International texting

Tchoupitoulas · 22-12-2005, 07:34

I'm curious if anyone out there texts internationally? I have a friend in Wiltshire who I can text and he receives texts but cannot receive pictures. I have been able to send a text with pictures to his email only via my phone.

Does anyone else have this problem? Is it something I'm doing wrong?

Oh, btw, I have a Motorola razr v3 phone.

squawkBOX · 22-12-2005, 12:25

Sometimes networks can have international roaming agreements but this doesn't cover everything.

Some agreements are just voice. There are others which are just voice and SMS agreements - which I believe your carrier may have.

Really for international MMS to work, there has be be a specific agreement that one network can send another a picture message - if there are no agreements then this might fail.

I would suggest cotacting your mobile phone company in the US and ask them if they have a MMS/picture message agreement with whatever network the person in the UK is on.

Tchoupitoulas · 23-12-2005, 08:09

Thanks SquawkBOX! I'll call them about it. As usual, when they're selling you stuff they make it seem like anything and everything is possible. I didn't know about the agreements, though.

23-12-2005, 09:21

I have a similar question about international texting so i thought i'd post it in here.

I would like to txt a "short number" (like the ones on tv 63399 etc.) that is in the USA. Is this possible?

I know I can call the US by using +1 then the number.

Any help is greatly appreciated

Regards

C.Barber

crowfield99 · 23-12-2005, 22:17

Short Codes are unique to the country ie. A UK shortcode can only be texted by people in the UK.

29-12-2005, 09:17

ok thanks

22-12-2005, 07:34	#1
Tchoupitoulas Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 214	International texting I'm curious if anyone out there texts internationally? I have a friend in Wiltshire who I can text and he receives texts but cannot receive pictures. I have been able to send a text with pictures to his email only via my phone. Does anyone else have this problem? Is it something I'm doing wrong? Oh, btw, I have a Motorola razr v3 phone.

22-12-2005, 12:25	#2
squawkBOX Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Central Scotland, UK Posts: 871	Sometimes networks can have international roaming agreements but this doesn't cover everything. Some agreements are just voice. There are others which are just voice and SMS agreements - which I believe your carrier may have. Really for international MMS to work, there has be be a specific agreement that one network can send another a picture message - if there are no agreements then this might fail. I would suggest cotacting your mobile phone company in the US and ask them if they have a MMS/picture message agreement with whatever network the person in the UK is on.

23-12-2005, 08:09	#3
Tchoupitoulas Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 214	Thanks SquawkBOX! I'll call them about it. As usual, when they're selling you stuff they make it seem like anything and everything is possible. I didn't know about the agreements, though.

23-12-2005, 09:21	#4
Libra28 Posts: n/a	I have a similar question about international texting so i thought i'd post it in here. I would like to txt a "short number" (like the ones on tv 63399 etc.) that is in the USA. Is this possible? I know I can call the US by using +1 then the number. Any help is greatly appreciated Regards C.Barber

23-12-2005, 22:17	#5
crowfield99 Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Walsall, UK Posts: 520	Short Codes are unique to the country ie. A UK shortcode can only be texted by people in the UK.

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