A delay txting to other carriers?
A number of my friends don't have vzw, while txting there seems to be a longer delay receiving and sending (sometimes up to 5 minutes), versus sending to those that do have vzw (almost instant). Why is that?
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Typically this is not a problem with VZW but with the other carrier, have you noticed if it is with the same carrier? If so I would say there is something with the other carrier, around here Alltel has a delay when sending and receiving texts. If it is happening with all other carriers and VZW then there is either something wrong with the network or your line. I'm not a tech but have been working for VZW for many years so this is what I think but I could be wrong (it's happened once before but it wasn't my fault 😉 )
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This is a typical problem if one of you has recently ported a number from one carrier to another.
For example, if you are new to VZW (less then 3 months) and brought your number over from another carrier, (example: Sprint) then Sprint has to notify every other Cell carrier out there that your number no longer belongs to Sprint and that any messages sent to you should be forwarded to VZW for delivery. It can take MONTHS for AT&T, T-mobile and the other carriers to get the memo that your text messages need to be re-routed.
This is especially odd because voice calls do not experience this problem. Most cellular-to-cellular ports are 100% finished in less then 36 hours and calls process just fine. There is some hangup somewhere on t...
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For example, if you are new to VZW (less then 3 months) and brought your number over from another carrier, (example: Sprint) then Sprint has to notify every other Cell carrier out there that your number no longer belongs to Sprint and that any messages sent to you should be forwarded to VZW for delivery. It can take MONTHS for AT&T, T-mobile and the other carriers to get the memo that your text messages need to be re-routed.
This is especially odd because voice calls do not experience this problem. Most cellular-to-cellular ports are 100% finished in less then 36 hours and calls process just fine. There is some hangup somewhere on t...
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It seems to happen the most with the smaller carriers ie: US Cellular, Alltel...
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yep....all my buddies with USCC get texts delayed constantly...totally sucks!
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gozvzw said:
Typically this is not a problem with VZW but with the other carrier, have you noticed if it is with the same carrier? If so I would say there is something with the other carrier, around here Alltel has a delay when sending and receiving texts. If it is happening with all other carriers and VZW then there is either something wrong with the network or your line. I'm not a tech but have been working for VZW for many years so this is what I think but I could be wrong (it's happened once before but it wasn't my fault 😉 )
Actually this could be pretty normal. 5 minutes isn't really all that long when you think of it. The data has to be handed off from one network to another and travel through ...
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VZW to VZW stays "in-house"...in other words, it's processed by the same system.
When you text to other carriers, there are things like internet traffic and interfacing with the other carrier's systems.
My wife carries a TMO Pearl and a VZW Gleam...when I group text from my handset(VZW) the Gleam ALWAYS EVERY TIME goes through almost immediately...the TMO may go through quickly or delayed. I've seen it both ways.
It's just because once it leaves VZW's system they have on control over it.
When you text to other carriers, there are things like internet traffic and interfacing with the other carrier's systems.
My wife carries a TMO Pearl and a VZW Gleam...when I group text from my handset(VZW) the Gleam ALWAYS EVERY TIME goes through almost immediately...the TMO may go through quickly or delayed. I've seen it both ways.
It's just because once it leaves VZW's system they have on control over it.
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