Please HELP! Trying to text to America from the UK

[Frosty75]

Please help I am trying to text to America but I keep getting the error message - the number you have sent to is incorrect. If you are sending to an international destination you need to precede the number with a +
But I can call the number and receive texts but not send them.

It's urgent please help!!!!!!

Frosty

 

[Pinkpoison]

Please help I am trying to text to America but I keep getting the error message - the number you have sent to is incorrect. If you are sending to an international destination you need to precede the number with a +
But I can call the number and receive texts but not send them.

It's urgent please help!!!!!!

Frosty

are you trying to text to another iPhone? i ask because if you are you can use iMessage.

 

[Frosty75]

No it's not an iPhone

 

[Pinkpoison]

so i take it you have tried preceding the number with +?

 

[Pinkpoison]

try preceding the number with +1

 

[Frosty75]

I have done both and tried adding 00 but the same message comes up.....getting desperate!!

 

[Frosty75]

I have done both I have even added 00 and the same error message comes up, why can I ring it but not text, they can text. Getting desperate!!!! Only have fb and that's taking ages

 

[Pinkpoison]

have you tried 001?

 

[Pinkpoison]

try 001 but drop the first number of your friends number.

 

[Pinkpoison]

any luck?

 

[zstairlessone]

Try this.

http://askville.amazon.com/send-SMS-international-mobile-phone/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=14754516

 

[Frosty75]

That's doesn't work either not having much luck

 

[Frosty75]

I just tried this still got an error message but the text got sent not sure who to though lol

 

[Pinkpoison]

is it only texts to the USA you are having problems with? do texts to everywhere else send and get delivered?

 

[Pinkpoison]

this may not help but its worth a try,do a hard reset,hold down your on/off and home button down until the apple appears,the phone will reboot,this can fix many glitches.