All modern mobile devices are small helpers that give people the opportunity to exchange information with each other anytime, anywhere. Someone prefers to just make a call, others like to use all kinds of social networks for communication, but there are those who use the good old SMS messages. Sometimes it happens that for one reason or another, this function becomes inaccessible on the phone. Why are not SMS sent from the phone? What actions to take when messages do not reach the addressee or do not even want to be sent from a mobile phone?
Lack of funds
As soon as such a problem appeared, the first thing to do is to check the amount of money on the balance sheet. Depending on the tariff plan used by the subscriber, or on the conditions for the provision of communication services by the operator, SMS will not be sent from the phone just because of the insufficient amount of money in the mobile account. Those who own contract packages or accounts need to find out from the operator whether the necessary service is connected.
It happens that SMS is not sent simply because of an incorrectly dialed number of the subscriber-recipient of the message. You need to try to send SMS again, and if again there is a failure, you can always contact the support service operators.
Message Center Number
Why are not SMS sent from the phone? Problems with sending text messages from a mobile phone can occur due to an incorrectly specified or completely not specified SMS center number in the settings. This must be checked in the phone settings. If the wrong number is specified, then you can simply rewrite it. To set the center number, you need to go to the message settings in the device. On Android, this is the Messages item. If another mobile operating system, then you need to go into the settings directly of the phone itself.
The reason that messages are not sent may be due to mechanical damage to the device itself or the SIM card. Another cause may be moisture on the phone. After all, this leads to the fact that the contacts are oxidized. With prolonged use of the phone, the contact between it and the SIM card becomes loose. In this case, you can contact the operator’s salon and get a new card with saving the number and all contacts.
Operator side overloads
In the days before the holidays, many are familiar with the problem when SMS messages are either not sent at all or reach the recipient soon. This is due to the fact that at the same time, many people clog up communication channels, trying to call all their relatives in order to congratulate them. Operator servers at such a time can not withstand the load, which is why all communication problems occur. If SMS is not sent on such days, what should I do? We should try to do this a little later, when the servers are unloaded.
Other reasons
Why not send SMS from the phone? Sometimes it happens that the person to whom you are trying to send a message simply added your number to your blacklist. And it doesn’t matter whether it was done on purpose or unintentionally. SMS will still not reach him.
Why not send SMS from the phone, if a person wants to pay for any service in this way? You need to find out if the operator supports this feature.
If nothing helps solve the problem, you can try the following:
- Delete all old and unnecessary messages from memory, as their number affects the sending of new SMS.
- Try not to respond to received messages, but create new ones. In this case, it is better not to select a subscriber number from the list of saved ones, but to enter manually. On some phones this works.
- Reboot your mobile device and try sending the message again.
Other tips
- To configure SMS in the Android operating system, you need to run the Messages application and click on the settings in the context menu. There you can choose the encoding of messages, because sometimes, instead of text, some incomprehensible characters come, like question marks.
- In order to receive notifications that the message has been delivered to the addressee, you need to enable this function in the settings. This is usually the “Delivery Reports” item. After SMS is delivered, a corresponding notification will be sent.
- Some users are a little annoyed that the notification of the delivered message remains on the screen. This is also disabled in the SMS settings.
- If a message that was received a long time ago was deleted, then the automatic cleaning option is probably enabled. If it is important to store all messages, then this function is also easily disabled.
- On devices with the Android operating system, you can block calls and messages from a specific person. After all, anything happens. You just need to add the subscriber number to the black list. Not all versions of Android can do this, so sometimes you will need to download a special application.
- Sometimes SMS from an iPhone is not sent. IMessage simply displays a red icon. The reason may be poor coverage. Forced download often helps. If iMessage is not available, then in the settings you need to set the switch to send simple SMS.