Comments on: O2 SMS Woes

By: Eden

Eden — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:10:17 +0000

I’m having the same problem with ’3 Network’. I can receive SMS from South Korea, but try to send and it just takes the money. Orange works fine though.

By: David

David — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:59:43 +0000

I had this problem back in 2006 and posted a message on the Cellphonetopics forum (http://www.cellphonetopics.com/message62769.html).

I was unable to text my girlfriend (at the time) in China from O2. O2 never solved it and I eventually moved to Vodafone with no problems. One or two people suggested turning on delivery reports, but I don’t think O2 support these, Vodafone do. It’s not an issue anymore as we’re now married and living in the UK.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:53:25 +0000

Thanks so much for the dialing code info, i was beginning to lose hope. You’re a star x

By: Loopy

Loopy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:26:05 +0000

Update with me. I can now text to Sweden =S

My first 2 attempts didn’t fail. It just took like a week for the messages to be delivered, but now it works fine with me. So i’d suggest trying every now and then because if it doesn’t work once, it might another time.

Good luck people!

By: w0w

w0w — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:40:11 +0000

ya know I am having the exact same problem.. i did a google search and this website came up.. im on O2 before I was on Vodafone and no problem to send a SMS to S Korea however now…. wow! I just cant send 1 and neither can they send one to me. I thought it was there problem because I get sms from other people in other countries but I think the real problem is O2.

Thanks for this guys!

By: Alv

Alv — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:14:58 +0000

wat codes do u use?

By: Loopy

Loopy — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:33:31 +0000

It seems we are all having similar issues. With me i can receive texts from Sweden but when i text back i get charged 20p per text but the text goes nowhere. Only spent 40p so far so it’s not biggie but i want to get to the bottom of this issue.

Anyone know what the deal is with adding numbers at the end or beginning of the normal number you want to text?

By: Eoin Sloan

Eoin Sloan — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:27:37 +0000

O2 messages just do not get delivered in Italy but charges of course! I txt my lady friend in Italy several times a week using a spare phone with a Lebara sim card and it always gets through. She replies to my “O2″ phone – the one we use when I want to talk. Talking on O2 is no problem – it makes O2 more money of course.

By: Alv

Alv — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:16:50 +0000

So does anybody know if theres anyway to txt an 02 phone from korea or vice versa?

By: Eoin Sloan

Eoin Sloan — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:14:46 +0000

With O2 I can rcve txt from Italy but not send them. With my Lebara no problem at all whats up with O2? I get charged and they isist the have delivered it to their Italian counterpart