Texts while abroad

lovelywine · by **lovelywine** » Thu May 03, 2022 9:42 am

Not sure if anyone can help but here goes. I'm away at the minute and I'm trying to text home. I have an Iphone and the people I'm texting also have Iphones but everytime I try to send a text or respond to a text it tries to send an iMessage and comes back failed.

i've tried just typing in the number to send a text too but it keeps reverting to Imessage.....anyone any ideas what I can do?

I was away a few weeks ago too and didn't have this problem so no idea whats going on!!

babydust2012 · by **babydust2012** » Thu May 03, 2022 9:49 am

Maybe turn off your wifi & 3G? iMessage uses internet to send text?

morningsun · by **morningsun** » Thu May 03, 2022 9:50 am

Are you putting 00353 before the number? Sorry if you have done that and it is a really obvious question! :-8

Carriedaway · by **Carriedaway** » Thu May 03, 2022 10:07 am

morningsun wrote:Are you putting 00353 before the number? Sorry if you have done that and it is a really obvious question!

should be +353 for text and 00353 for ringing ....
are you on a bil phone? i know with bill phones they wont let you send roaming texts make romaing calls until you have paid a certain amount of bills, just in case you run up a big bill and not pay it.

lovelywine · by **lovelywine** » Thu May 03, 2022 10:19 am

I tried putting 00353 & +353 but no joy....I'll turn off the Wifi and 3G (if I can figure that out) and give it a go!!

Thanks!!

lovelywine · by **lovelywine** » Thu May 03, 2022 10:27 am

Turned off Wifi and it worked!! I have a bill phone but never had this problem before...bit strange!!
Thanks mil for your help girls!! O-O

babydust2012 · by **babydust2012** » Thu May 03, 2022 10:53 am

Yeah I actually knew something about electronics.... go me!!!!! :o)ll

lovelywine · by **lovelywine** » Thu May 03, 2022 11:01 am

Pat on the back for you babydust 2012!!!

Mrs W · by **Mrs W** » Thu May 03, 2022 12:58 pm

Have you not got your data roaming turned off??

lovelywine · by **lovelywine** » Thu May 03, 2022 3:14 pm

Yes it's turned off Mrs W - should I have it turned on....had it off to avoid the data roaming charges...... (apologies I'm clueless about techie stuff!)

by **busybee07** » Wed May 16, 2022 12:33 pm

If both yourself and the person you are trying to text install whatsapp or viber on ur phone its perfect when abroad.

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