Will the new SMS service support Internatonal Txt Msg'ing?

[JCrewLeif]

February third is the date the new SMS system is suppose to go active. Meaning phones like mine (VM4500) with the new SMS built in, will be able to send txt messages without signing on to vision. WILL THIS NEW SERVICE SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL TEXT MESSAGING LIKE VERIZONS PHONES? DOES ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE? IE WILL I BE ABLE TO TEXT SOMEONE IN ITALY? Thanks. Leif

[SL10]

SPCS does not internat't SMS yet, it may be awhile when they will have it.

[JCrewLeif]

im asking if the new service will on feb 3rd will include international text messaging tmobile and verizon include it

[SL10]

Originally posted by JCrewLeif im asking if the new service will on feb 3rd will include international text messaging tmobile and verizon include it NO IT WILL NOT BE included, being SPCS does NOT SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL SMS.

[jgallandt]

Originally posted by SL4 NO IT WILL NOT BE included, being SPCS does NOT SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL SMS. Good Morning, SL4! Don't think that was The answer he wanted to hear. LOL!

[JCrewLeif]

it all good. i have no idea why sprint wouldnt support it verizon does (www.verizonwireless.com) i have friends who text me from italy and the past few months i could recieve their text messages from italy here in chicago on my sprint phone. but then on dec 12th or so the just stopped. i assumed it was because sprint was working on the new system. but as of this week i still cannot recieve them anymore. so what gives their new service blocks what i use to be able to recieve? and why make such a big deal about the new sms service if it only does half of what companies like verizon provide for no addtional cost? i guess well know for sure after this tuesday. maybe ill at least be able to recieve international sms again. heck maybe ill end up being able to message them back. we'll see in a couple days. but i seriously find my new sanyo vm4500 pointless if sprint does not offer international texting. not enough people in the us do it yet and im more interested in keeping in touch with my friends in italy. ill prob switch to verizon. anyway well see. thanks

[SL10]

Originally posted by jgallandt Good Morning, SL4! Don't think that was The answer he wanted to hear. LOL! Top of the morning also. That was the answer SPCS gave me. I tried to SMS friend of mine in Germany with my daughters treo 600 it never went thru.

[{mp3}God]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-5500/US/1.0) NetFront/3.0 MMP/2.0)

Originally posted by SL4
Originally posted by JCrewLeif im asking if the new service will on feb 3rd will include international text messaging tmobile and verizon include it NO IT WILL NOT BE included, being SPCS does NOT SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL SMS.

wrong, it will support international text with the new service this i know my friend has his active in clevand and he sent one

[sheureka]

Originally posted by {mp3}God
wrong, it will support international text with the new service this i know my friend has his active in clevand and he sent one
That's my understanding too. I know the SMS program will take the extra digits. - sheureka

[SL10]

Originally posted by {mp3}God Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-5500/US/1.0) NetFront/3.0 MMP/2.0) NO IT WILL NOT BE included, being SPCS does NOT SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL SMS.wrong, it will support international text with the new service this i know my friend has his active in clevand and he sent one [/B][/QUOTE] Then SMS in Germany does not work then cuz I sent an international SMS to a family friend in Germany and he never received it and he tried to send me one I never got it? Plez explain this one?

[sheureka]

According to Osiris (on sprintpcsinfo.com) -

On a side note, I've found out something just a couple of days ago that I think I've been saying differently before: the SMS clients on the enabled phones support up to 19 digits. International SMS *is* possible with the new service once it's launched. We have no tools to troubleshoot it, so there's no support for it, but we in Vision tech support have been given a list of a few countries and a few providers with whom we've seen SMS messages work.

And that's what we've been told to say, "We've seen it work with [such and such provider], and you're welcome to try it, but we provide no support for it."

- sheureka (by the way, why doesn't Osiris ever come around here anymore?)

[sprintguy]

Here's a list of countries (with carriers) you can SMS to:

Argentina: Movicom (BellSouth)
Bermuda: Bermuda Digital
Canada: Bell Mobility, Microcell Telecommunications, Rogers AT&T, Telus Mobility, Saskatchewan Telecom (Sasktel), MTS Communications
Chile: BellSouth Comunicaciones
China: China Mobile
Columbia: BellSouth Columbia
Dominican Republic: CODETEL
Ecuador: BellSouth Ecuador
Guam: Hafatel
Guatemala: BellSouth Guatemala
Hong Kong: Sunday, Peoples
Mexico: Lusacell, Telefonica Mexico, Nextel Mexico
Panama: BellSouth de Panama
Peru: BellSouth Peru, TIM Peru, Telefonica Peru, Nextel Peru
Philippines: Globe, Smart
Puerto Rico: Celulares Telefonica (Verizon), Cingular Gíreles, Telefonica Puerto Rico, TeleCorp PCS
Saipan: Verizon Pacifica
UK: T-Mobile UK
Uruguay: Movicom (BellSouth)
Venezuela: Telcel (BellSouth), Movilnet

[SL10]

Originally posted by sheureka According to Osiris (on sprintpcsinfo.com) -- sheureka (by the way, why doesn't Osiris ever come around here anymore?) Good info, this would explain some issues with International SMS under SPCS new system. Thank you for post.

[SL10]

Originally posted by sprintguy Here's a list of countries (with carriers) you can SMS to:Argentina: Movicom (BellSouth) Bermuda: Bermuda Digital Canada: Bell Mobility, Microcell Telecommunications, Rogers AT&T, Telus Mobility, Saskatchewan Telecom (Sasktel), MTS Communications Chile: BellSouth Comunicaciones China: China Mobile Columbia: BellSouth Columbia Dominican Republic: CODETEL Ecuador: BellSouth Ecuador Guam: Hafatel Guatemala: BellSouth Guatemala Hong Kong: Sunday, Peoples Mexico: Lusacell, Telefonica Mexico, Nextel Mexico Panama: BellSouth de Panama Peru: BellSouth Peru, TIM Peru, Telefonica Peru, Nextel Peru Philippines: Globe, Smart Puerto Rico: Celulares Telefonica (Verizon), Cingular Gíreles, Telefonica Puerto Rico, TeleCorp PCS Saipan: Verizon Pacifica UK: T-Mobile UK Uruguay: Movicom (BellSouth) Venezuela: Telcel (BellSouth), Movilnet So Deutsch telecom is not part of the system then, now I see why my SMS DIDN'T work in Germany. I apologize then for my eariler post. I was misinformed by the CSR again to a point, maybe they did not have the listed at the time of my call?

[aitech]

Originally posted by sprintguy
Here's a list of countries (with carriers) you can SMS to:

Argentina: Movicom (BellSouth)
Bermuda: Bermuda Digital
Canada: Bell Mobility, Microcell Telecommunications, Rogers AT&T, Telus Mobility, Saskatchewan Telecom (Sasktel), MTS Communications
Chile: BellSouth Comunicaciones
China: China Mobile
Columbia: BellSouth Columbia
Dominican Republic: CODETEL
Ecuador: BellSouth Ecuador
Guam: Hafatel
Guatemala: BellSouth Guatemala
Hong Kong: Sunday, Peoples
Mexico: Lusacell, Telefonica Mexico, Nextel Mexico
Panama: BellSouth de Panama
Peru: BellSouth Peru, TIM Peru, Telefonica Peru, Nextel Peru
Philippines: Globe, Smart
Puerto Rico: Celulares Telefonica (Verizon), Cingular Gíreles, Telefonica Puerto Rico, TeleCorp PCS
Saipan: Verizon Pacifica
UK: T-Mobile UK
Uruguay: Movicom (BellSouth)
Venezuela: Telcel (BellSouth), Movilnet

No Japan?! :/ Go sprint...

[SL10]

Originally posted by jgallandt
Good Morning, SL4! Don't think that was The answer he wanted to hear. LOL! Also I like your avatar a flashing SANYO interesting idea! LOL!

[SL10]

Originally posted by aitech
No Japan?! :/ Go sprint... And no S. Korea SMS either my wife will not be happy, being she is korean with family out there...............

[Sloanie]

SL4 I was thinking the same thing-- I have a number of friends in Korea, it'd have been nice if I could text-message them. :( And Japan is a big one... so do we know that other carriers can send SMS to those countries?

[SL10]

Originally posted by Sloanie SL4 I was thinking the same thing-- I have a number of friends in Korea, it'd have been nice if I could text-message them. :( And Japan is a big one... so do we know that other carriers can send SMS to those countries? Good question, no clue here?

[rh1138]

Originally posted by sprintguy
Here's a list of countries (with carriers) you can SMS to:

Argentina: Movicom (BellSouth)
Bermuda: Bermuda Digital
Canada: Bell Mobility, Microcell Telecommunications, Rogers AT&T, Telus Mobility, Saskatchewan Telecom (Sasktel), MTS

Awesome news... thanks!! Now, where's that $50 price drop on the VM4500...

[plik]

There is a workaround to the international SMSing.

Most carriers allow incoming SMS via an email address.

phone#@provider.com

Find out your friend's format and message away.

[CyByte]

NO BELGIUM! damnit sprint! I already pay them for international calling for this and now with true sms coming I can't even text message there yet :(

[sheureka]

Originally posted by CyByte
NO BELGIUM! damnit sprint! I already pay them for international calling for this and now with true sms coming I can't even text message there yet :(
I think, from another post I read, that these are companies/countries that have been reported to Sprint as working. As I understand it, others MAY work but they haven't been reported yet. So certainly it would be worth trying even if it's not on the list. - sheureka

[kaidu]

Originally posted by SL4
Good question, no clue here?

I don't think Japan (DoCoMo/KDDI/Vodafone) uses SMS in their networks, all the cell phones have an email address and that's how they message each other.

Not too sure about Korea, but China Unicom's CDMA network does support SMS.

[Jack Bauer]

No Botswana?!?!

[aitech]

Originally posted by kaidu
I don't think Japan (DoCoMo/KDDI/Vodafone) uses SMS in their networks, all the cell phones have an email address and that's how they message each other.

Not too sure about Korea, but China Unicom's CDMA network does support SMS.

AFAIK Japan (DoCoMo) does use Mo-SMS - but they also have an e-mail addr like a vision e-mail, and you can send e-mail direct to their phone (quasi-sms??)

it's username@docomo.ne.jp for DoCoMo Japan 8180.

True SMS to japan would be nice.. :/

[HazelGirl]

I need sms France....Orange WIreless....

[theacoustician]

In case it helps anyone, you can sms people in Canada.

I just did it with a Telus customer. All you do is type in the 10 digit number and send. Works fine. I guess we'll see if there's some massive surcharge now for international sms.

[nafai23]

I have been sms-ing docomo(japan) and vodaphone(europe) for a few weeks here in NYC...
They do no use numbers but email addresses...and the message comes right to the phone like an sms and I reply just like I would messaging another sprint with sms...
there is no signing on vision and none of that...

done it in europe and asia with many people....it is instant and works just like the docomo phone I had in japan on my vm4050

[aitech]

Originally posted by nafai23
I have been sms-ing docomo(japan) and vodaphone(europe) for a few weeks here in NYC...
They do no use numbers but email addresses...and the message comes right to the phone like an sms and I reply just like I would messaging another sprint with sms...
there is no signing on vision and none of that...

done it in europe and asia with many people....it is instant and works just like the docomo phone I had in japan on my vm4050

EXCELLENT news!! :) I miss japanese cell phones.. :-/ Ok, I will be getting my 5500 any day now (from telesales), so I haven't really played with the SMS on there yet, what exactly do you enter?

Do you type user@docomo.ne.jp into the SMS # field??

[nafai23]

i just had my friends sms me first at the 917xxxxxx@messagiingsprints...etc....address...

and then I replied to the docomo and vodaphone address they sent from....
it comes and is sent as a sms not shortmail

[HKP]

hmmm... I tried sending an SMS message from my primary line to my secondary line (612xxxxxx2@messaging.sprintpcs.com to 612xxxxxx0@messaging.sprintpcs.com) and it did NOT work. Am I doing something wrong?

Hey, why did one highlight and the other didn't??? Odd.

[sheureka]

Just send it to the 666xxxxxxx - don't use the @messaging.sprintpcs.com part. - sheureka

[knsv]

Originally posted by HKP
hmmm... I tried sending an SMS message from my primary line to my secondary line (612xxxxxx2@messaging.sprintpcs.com to 612xxxxxx0@messaging.sprintpcs.com) and it did NOT work. Am I doing something wrong?

Hey, why did one highlight and the other didn't??? Odd.

Hey i didnt even know you can do that for sms with number@messaging.sprintpcs.com. just tried it on my a600 and it works got the text right away the questions is how do you send sms if you dont have the newer phone like the 5500

how would you send it to another sprint phone without going through vision

[sheureka]

Originally posted by knsv
how would you send it to another sprint phone without going through vision
Well you can't. That's the whole difference between the new SMS-enabled phones and the older phones. - sheureka

[knsv]

Originally posted by sheureka
Well you can't. That's the whole difference between the new SMS-enabled phones and the older phones. - sheureka

can you run the list of the new sms-enabled phones for me again

thanks

[knsv]

Originally posted by sheureka
Well you can't. That's the whole difference between the new SMS-enabled phones and the older phones. - sheureka

can you run the list of the new sms-enabled phones for me again

thanks

[Supermarco]

Well, I tried SMSing to Movilnet and Telcel/BellSouth and no luck

[gilberto5]

Well, I tried SMSing to Movilnet and Telcel/BellSouth and no luck

Have you teied sending a message to 0416-xxx-xxxx@cantv.net were xxx-xxxx is the Movilnet number. Go to this link for more info.
http://www.movilnet.com.ve/sp_email.jsp?cont=1

[Jliao]

No Taiwan? go sprint~

[roc_face]

My little bro has tmobile, and apparently when I send email to his tmomail.net account it goes right to his phone, just like me sending him an SMS.

Also he can reply to the email right from his phone.

Wish our email at sprintpcs.com came right to the phone. :(

[CaliSurfer008]

what about australia :(

[cool_ca_guy_74]

Try this service - http://www.smscountry.com/Demo.asp :)

February third is the date the new SMS system is suppose to go active. Meaning phones like mine (VM4500) with the new SMS built in, will be able to send txt messages without signing on to vision. WILL THIS NEW SERVICE SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL TEXT MESSAGING LIKE VERIZONS PHONES? DOES ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE? IE WILL I BE ABLE TO TEXT SOMEONE IN ITALY? Thanks. Leif

[hibbt]

Try this service - http://www.smscountry.com/Demo.asp :)

bad link........................

[a680isgood]

My little bro has tmobile, and apparently when I send email to his tmomail.net account it goes right to his phone, just like me sending him an SMS.

Also he can reply to the email right from his phone.

Wish our email at sprintpcs.com came right to the phone. :(

They DO come straingt to the phone. Use 10 digit phone no. ##########@messaging.sprintpcs.com

[loowit_marikit]

Ok, I would like to revive this thread. Please someone tell me what exactly I need to enter in my phone to text the Philippines? Smart and Globe are listed and that's my sister's phone but we are still having problems receiving and sending to each other. I tried 011+country code+area code+number. Is this the format? Is this the same for picture and video mails?

[kccasey]

Ok, I would like to revive this thread. Please someone tell me what exactly I need to enter in my phone to text the Philippines? Smart and Globe are listed and that's my sister's phone but we are still having problems receiving and sending to each other. I tried 011+country code+area code+number. Is this the format? Is this the same for picture and video mails?
This thread is so old, A nbew one should be started to bring it more up to speed of what is now January 2005. But tpo help answer your question, It is all possible, not sure what numerical format though. Do a search on Google for it.

[Halo2Proz]

I've never been able to successfully send an international text...no matter what format I put the number :(

[jh101_7]

http://www.sprintpcs.com/support/help78.html
international sms

[CyByte]

no belgium yet :(

[Terry K]

Just sent and received SMS from/to Australia! Yay Sprint

[Dale]

In case it helps anyone, you can sms people in Canada.

I just did it with a Telus customer. All you do is type in the 10 digit number and send. Works fine. I guess we'll see if there's some massive surcharge now for international sms.

There is none. We do it all the time!

[ImportsCRX]

i send to the philippines as well, globe. She receives it, but her texts can't come through. Oh well...atleast one of us can text each other...

[JustinM]

SMS to and from the UK (whether T-Mobile UK (supported), O2, or Orange) is still spotty. I sometimes receive them, and they sometimes receive mine, but it's rare.

[NikkiRox1]

I sent a text message to my cousin in Trinidad and she received it like a Text to Landline call. I sent it to her cell phone. I know because I was talking to her via AOL IM and we were testing this out. I have to try a different format.

[neonicequeen]

Just sent and received SMS from/to Australia! Yay Sprint
I'm in Australia how did you get it to work. I can't recieve them!!!

[ca571ll0]

:clap:

[Cheatachu72]

:clap:

any particular reason to revive a 2 year old thread other than using the clappy guy?

:wavey:

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