SMS: prepaid <> postpaid?

A friend in France can SMS her friend's Virgin prepaid phone here
in Australia, but can't SMS to my postpaid SCM (Optus network) phone.

As here we are both on the Optus network, can there be any logical
explanation for this difference?
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

John Savage wrote:

> A friend in France can SMS her friend's Virgin prepaid phone here
> in Australia, but can't SMS to my postpaid SCM (Optus network) phone.
>
> As here we are both on the Optus network, can there be any logical
> explanation for this difference?

Was your number (the one which doesn't receive) ported from
another network?

John

John Savage wrote:

> A friend in France can SMS her friend's Virgin prepaid phone here
> in Australia, but can't SMS to my postpaid SCM (Optus network) phone.

> As here we are both on the Optus network, can there
> be any logical explanation for this difference?

When you say cant, do you mean it refuses the SMS or that it never gets thru ?

What is the first half of both numbers ?

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:37:25 +0000 (UTC), John Savage
<rookswood@suburbian.com.au> wrote:

>A friend in France can SMS her friend's Virgin prepaid phone here
>in Australia, but can't SMS to my postpaid SCM (Optus network) phone.
>
>As here we are both on the Optus network, can there be any logical
>explanation for this difference?

Can't answer that, but noticed while in USA could not receive sms sent
to me from countries outside Oz, nor could these countries receive my
sms.

Maybe this part of mobile telephony not robust?

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> writes:
>John Savage wrote:
>
>> A friend in France can SMS her friend's Virgin prepaid phone here
>> in Australia, but can't SMS to my postpaid SCM (Optus network) phone.
>
>> As here we are both on the Optus network, can there
>> be any logical explanation for this difference?
>
>When you say cant, do you mean it refuses the SMS or that it never gets thru ?

My understanding is that the French network allows and charges for the sending
of the text message (approx half a euro!), it's just that the message never
reaches my Australian postpaid handset.

>What is the first half of both numbers ?

sender: Fr: 06841
destination: Au: 04285
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

John Henderson <jhenRemoveThis@talk21.com> writes:
>John Savage wrote:
>
>> A friend in France can SMS her friend's Virgin prepaid phone here
>> in Australia, but can't SMS to my postpaid SCM (Optus network) phone.
>>
>> As here we are both on the Optus network, can there be any logical
>> explanation for this difference?
>
>Was your number (the one which doesn't receive) ported from
>another network?

Yes, from Hellstra.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

John Savage wrote:

> John Henderson <jhenRemoveThis@talk21.com> writes:

>>Was your number (the one which doesn't receive) ported from
>>another network?
>
> Yes, from Hellstra.

Receiving international SMS is the one issue that's not always
completely resolved with number porting.

John

John Savage wrote
> John Henderson <jhenRemoveThis@talk21.com> writes
>> John Savage wrote

>>> A friend in France can SMS her friend's Virgin prepaid phone here in
>>> Australia, but can't SMS to my postpaid SCM (Optus network) phone.

>>> As here we are both on the Optus network, can there be any logical
>>> explanation for this difference?

>> Was your number (the one which doesn't receive) ported from another network?

> Yes, from Hellstra.

That could well be the problem, there have been some glitches with porting.

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> writes:
>That could well be the problem, there have been some glitches with porting.

And I suppose no one would be interested in fixing it?

When I moved from Telstra to Southern Cross they gave me the choice
of networks: Telstra or Optus. I chose Optus. I suppose I could ask
them to move me to Telstra network. Supposing I do, is it likely
I would regain the lost SMS capability?
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

John Savage wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>> That could well be the problem, there have been some glitches with porting.

> And I suppose no one would be interested in fixing it?

They get no choice on that if you monster them using the TIO.

> When I moved from Telstra to Southern Cross they gave me the
> choice of networks: Telstra or Optus. I chose Optus. I suppose
> I could ask them to move me to Telstra network. Supposing I do,
> is it likely I would regain the lost SMS capability?

Yeah, very likely, unless they **** it up all over again.

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> writes:
>> When I moved from Telstra to Southern Cross they gave me the
>> choice of networks: Telstra or Optus. I chose Optus. I suppose
>> I could ask them to move me to Telstra network. Supposing I do,
>> is it likely I would regain the lost SMS capability?
>
>Yeah, very likely, unless they **** it up all over again.

We'll see. I've asked SCT to send me a Telstra sim.
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)