Is it possible that my network carrier does not support international keyboards?

[grumpybear]

My husband and I each have an iPhone 4s.
Both have iOS5.

When we send a text message to each other using the Chinese keyboard or any other international keyboard for that matter (like Emoji), the text message that is received comes out blank.

However, when I send a message to my son's iPad using iMessage, it comes through.

Would this be a network carrier issue?

 

[blueroom]

Who's your network carrier?

 

[grumpybear]

it's a local carrier here in Alaska.
Alaska Communications.
They utilize CDMA technology rather than GSM

 

[blueroom]

5.1.1? Jailbroken?

 

[grumpybear]

5.1.1, Yes
Jailbroken, No

 

[Rajani Isa]

That's odd, with the Emojii at least. From what I've seen if a phone doesn't have it, it comes across as an image file to be downloaded (here in Oregon, at least - I notice it when I text my boss)

 

[Daveoc64]

A lot of the carriers in the US have poor support for SMS messages sent with "foreign" characters.

The message often dropped entirely or comes through garbled.