I can't text America

joewilliams
By joewilliams

Help?

It was fine when I first got a Q-tel mobile. Now I can't. And my friend in California can't text me either. Anyone got any idea why?

Cheers.

Joe.

By Mirage• 6 Oct 2006 05:32
Mirage

One thing you could do is use skype to text your friend in cali, its efective and cheap, somthing like 20c a txt...The reply will be delived to your phone if you confirm your number with skype(which is an easy thing to do)

www.skype.com d/l the software fill it up with 10$ and off you go...you can also make voip calls to the states for like 2c a min, its great...i use it to talk to my sis in Canada

By joewilliams• 3 Oct 2006 11:38
joewilliams

erm, anyway of telling what thingamagic she's on? Will it be on her phone somewhere?

Joe Williams

[email protected]

By marcoantholin• 3 Oct 2006 02:14
marcoantholin

ME ALSO, I COULDN'T EVEN CALL MY UNCLE THERE,.. I BELIEVE IT DEPENDS ON THEIR PROVIDER WHETHER THEY ARE TIED UP WITH OUR Q-TEL?

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."

--ARISTOTLE

By Gman• 3 Oct 2006 02:08
Gman

It does not work for some networks. I am unable to sms back to or receive sms from my home country GSM networks too. (not US) :(

So having gsm on both sides is not enough..!

By Reckless• 2 Oct 2006 19:10
Reckless

Does your friend in the USA use the CDMA technology ? If so, that could be the problem as we use GSM in Doha.

GSM - GSM texting usually works.

LIke i could text from usa to doha with my cingular sim.

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