My correspondent is not receiving my SMS/texts. What should I do? Solved

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Hello,I've been dealing with this problem for quite some time, let me explain. I have a recipient who does not receive my SMS, however, I do receive the delivery report. There’s no issue if I call them, the problem really lies with the SMS function. This person can send me SMS without a problem and also call me: I read that some have called customer service but didn’t manage to...I haven’t read about a solution, do you have any information? Thank you in advance and good evening.Best regards,GregConfiguration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0

lutiine · Accepted Answer

I had the same problem as you, and here's the solution I found (hoping it will help you). I have a Samsung, and in the messages menu => settings => SMS => blocked numbers, there was the recipient's number who wasn't receiving my messages (it got there due to a mishap when deleting a received message). Remove it from the blocked numbers list and it will work again!
If the problem comes from there, of course!
Good luck!

areaaa · Answer

Hello have you found a solution to your problem??

gregratm · Answer

Good evening, Unfortunately not. I am still facing this issue. Do you have this problem too?

funy06 · Answer

I have this problem too!!! My best friend doesn't receive my texts, I get the delivery report: sent and I can call her and she can call me and she can also send me texts, I read them! I'm with NRJ Mobile and she's with SFR... my sister and my other friend are with SFR and they receive them... Help me, it's really annoying!!!

Farqual · Answer

Hello,
I also have the same issue with a friend and it's quite a hassle: we can call each other, she can send me messages which I receive without any problem, but she hardly receives any of my messages. She only gets them if I send the same one multiple times..
If anyone knows the solution, I'm all ears!!..

azhar · Answer

Me, on the other hand, I can send messages to a recipient and he receives them, but I don't receive his texts.

anouk · Answer

Hi,
thank you for providing all those solutions, but none of them work for my phone (it's mainly because I can't find the indicated places) ....
so if anyone has another solution, PLEASE WRITE IT !!!!
[ my phone is a LG KP550 ]

Thanks a lot =)

mimiamp · Answer

Hi, mine is more serious, a friend to whom I sent the following text: "it's already done" received instead, the next morning "MD RDVQ:Lyse,cor" Message indeed coming from my number... I should mention that his phone was off when I sent it and I never received the usual delivery receipt. If anyone can help me it would be very nice Thank you very much!

Iris-Eléa · Answer

Hello,  I have more or less the same issue except that sometimes he receives my texts and other times he doesn't. I don’t know why. Can you help me? My phone is a Nokia 6300.  Thank you for replying to my email address: mocogniiris@msn.com  iris.

miss-35 · Answer

Hello, I have exactly the same problem when I send texts to my boyfriend, he doesn't receive them while I get the delivery receipt successfully; however, when he sends me texts, I receive them just fine, as well as the calls (he is with SFR and I am with Bouygues).

Hysterik · Answer

Hello everyone, I have a problem with my LG KP500, my boyfriend has an IPhone and he's not receiving all my texts, apparently it mostly bugs when my text exceeds the size of a single SMS and he’s the only recipient I have this issue with. When it works, I get the delivery confirmation but otherwise I don’t receive it. Do you have an explanation? A solution?

mafia28250 · Answer

Bonjour, j'envoie un message mais la personne ne le reçoit pas. J'ai un LG KU990I. Pourriez-vous m'aider, s'il vous plaît, avec ce problème ?

toca59 · Answer

Hello,

I have the same problem for a few days with Orange.
My Orange contacts receive my messages just fine.
On other networks, no SMS is received and I have not received any delivery reports.

Thank you for your responses.

mafia28250 · Answer

I also have an Orange, I receive the notifications but the person doesn't receive them.

mafia28250 · Answer

me too

johanna13013 · Answer

Well, I have a Sony Ericsson Z555, with a Universal Mobile plan. I can make calls and I receive SMS, I can send them but my recipients never receive them! Please help me, thank you -- It's better to be alone than in bad company, as they say ^^

johanna13013 · Answer

I've found the solution to my question: actually, I just had to change my SIM card! You keep your number and your contacts, you just change the card and it's perfect ;)
--
Better to be alone than in bad company, as they say ^^

Nehli · Answer

Hello, I have a similar issue:

I have an LG new chocolate bl20, he has an iPhone, we are both with Orange, and for months now, I receive his good night text the next morning, or even in the afternoon. (That’s a delay of between 8 and 16 hours). This has been going on for months, I’ve changed my SIM card twice, and I’ve switched phones in the meantime. (I used to have a Sony Ericsson k530i)

I have no idea where this could be coming from, and I’m really fed up, honestly.

Mat · Answer

Anyone found a solution? I have the same problem, my friend doesn't receive my texts whenever her phone feels like it.

Dylan · Answer

Hello,

Just take another phone from your home. Remove your SIM card, put it in the other phone, wait to receive all the messages, and then put your SIM card back in your usual mobile phone, there you go :) I also have the same issue, my girlfriend is with Bouygues and I’m with SFR. In my opinion, the problem comes from the network, not the phones. Best regards.

Ga' · Answer

I can't receive my texts either, even though I'm getting my calls just fine and I still have credit! The advisor I called told me it was a SIM card issue! Which operator are you with???

amor · Answer

Hello,  This morning everything was fine; I was sending messages to a friend without any problem, then all of a sudden, he stopped receiving my messages! I can send messages to other people except to him (I don't receive any delivery confirmation when I send him a message since he doesn't receive them) He receives messages from other people and he hasn't blocked me! Please help me!

Lollipops · Answer

Hi,

I have a problem that is similar to yours. I receive my messages with a delay. For example, my boyfriend will send me a message at 4:09 PM and I only receive it later when he sends me a second message. At that point, I receive both messages at once.

How is this happening? I haven't made any mistakes since it's a new phone and I'm being particularly careful with it.

I'm eagerly awaiting your help!!

Louve · Answer

Hello everyone, I have the same problem. I am with Proximus (Belgium), my husband is in Algiers but he also has a Belgian SIM card with Proximus. Until now, there was no problem; he was receiving all my texts, but since yesterday afternoon, nothing at all, while I still receive the delivery receipts.

Choupinette x3 · Answer

Hi there! I have the same problem.. I have a Motorola Flipout and when I send a text message to a friend, he doesn't receive it; however, I can receive his messages.. I don't know what to do.. And I can't find the blocked numbers option to check if I’ve accidentally blocked him. Thanks in advance.

sub13 · Answer

Good evening  I also have this issue with Lycamobile where some of my contacts, particularly those with SFR and Virgin, do not receive my texts. It's fine with Orange and Bouygues. I called Lycamobile customer service, and they told me it's due to the recipient's operator's servers?? I tried with another phone, same thing!  If you have any tips, let me know.

BlackBrry. · Answer

I have a similar problem ._. A person in my contacts is not receiving my texts but I do receive the delivery receipt :/ And on the other hand, I receive her texts just fine. Basically, for the past 2 weeks, I haven't been able to talk to this friend and I'm with Orange, it's super annoying X_X

al · Answer

According to my tests, it's SFR that is blocking. I'm with Orange and everything works fine until I send to certain SFR numbers. Orange receives SFR's acknowledgment and sends it back to us, yet the message is not sent from SFR to the targeted phone! This happens once every three times and sometimes every two, so SFR is rubbish!

julie · Answer

I am with Orange and I have the same problem; only one of my contacts does not receive my texts, yet I receive the acknowledgement. I am desperate...

al · Answer

In my circle, the person who doesn't always receive my texts has a phone that malfunctions quite regularly. It could also be the recipient's fault. In my case, it's SFR plans + not-so-great phone. I don't know if there's a way to fix this issue; we would need to test different phones with the same SIM card. And if there's no change, I can't see any other culprit than the operator... But which one exactly? That's why jardindesmuses' solution seems the most effective to me.

heyer · Answer

I'm with Orange and I had the same problem as you; I could call him without any issues, I was receiving these messages and he wasn’t, and I was receiving the notifications, it was very annoying. Then I sent him 120 messages all at once without stopping, I sent him 120 messages all at once without stopping, and then he started receiving them. Two months later, it started again and my trick doesn't work anymore :/ I'm with Orange and I have a Samsung Player Star 2, if you have a solution, help me, please, I'm begging you, thank you =D

Sarah59 · Answer

So I have the same problem, I send a text message, I receive the acknowledgment, but the person does not receive my messages So I just finished my phone call with my network which is SFR, and they told me, after 10 minutes of waiting (great --"), that the problem came from my recipient since I was receiving the acknowledgments, so the recipient needs to call their network line for a possible SMS setting adjustment, and that on the other hand if you send a text message and you do not receive the acknowledgment, well that is a problem with your phone, so an adjustment is needed, with the help (if you wish) of SFR  I hope I have helped you :)  Have a nice day :)

fanfan01 · Answer

Hello everyone, So, here it is, my darling can't send me texts directly, but it works when he replies to my texts. We've just discovered why. Actually, my darling likes to joke by impersonating politicians or pretending to be the police by calling from a hidden number. As a result, my number was recognized as hidden with #31# in front of it. So he couldn't send texts to a number with those symbols preceding it. Make sure to check the number you're sending your texts to. Hoping this can help you.

miss-da-33 · Answer

Hello, I have a BlackBerry and a recipient does not receive my SMS and I do not receive theirs. If you have a solution, please help me.

sub13 · Answer

Hello,

I'm not receiving SMS correctly from one of my correspondents on Bouygues.

- When he sends me SMS while my phone is on the network, I receive them just fine.

- However, when he sends me SMS while my phone is off the network (no signal or turned off), I don't receive the SMS immediately once I regain signal; in fact, they arrive 12 hours after they were sent (even if it's been more than 10 hours since I got the network back).

Is the issue coming from my correspondent's operator or mine?

I'm with Prixtel and my number was ported from Lycamobile, but the issue existed while I was with Lycamobile and persists with Prixtel!

Do you have any idea?

Tounsi59 · Answer

Hello, So I have an LG Optimus L7 and for the past 2 days I haven't been receiving SMS from a particular person, while they receive mine. I can call them and they can call me too. They are not on my "Blacklist". I reset my phone, changed the SIM card, tried my SIM in another phone, and nothing works; I'm still not receiving their SMS while it works with all my other contacts. I've looked on many forums and no one has a specific solution. Thank you for your help.

jade · Answer

I have a Nokia Lumia 520 and my boyfriend doesn't receive my messages, what can I do?

sub13 · Answer

Good evening  What operator do you have?  Has the recipient put your number on the reject call list? In that case, your calls and texts are being refused. Check their phone settings (or in the customer area, for example, for Free)!  This happened to me, I changed my phone number... because no operator (Lycamobile then Prixtel) could solve the problem.  Bye

mimi748 · Answer

Hello,  I have the same problem; I don't receive text messages from my mother, but I receive them from everyone else. Why is that?

GHISLAINE ALLION · Answer

Problem I am no longer receiving SMS from others.

tel · Answer

Hello, I had the same problem, and eventually I found all the messages in the spam folder.
The number from which I wasn't receiving texts was in the spam list; once I deleted it, everything went back to normal.

Give it a try :)

vivylou · Answer

Thank you all for your help!!!

Mds53 · Answer

Hello, I have the same problem. What does the number start with? And what is the brand of your phone? For me, the problem applies to a 09. Maybe that's where it comes from.

Bc · Answer

I unchecked the chat option in the discussion settings (3 dots in the conversation) and then it works.

My correspondent is not receiving my SMS/texts. What should I do?

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