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Cannot send text to Canada

Goodwin56
Investigator
Investigator

I have sent a dozen texts today but it has refused to send 3 of them. I have an iPhone 12 and a new ee SIM card

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XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

Are you on contract or PAYG? If PAYG, do you have enough credit to send International texts.

You are in UK?

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Goodwin56
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Investigator

 I have a $20 credit, but I've  never heard of international texting fees! Everyone I contacted yesterday is in my community. It is a PAYG Sim card.

 

You said you were sending to Canada. Sending texts to Canada is an International text & is chargeable. Is your community in Canada?

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yes. Shouldn't &20 be plenty to text internationally?

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Should be! They're only 25p each.

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Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi @Goodwin56 

What happens when you try texting these numbers? 

Can you text other international numbers? 

Leanne 🙂

Hi Leanne, that's the odd thing. I can text all sorts of people at home,
but there are seemingly random persons I can't send a text. It is very
strange. At first I thought it was because that recipient wasn't a Whatsapp
contact or a Messenger contact, but I checked and several of my recipients
don't meet that criteria. It just seems random to me.

Carol
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James_B
EE Community Manager
EE Community Manager

Hi @Goodwin56,

Which app are you using to send the failed messages?

James