How do i SMS (Cellphone Text Message) Abroad?

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Posted by Coup on May-11-2002 16:40:

How do i SMS (Cellphone Text Message) Abroad?

Hi all, my friend who lives in America has given me his cellphone number, but i dont understand how to text to it? I no how to text England from abroad, say my cell number (this isnt it) would look summit like this - 07855 158657, the UK country code is +44, so to message me aborad i would take away the 0, to equal 447855 158657.

My friends number looks summit like this 234-456-5676, he lives in America, so how would u message it?

Many thanks, coup

Posted by drizzt81 on May-11-2002 16:46:

umm a couple of things:

1. can he receive text messages? the USA is kinda behind the rest of the world when it comes to cell phone technology.. they praise SMS as the greatest stuff since sliced bread NOW.. Sprint PCS still does not have it!!

2. if he is with one of the providers, that do support SMS (there are a few) messaging him depends on your phone/ service;

while I can message people in Germany just fine, i have a problem sending SMS to hong Kong for example! My service does not support it!

If you have a nokia phone you can use the 'feature' of being able to put '+' into your phone numbers, that would take care of the international exit code for you.. then the US country code (01).. then his number..

so you'd have something like this:
+01 234 456 5676

huh makes sense?

Posted by flystyler on May-11-2002 16:50:

www.mtnsms.com

That has free sms too the rest of the world. It may work in america, but as u say america is behind, so it may bnopt be able to recieve txts.

But most sms sites will send a txt anywhere in the world, as long as you know the number and prefix

Posted by Miss Proximus on May-11-2002 16:51:

or if you can't put a + you just put 2 zero's instead of the +

Posted by Miss Proximus on May-11-2002 16:52:

quote:
Originally posted by flystyler
www.mtnsms.com

That has free sms too the rest of the world. It may work in america, but as u say america is behind, so it may bnopt be able to recieve txts.

But most sms sites will send a txt anywhere in the world, as long as you know the number and prefix

sms-es sent by this site will not be accepted by dutch providers as they want ppl to upgrade their own sms-amount on their phones...do I make sense?

Posted by flystyler on May-11-2002 17:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Miss Proximus

sms-es sent by this site will not be accepted by dutch providers as they want ppl to upgrade their own sms-amount on their phones...do I make sense?

Yep, but this might not b the case in USA, coz it aint the case in the UK.

Posted by Miss Proximus on May-11-2002 18:54:

quote:
Originally posted by flystyler

Yep, but this might not b the case in USA, coz it aint the case in the UK.

well bleh! i just wanted to get it off my chest

no really, the point was....some countries might not be suitable to use mtnsms for

Posted by butterfly on May-12-2002 01:48:

i know that my phone can only recieve text messages from other Verizon customers, so what you are trying to do may be a lost cause.

The US is a LONG way behind with text messaging...

Posted by infinity HiGH on May-12-2002 01:51:

Add a 1 in front of his number, then send it. It should work no prob.

quote:
Originally posted by butterfly
i know that my phone can only recieve text messages from other Verizon customers, so what you are trying to do may be a lost cause.

The US is a LONG way behind with text messaging...

Is Verizon a GSM-based company? If not, then obviuosly it can't. But if it is GSM, then it can recieve SMS's from other GSM operators.

Posted by apri_peel on May-12-2002 05:09:

use ICQ
or, find out who is his provider, go to their website, they usually have a place where you can send out msgs, otherwise, most providers are not connected together on one network so you cant send someone a msg who's with att, for example, and you are with verizon

Posted by drizzt81 on May-12-2002 05:13:

quote:
Originally posted by infinity HiGH
Add a 1 in front of his number, then send it. It should work no prob.

Is Verizon a GSM-based company? If not, then obviuosly it can't. But if it is GSM, then it can recieve SMS's from other GSM operators.

i think only AT&T and Voicestream are GSM based cell-phone providers in the US..

I hate my cell phone there.. it is the SAME 'series' as i in Germany, but with the same battery, i get like 4x the standby time in Germany, and i have 202130823750124015013 more features

Posted by Rostros on May-12-2002 15:50:

just ask him to buy a pc , probabily be cheaper, just give your phone company a ring, im sure they gonna help you ,

Posted by Blake613 on May-12-2002 18:19:

I just bought the AT&T Ericsson T68 for $199(US). I can't get over the fact that this phone is bluetooth enabled. Also I beamed over addresses from my Palm to the phone's IR port, dang.

Posted by fastmp3 on May-12-2002 21:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Blake613
I just bought the AT&T Ericsson T68 for $199(US). I can't get over the fact that this phone is bluetooth enabled. Also I beamed over addresses from my Palm to the phone's IR port, dang.

that's my dream phone , i was almost going to buy it but ...

Posted by infinity HiGH on May-13-2002 00:37:

quote:
Originally posted by drizzt81

i think only AT&T and Voicestream are GSM based cell-phone providers in the US..

I hate my cell phone there.. it is the SAME 'series' as i in Germany, but with the same battery, i get like 4x the standby time in Germany, and i have 202130823750124015013 more features

I know what you mean man, same with me. I go to Poland, and my phone (Siemens S40) is so much better, while here its an ok phone (still better than anything else available here though). I payed $450 for it (canadian) and it's value comes through...in Poland, not here. My reception and sound is a lot better, and the battery lasts longer.

Oh, and Ericsson sucks Get a Nokia 7210...if you want a phone with a colour display.