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sjdw New member

Member since 30 August 2010

sjdwNew member19 October 2010 12:37:56

Hi, did anybody have problem getting sms from abroad..?
we have 2 prepaid sim cards for mobile phone in Beijing.. both r working normal and have no problem according to China Mobile service. But the first one is able to get sms from abroad, and the second one is not. We have checked with different mobiles, same story. Why is it so, what is the difference between both cards..

jarod2008 Member

Member since 17 October 2010

jarod2008Member21 October 2010 06:17:10

if you are use China Mobile service:

phone - sms - setting - message centres - +8613800100500

hemisphere Active member

Member since 21 August 2010

hemisphereActive member22 October 2010 00:04:50

I think it's wrong with the setting of SIM services.

sjdw New member

Member since 30 August 2010

sjdwNew member22 October 2010 03:24:26

The message center number in phone settings is same..
I swapped the phones and cards checking the sim, same result with receiving sms.
The sim card self is not an issue, I got it replaced from china mobile, but no changes.
Wrong setting of sim services.. who have set it wrong, i havenot changed anything in my settings and china mobile keep telling all is fine

Here is even more funny statistic :-).. actually we have 3 sim cards here in Beijing, all are prepaid china mobile.
My friend from Europe sent 3 sms to all 3 chinese cards within 1 hr time.
The first one got it at the same moment, the second card as usual never got it, and the third sim got it only after 20 min..

the more u know the more u dont know, therefore think its just bad luck with sim..

Chinaren New member

Member since 07 September 2009

ChinarenNew member26 October 2010 07:09:27

You may wish to try using 00 instead of the + for the international code. That's been known to be a problem before.

granwei Member

Member since 04 November 2010

granweiMember08 November 2010 08:45:20

with my china unicom one, I can text to Spain to certain mobile companies but I don´t get any message back. I went to the mobile company and they told me I had to pay to get a contract so I would be able to do that.

sjdw New member

Member since 30 August 2010

sjdwNew member10 November 2010 09:51:07

it sounds like they take a special care about incoming sms from abroad..

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