On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:32:07 GMT, Mike M <mikasn@swbell.net> wrote in
<byz7h.13951$yl4.1754@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com >:

>John Navas wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:34:55 GMT, Mike M <mikasn@swbell.net> wrote in
>> <3rt7h.4711$yE6.4269@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com> :
>>
>>> This is obviously a Cingular problem, as I had the same problem last
>>> year.
>>
>> It's actually probably a 3rd-party gateway problem.
>>
>>> All of the sudden some texts would complete and some would
>>> not-even if they were all to local Cingular customers. After several
>>> attempts I got an experienced CS rep, who transferred me directly to the
>>> tech deptartment and the guy said he would fix the problem and follow up
>>> to make sure it worked. Two days later I received a call, and by then
>>> they had already started working.
>>> No reason you should have to use +1 to send texts.
>>
>> If course not, but no harm, and it might help in the short run.
>> "OF"
>the harm would be that in the long run it would not solve the problem.

On the contrary -- there is _no_ harm whatsoever, and it might also help
in the long run. All of my phone numbers are entered that way, which
may explain why I have so few problems.

>P.S. please don't mince words. Thanks

You're pretty much the first person to accuse me of that. LOL!

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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>