Dumaguete Info Search


Welcome!

By registering with us, you'll be able to discuss, share and private message with other members of our community.

Registreren

How to Txt message to Scotland.

Discussie in 'Expat Section' gestart door andiflip, 9 nov 2020.

Topicstatus:
Niet open voor verdere reacties.
Best Posts in Thread
Pagina 5 van 6
  1. OP
    OP
    andiflip

    andiflip DI Senior Member

    Lid geworden:
    27 dec 2009
    Berichten:
    561
    Leuk Bevonden:
    147
    So far this just keeps getting more goofy.. Globe asked me to change my network to 3G, that doesn't work, i can't even get on to the cell number to check my balance.. I have had 2 gentlemen here txt the number from Globe and neither went thru.. one guy send a txt from Smart using his australian SIM and it went thru.. One gentleman used a Globe prepaid and the other used Globe plan. I have now changed my network to LTE/3G/2G auto and i am being deducted for txts 15 peso's for a short one and 40 peso's for a longer one.. Maybe its working now.. Will confirm around 2 or 3 Dumaguete time.
     
    andiflip, 16 nov 2020
    #41
  2. Rye83

    Rye83 with pastrami Admin Secured Account Highly Rated Poster SC Connoisseur Veteran Army

    Lid geworden:
    3 mei 2010
    Berichten:
    13.106
    Leuk Bevonden:
    5.029
    Blood Type:
    O+
    You said you have two SIM slots. Have you tried to get a Smart or Sun SIM and use that to text you bother? I think the SIM cards even come with enough load on them to send an international text.
     
    Rye83, 16 nov 2020
    #42
  3. OP
    OP
    andiflip

    andiflip DI Senior Member

    Lid geworden:
    27 dec 2009
    Berichten:
    561
    Leuk Bevonden:
    147
    None of the txts thru Globe went thru,, i got another SIM card from Globe and will try then in the other slot first.. I still no work i will get a Smart SIM..
     
    andiflip, 17 nov 2020
    #43
  4. Rye83

    Rye83 with pastrami Admin Secured Account Highly Rated Poster SC Connoisseur Veteran Army

    Lid geworden:
    3 mei 2010
    Berichten:
    13.106
    Leuk Bevonden:
    5.029
    Blood Type:
    O+
    Check out Sun. I think I remember them having good promos on international texts.
     
    Rye83, 17 nov 2020
    #44
  5. OP
    OP
    andiflip

    andiflip DI Senior Member

    Lid geworden:
    27 dec 2009
    Berichten:
    561
    Leuk Bevonden:
    147
    As expected this all came to nothing.. i tried two different Globe SIM cards, i tried both in different phones, i bought a Smart SIM and tried in two different phones also.. definitely some thing is wrong on this end.. Globe said there is no problem this end , Smart says nothing wrong on this end.. TESCO /O2 the provider in Scotland says the problem is at this end. British Telecom says the problem is at this end.. i surrender and give up talking to call center agents who work off a list of probably causes but when the problem is not on the list they just stop answering..
     
    andiflip, 21 nov 2020
    #45
  6. Philpots

    Philpots DI Senior Member Restricted Account

    Lid geworden:
    18 apr 2018
    Berichten:
    841
    Leuk Bevonden:
    231
    Blood Type:
    A-
    Try using someone elses phone which is not prepay and is a later G network. I seem to remember you saying something about G2 or G3?
     
    Philpots, 21 nov 2020
    #46
  7. Rye83

    Rye83 with pastrami Admin Secured Account Highly Rated Poster SC Connoisseur Veteran Army

    Lid geworden:
    3 mei 2010
    Berichten:
    13.106
    Leuk Bevonden:
    5.029
    Blood Type:
    O+
    Tried it with my phone, which is 2019 top tier model and had an LTE connection (the fastest connection available). It went through when I used my US SIM/number but failed with the Globe SIM/network. It is a problem with the local providers that is unlikely to be resolved at the user level.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
    • Genius Genius x 1
    Rye83, 21 nov 2020
    #47
  8. Notmyrealname

    Notmyrealname DI Forum Luminary Highly Rated Poster Showcase Reviewer

    Lid geworden:
    25 okt 2016
    Berichten:
    5.139
    Leuk Bevonden:
    1.887
    Well, they are not 93 or more - so good on your mother for being in touch with modern tech. One of my siblings went on a course in using computers, his grandchildren visited and switched on his laptop, they returned home - he had to phone them to come and turn it off as he did not know how. He told me that turning it off was not covered in his course!
     
    • Funny Funny x 2
    Notmyrealname, 21 nov 2020
    #48
  9. Notmyrealname

    Notmyrealname DI Forum Luminary Highly Rated Poster Showcase Reviewer

    Lid geworden:
    25 okt 2016
    Berichten:
    5.139
    Leuk Bevonden:
    1.887
    Gave you the 'Genius' for being so helpful to another member - shows the strength of the Forum when some are willing to put in so much effort.
     
    Notmyrealname, 21 nov 2020
    #49
  10. OP
    OP
    andiflip

    andiflip DI Senior Member

    Lid geworden:
    27 dec 2009
    Berichten:
    561
    Leuk Bevonden:
    147
    Lo and behold i spoke too soon.. Smart messaged me back and said they put a ticket in to PLDT and was answered that my txt messages were being blocked as SPAM as the area codes were unfamiliar. They said to try again which i did. Txt messages went thru on my prepaid Globe SIM and my prepaid Smart card..15 peso's a txt which is cheaper than International calls i believe..
     
    • Informative Informative x 3
    • Like Like x 1
    andiflip, 22 nov 2020
    #50
Pagina 5 van 6
Topicstatus:
Niet open voor verdere reacties.