SMS Problems in WM5.0

[Rayan]

Hello everyone,

Ever since I upgraded to WM5.0 (Magneto) I started having problems sending SMS. Under WM2003 and WM2003SE it was working fine. :(

I can receive them OK, but unfortunately I just can't reply nor create a new message.

I always get a "Your text message cannot be sent."

No matter what I do, it's always the same error!

I have checked my Text Message Service Center number (Telcel) which is :+5294100001410 (I verified this number from another phone I have).

Have you experienced any problems with SMS once you upgraded to Magneto?

Any ideas?... :(

Thanks in advance,
Rayan

[Rudegar]

try removing the countrycode and see if it helps

[itr2401]

I've actually found that some carriers dont like the additional characters for punctuation:

I'm
can't
don't
won't

etc .. once I remove those there are no issues in sending the message

[Rayan]

Thanks Rudegar, but can you explain a little more about this?

Are you talking about the carrier name? (i.e. O2, TMOBILE, etc)? Should I change it to TELCEL (my carrier)? Leave it blank? or is it something else I need to edit on the ROM? I tried looking for the 44 00 65 00 76 00 41 00 HEX String in the nk.nba file but found nothing.

@ itr2401, it's possible, but I have tried to send very simple texts (i.e. abcdefg) and still no good!... :(

P.S.- I even tried changing Radio versions but it did not fix anything (except that 1.17 is more stable, better signal and quicker mode changes but this is another topic).

Thanks!
Rayan

[Rudegar]

i dont know just was an idear to try and remove the country code part of the nr

as in +5294100001410 nr with country code

94100001410 nr without country code

the + and the first 2 nr's are country code's

[Rayan]

Okay... Finally found the solution to my problem... :D

I just learned that my provider had given me an old SIM card (Type: GEMPLUS V1), well, actually, I have this SIM Card since a long time ago, and that was ok with Windows Mobile 2002, 2003 and 2003SE. But it appears that Windows Mobile 5.0 has problems reading it or it's not 100% compatible. (according to my provider, some new top-of-the-line mobile phones have problems with old SIMs too.)

So I went to my nearest Telcel Customer Service Center and purchased a brand new SIM Card (Type: H1 V3.5) and transfered my phone number to that new SIM Card and that did the trick!!!

With the new V3.5 SIM Card I'm able to send and receive Text Messages again!!!

Thanks for your valuable ideas guys!!!

Regards,
Rayan