On 17 Nov 2006 14:50:51 -0800, dkaiser@carl.org wrote in
<1163803851.177389.284240@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups .com>:

>OK, so I will respond to your specific suggestions:
>
>1. I used 10 digit numbers for the text messages. 10 digit is the
>standard in this area for voice, so that is what was used for text.
>Also, messages to other Cingular customers go out just fine with 10
>digits.

Suggest you try "international" format, complete with the + symbol for
country (which is "1"); e.g., "+18005551212" instead of "8005551212".
The reason is that some gateway code is sensitive to the difference.
Whether or not other 10-digit numbers work is irrelevant, and not a good
reason for at least giving it a try.

>2. The phone numbers are cell numbers. They always have been cell
>numbers as I have called and sent messages to them before. They are on
>two different networks.
>
>3. Since I have done a master reset I have lost the log of previous
>messages. I will give it a try when I get a message from one of them.

Suggest you ask them to send you messages for testing purposes.

>I have spent hours on this issue with Cingular support. Since this
>has worked flawlessly in the past for at least a year and only started
>mid-October, I don't think this is an operator error situation.
>Thanks

Again, why ask for suggestions if you're not at least willing to try
them? Do you simply want to bitch about Cingular? If so, please let me
know, so that I can avoid wasting time trying to solve your problem.

p.s. Please don't switch posting styles (top vs bottom) in mid-thread
-- it's confusing. Thanks.

>John Navas wrote:
>> On 17 Nov 2006 13:09:28 -0800, dkaiser@carl.org wrote in
>> <1163797767.927057.232410@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>:
>>
>> >John Navas wrote:
>> >> On 16 Nov 2006 14:21:23 -0800, dkaiser@carl.org wrote in
>> >> <1163715683.151366.33510@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>:
>> >>
>> >> >I have a Motorola MPX200 and in the last month have had problems
>> >> >sending text messages to people not on the cingular network. I have
>> >> >sucessfully sent messages to these same people (family members) before.
>> >> > They are on T-Mobile or Verison. Support at Cingular says that they
>> >> >have traced the messages and says that they make it through some 3rd
>> >> >party company that routes messages between companies.
>> >> >
>> >> >I have done a MASTER RESET on my phone, and still no change.
>> >> >
>> >> >Any suggestions?
>> >>
>> >> 1. Make sure you're using full international addressing.
>> >> 2. Make sure to use cell phone numbers, not non-cell numbers.
>> >> 3. Try replying to messages sent to you by those people.
>>
>> >Thanks for the suggestions. The messages that are being lost are to
>> >family members who I have sent messages to in the past -- from the same
>> >phonebook entries.
>>
>> Out of curiosity, why ask for suggestions if you're not at least willing
>> to try them?

--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>