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Thread ID: 95675 2008-12-14 04:32:00 Delayed text messages chocolate2006 (11426) PC World Chat
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728862 2008-12-14 04:32:00 Hope it's ok to ask about mobile a phone here...
International texts can be delayed by up to 16hours. Is this more likely to be my phone or the service? I've 're booted' my phone and will get a flood of them, or they just arrive randomly. I don't want to buy a new phone if it's not the problem. Cheers :thumbs:
chocolate2006 (11426)
728863 2008-12-14 05:54:00 Who is your network service provider? The international text messages that I send usually get to the recipient - be it in Australia or UK - in a matter of seconds.

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
728864 2008-12-14 06:19:00 Vodafone and the phone is a Nokia 7270 chocolate2006 (11426)
728865 2008-12-14 07:15:00 Perhaps you can first remove the SIM card from your existing phone and slot it into another mobile device, then try to send a text message from there to an overseas phone and see if there's a difference? Renmoo (66)
728866 2008-12-14 09:21:00 Is this a one-off problem or more long-term because if its a one-off, it could just be Vodafone's servers having issues, not your phone. beeswax34 (63)
728867 2008-12-14 10:23:00 Which country are you texting to?

I just texted to my father in Hong Kong and a friend in Japan.They received it instantly
Ninjabear (2948)
728868 2008-12-14 10:40:00 Forget overseas, my friends in the same city at different times texted me on a few occasions, and their texts were delayed. Time ranged between 24 minutes to 11 hours. qazwsxokmijn (102)
728869 2008-12-14 14:24:00 Forget overseas, my friends in the same city at different times texted me on a few occasions, and their texts were delayed. Time ranged between 24 minutes to 11 hours.

That's either congestion on the network or more likely the carrier's servers being overwhelmed or down (happens a few times a year)
beeswax34 (63)
728870 2008-12-14 19:01:00 Sometimes I receive texts that have been sent hours (10) before and I have already received later texts from the same person (ie out of sequence). Used to happen much more often than it does now. Telecom. zqwerty (97)
728871 2008-12-14 19:38:00 Forget overseas, my friends in the same city at different times texted me on a few occasions, and their texts were delayed. Time ranged between 24 minutes to 11 hours.I've had the same issue on a number of occasions - sent a message this time last month at around 6:30 on a Monday night and the person didn't receive it until about 11:30 (hardly times I would have though congestion would be occurring). maccrazy (6741)
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