numbers, they never start with "0".

And the international code for the US is "1" (not "01").

Wireless Router · 03-06-2005, 11:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Pearce

Nope, US mobiles are allocated regular Area Code numbers, they never start with "0".

And the international code for the US is "1" (not "01").

Ah ok.

It's just some people use:

0001
0044 and so on..

Steve Pearce · 03-06-2005, 11:37

When I call the US from a landline I dial "00" + "1" + "Area Code" + "Number". The leading "00" is the international access code from the UK.

From a mobile its easier just dial "+" and the international dialling code. The "+" replaces the international access code (which can vary depending which country you are in). When I am roaming abroad to dial a UK number I just use "+44" and the UK number (missing out the leading zero).

KGB · 03-06-2005, 15:14

My wife is in California at the moment and I txt her cingular mobile all the time. Just sent it to +1xxxyyyzzzz.

Delivery reports work fine and as I'm o2 online payg the txts come out of 300 free per month allowance

ondigiboxoner · 03-06-2005, 20:52

Is she using a UK mobile? Because if it is a UK mobile out in the States, then you can text her using the normal means, it will cost you the same, and she will pay the extra!

KGB · 04-06-2005, 00:05

No she's using a cingular mobile and it costs neither of us anything

Davester · 04-06-2005, 09:27

Remove the first zero of the phone number, and add +1 ( if using mobile) or 001 (if using home phone).

Obiwan · 04-06-2005, 18:12

Hmm well i tried putting +1 then her number.. and it sent. and I even got a delivery report when i sent it via Orange. but she didn't recieve it.

Shes on Sprint PC's network.

Oh well.. ill keep trying.

adam_80 · 04-06-2005, 20:00

If you go to http://www.orange.co.uk/international/calling.html and select your tariff then you should find a list of all the American networks you can and can't text from the UK. There is however a message warning that "some foreign networks may not currently support sending or receiving international text messages" so you will still get a delivery report even though the text hasn't gome through. This has happened to me before.

O2 don't appear to have any of this information on their website.

squawkBOX · 04-06-2005, 20:12

o2 are able to send txt messages to US phones. Here is a story from The Register which states:

O2's UK and Ireland customers will be able to exchange text messages with mobile users in North America and send messages to users in Japan and subscribers of Telecom New Zealand, following the launch of the service.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02...text_services/ - Feb 2004

Best seller · 04-06-2005, 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Pearce

Nope, US mobiles are allocated regular Area Code numbers, they never start with "0".

And the international code for the US is "1" (not "01").

To phone the usa/canada you have to use prefix 001

adam_80 · 04-06-2005, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by squawkBOX

o2 are able to send txt messages to US phones. Here is a story from The Register which states:

O2's UK and Ireland customers will be able to exchange text messages with mobile users in North America and send messages to users in Japan and subscribers of Telecom New Zealand, following the launch of the service.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02...text_services/ - Feb 2004

You can indeed text US phones from O2 but what I meant to say is that O2 do not provide information on their website on which particular US networks you can text like Orange do.

Obiwan · 04-06-2005, 23:11

Well.. i have discovered that Sprint PC(her network) doesn't support international txts. Hence why my txts didn't go through. Damn.

Oh well. back to the drawing board .

mrMick · 06-06-2005, 19:56

tell her to get on a decent network...

Steve Pearce · 06-06-2005, 21:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Best seller

To phone the usa/canada you have to use prefix 001

Try reading all the posts in this thread, as I said earlier:

When I call the US from a landline I dial "00" + "1" + "Area Code" + "Number". The leading "00" is the international access code from the UK.

The international code for the US is "1", this is a fact.

03-06-2005, 03:05	#1
Obiwan Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 742	Is it possible to txt america?? Hi, im on O2. yay. I have a friend in USA, Charleston.. and im wonder if its possible to send a txt to her mobile phone. I just tried.. but she didn't get anything. I wonder if i have to type numbers in or go through a special service or something? Any suggestions? thankees

03-06-2005, 05:30	#2
Gage Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,196	think you need to put the +44 or what ever international dialing code it is

03-06-2005, 08:50	#3
Steve Pearce Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 823	If her mobile has a US number then you need to prefix it with +1. If it's a UK mobile being used in the US (i.e. roaming) then just the normal mobile number should work.

03-06-2005, 11:23	#4
Wireless Router Banned User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 58	Do the US use the "07" prefix for mobiles? If so, it would be: 017[then rest of number] 01 being the US country prefix, and you miss out the first "0"

03-06-2005, 11:25	#5
Steve Pearce Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 823	Nope, US mobiles are allocated regular Area Code numbers, they never start with "0". And the international code for the US is "1" (not "01").

03-06-2005, 11:35	#6
Wireless Router Banned User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 58	Quote: Originally Posted by Steve Pearce Nope, US mobiles are allocated regular Area Code numbers, they never start with "0". And the international code for the US is "1" (not "01"). Ah ok. It's just some people use: 0001 0044 and so on..

03-06-2005, 11:37	#7
Steve Pearce Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 823	When I call the US from a landline I dial "00" + "1" + "Area Code" + "Number". The leading "00" is the international access code from the UK. From a mobile its easier just dial "+" and the international dialling code. The "+" replaces the international access code (which can vary depending which country you are in). When I am roaming abroad to dial a UK number I just use "+44" and the UK number (missing out the leading zero).

03-06-2005, 15:14	#8
KGB Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Turlock, California Posts: 78	My wife is in California at the moment and I txt her cingular mobile all the time. Just sent it to +1xxxyyyzzzz. Delivery reports work fine and as I'm o2 online payg the txts come out of 300 free per month allowance

03-06-2005, 20:52	#9
ondigiboxoner Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Medway, Kent Posts: 1,670	Is she using a UK mobile? Because if it is a UK mobile out in the States, then you can text her using the normal means, it will cost you the same, and she will pay the extra!

04-06-2005, 00:05	#10
KGB Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Turlock, California Posts: 78	No she's using a cingular mobile and it costs neither of us anything

04-06-2005, 09:27	#11
Davester Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Greater London, UK Posts: 1,362	Remove the first zero of the phone number, and add +1 ( if using mobile) or 001 (if using home phone).

04-06-2005, 18:12	#12
Obiwan Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 742	Hmm well i tried putting +1 then her number.. and it sent. and I even got a delivery report when i sent it via Orange. but she didn't recieve it. Shes on Sprint PC's network. Oh well.. ill keep trying.

04-06-2005, 20:00	#13
adam_80 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gloucester Posts: 28	If you go to http://www.orange.co.uk/international/calling.html and select your tariff then you should find a list of all the American networks you can and can't text from the UK. There is however a message warning that "some foreign networks may not currently support sending or receiving international text messages" so you will still get a delivery report even though the text hasn't gome through. This has happened to me before. O2 don't appear to have any of this information on their website.

04-06-2005, 20:12	#14
squawkBOX Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Central Scotland, UK Posts: 871	o2 are able to send txt messages to US phones. Here is a story from The Register which states: O2's UK and Ireland customers will be able to exchange text messages with mobile users in North America and send messages to users in Japan and subscribers of Telecom New Zealand, following the launch of the service. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02...text_services/ - Feb 2004

04-06-2005, 20:16	#15
Best seller Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 257	Quote: Originally Posted by Steve Pearce Nope, US mobiles are allocated regular Area Code numbers, they never start with "0". And the international code for the US is "1" (not "01"). To phone the usa/canada you have to use prefix 001

04-06-2005, 22:18	#16
adam_80 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gloucester Posts: 28	Quote: Originally Posted by squawkBOX o2 are able to send txt messages to US phones. Here is a story from The Register which states: O2's UK and Ireland customers will be able to exchange text messages with mobile users in North America and send messages to users in Japan and subscribers of Telecom New Zealand, following the launch of the service. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02...text_services/ - Feb 2004 You can indeed text US phones from O2 but what I meant to say is that O2 do not provide information on their website on which particular US networks you can text like Orange do.

04-06-2005, 23:11	#17
Obiwan Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 742	Well.. i have discovered that Sprint PC(her network) doesn't support international txts. Hence why my txts didn't go through. Damn. Oh well. back to the drawing board .

06-06-2005, 19:56	#18
mrMick Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 1,259	tell her to get on a decent network...

06-06-2005, 21:42	#19
Steve Pearce Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 823	Quote: Originally Posted by Best seller To phone the usa/canada you have to use prefix 001 Try reading all the posts in this thread, as I said earlier: When I call the US from a landline I dial "00" + "1" + "Area Code" + "Number". The leading "00" is the international access code from the UK. The international code for the US is "1", this is a fact.

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