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Old 22-12-2005, 07:34
Tchoupitoulas
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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.
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Old 22-12-2005, 12:25
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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.
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Old 23-12-2005, 08:09
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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.
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Old 23-12-2005, 09:21
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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
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Old 23-12-2005, 22:17
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Short Codes are unique to the country ie. A UK shortcode can only be texted by people in the UK.
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Old 29-12-2005, 09:17
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ok thanks
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