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ncsimmons03

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Jul 24, 2008
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For some reason I have not been able to text certain verizon numbers since Sunday. My girlfriend is the main person I'm having this problem with and every time I text her I get the message, "error invalid number please re-send using valid 10 digit mobile number or valid short code." She can send me texts and she can receive texts from any phone but an iphone. I say this because I have used my iphone, my brothers and also a friends iphone and all of them come back with the same message. if I use other phones it comes through just fine. I have searched and tired everything from reformatting my iphone, resetting network settings, deleting the contact info multiple times and ways, and I even had a new sim card put in. Does anyone have any ideas how to solve this problem? :confused:
 

ncsimmons03

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Original poster
Jul 24, 2008
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Call AT&T and say "WTH?!". They can hopefully fix it, it might be on their end.

After trying just about everything I think the problem is with Verizon. I tried another phone, a nextel from sprint I believe, and it came up with an error saying the number was a landline and couldn't receive text messages. So who knows what's going on but I'm assuming it's nothing At&T caused at this point. I'm pointing the finger at Verizon
 

jmann

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After trying just about everything I think the problem is with Verizon. I tried another phone, a nextel from sprint I believe, and it came up with an error saying the number was a landline and couldn't receive text messages. So who knows what's going on but I'm assuming it's nothing At&T caused at this point. I'm pointing the finger at Verizon

Unless she blocked your/other numbers I don't see how that could be possible. I work for Verizon, and have never heard of a problem like this. :confused:
 

thelordnyax

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Feb 18, 2008
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you ARE including the area code everytime right?

delete your entire conversation with her, and try again, using all ten digits
 
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