Random texts not sending

I have the iPhone 4. The other day i began having issues with texting. Certain people that I texted earlier in the day were suddenly not getting through to them, or from them to me. They would get a message saying their number was blocked. I would just get the Message Send Failure error. But the confusing thing is it only happens with certain contacts. And there is no rhyme or reason to who I can text and who I cant. Checked to see if it was certain carriers or phones, nothing was the same. I called Verizon and they went over everything with me and told me its definitely an issue with the iPhone itself. Does anyone know what the problem could be??

i've now discovered its the right side of my sleep/wake button that doesnt work, the left side works perfectly...
that is annoying! i've been putting my phone in my pocket thinking i've locked it and been still texting and calling random people. (oops)
I better set my lock screen to seconds instead of minutes I suppose until I get it repaired or replaced ....

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Texts not sending

Random texts to one recipient are not sending... I can receive hers and can send some but she does not receive all... any ideas? TX.

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Random texts not sent

I use texting quite a bit and have an LG basic phone. About 1-2 months ago my phone would randomly not sent certain texts. Usually they were to ATT customers. They always appear in the sent file in my phone, but the person never receives them. I have never missed a text and can reply to anyone, but if I try to start a fresh convo with an ATT customer, it won't work. I just reset the roaming settings and that didn't change anything. Any other suggestions?

You said this only seems to happen when you initiate the text, but not when you are replying to one sent to you. Do you choose their name from your contact list when you initiate the text? Or do you type in their number manually? Or perhaps find a text from them in your recent messages list and then reply to that?
Check the number you have for those contacts - make sure you are using the full 10-digit number (with area code, no leading "1"). Or try each of the methods mentioned above and see if your success rate improves with any of them.
Choose from contacts - the number in your contact list must contain 10 digits (area code, no leading "1") in mos, if not all, cases, even if you are sending and receiving within the same area code.
Manual number input - same rule - 10 digits
Reply to previously received message - this should work in every case, as the phone is detecting the incoming number and will send a response to the same.

SMS texts not sending on iPhone 6

Hello, need some help!! I just got my iPhone 6 and it's worked perfectly until today. I can't send SMS (green) txts. I can receive them but can't reply. I can send & receive iMessages though. It happened right after I recieved a picture txt from a non-iPhone user that wasn't in my contacts. I've checked all my settings and everything appears to be right. It was working just fine one minute & then suddenly, after receiving the picture txt, I haven't been able to send any SMS texts.

Thanks VanessaS_VZW.... The error message I was receiving was "Not Delivered". I live in Canada and was at home last night and connected to the ROGERS Network when I was having difficulties. Although it was working fine for the first 2 hours at home, it suddenly stopped and began giving me the "Not Delivered" error message. Once I crossed the border into Michigan for work this morning and connected to the VERIZON Network, I was again able to send messages. I will try your recommendation above (Resetting Network Settings) if the same should happen tonight when I return home from work.

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I have a Lumina 822 and it will receive text messages but won't send. Can anyone help? I have restarted, removed and replaced the Sim card but to no avail.

Hello sjtracer,
Help is my middle name! Let's get your Lumia 822 sending text messages again. May I ask are you using the stock text messaging app? Also, how much available device memory do you have? If you do not have at least 2GB of device memory available then I would suggest making more memory available, reboot the device, and retest. Once you have done so, please keep us updated on the results.
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I have a Samsung Note 3 and at least 2-3 times a day I receive a message that says unable to sent text message, try again. Normally will go thru 2nd or 3rd time. However the person receiving the text will get the text multiple times. Any help or ideas to stop this?

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I have an iPhone 4 and the new ios7 platform. Why are texting not sending?

I downloaded and installed the new ios7 platform to my iPhone4 and now I cant get text messages out. Texts that people send to me arent arriving until days later. Apps are crashing. Calls are being dropped. My phone basically no longer works. When I can expect a fix to this? Thank you!

Could be a contact problem. There are certain places inside the headset port where proper contact is needed for the various functions the Apple headset has, for example the Remote/microphone unit that cheaper headphones don't have.
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Random text not clear until mouse runs over text

When using Firefox some letters or words are not clear until I pass the mouse over them; then they appear normal. Letters seem broken and slightly faint until they are "moused." Other parts of the screen are fine. This only happens on my main monitor with a DVi-D connector to the PC. It doesn't happen with my second monitor which has an analogue connection. My main monitor also has a D-SUB socket but not on my graphics card. No problem with word files or graphics or videos.

I couldn't update my graphics driver so i tried your alternative suggestion.Seems to have worked. Thank you. I didn't have this problem with Internet explorer which I tried, so it must have been the Firefox acceleration. Thanks again.

My iphone 4 will not send and receive text messages at random times

My iphone 4 will not send and receive text messages at random times. My brother has the same phone, lives in the same home and doesn't have this problem. I can't receive messages without my iphone displaying a message asking for my phone number at random times. It happens intermittently. Does anyone know why this happens? I am referring to regula text messages not imessages. I have turned it off and also updated to the most recent software. thanks

I've been an AT&T customer since they were under different names in the 90s and have never heard/seen that. I would check with them. I'd really like to see that error. To get a screenshot on the phone, press the home button and sleep/wake button together quickly and release. You will see the screen flash slightly and hear the camera shutter noise.

My Iphone 4 will not send regular SMS messages. I have tried resetting my phone and by restoring and making sure i have SMS turned on. I receive them but can not send them. imessages work also. Plus my cellular data keeps randomly turning off. any ideas?

My Iphone 4 will not send regular SMS messages. I have tried resetting my phone and by restoring and making sure i have SMS turned on. I receive them but can not send them. imessages work also. Plus my cellular data keeps randomly turning off. any ideas? Thank you

Yes I have turned imessage off a number of times and that does not seem to he doing the trick, and it is not delivering them then I have to press on the photo and either chose try again or send as text message, I have had the setting on to not allow sending pictures as texts (so they can only send as imessage) since I got my phone in January and it has always worked until now, I have turned that off to allow me to send them as picture messages now but it's still not working over iMessage, I have also tried it using 3G and not wifi

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So I should update this. The phone actually loses service, I have reset the network connection as well as I have updated the carrier settings and the phone is still losing service randomly. I called the carrier and they told me there is nothhing they can do unless we bring the phone in, they believe it could be the sim card because everything on their end looks to be fine. So I'll be going to the carrier store this evening to see if they can fix the problem if not then I will be going to the apple store. Do hope this problem gets fixed soon.

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I have recently had an issue whereby I sent a text message to someone in my phone book but when this was received it looked as if it had been sent by a third, totally unknown number.
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How is this even possible and do I have any privacy whatsoever when sending messages or could these literally be sent to anyone with an iPhone (as I have experienced in both directions)?

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I have this same problem! My phone randomly texted my friend about 50 times just TODAY. what service do you have?

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i have an Iphone 4S and the text i send to a friend with a galaxy 4s he is not receiving. Any help?

Then it's sending as SMS and not iMessage (that's good) so deleting the contact probably didn't help. It also seems iMessage isn't redirecting his texts as he's not used and apple device on the account previously. Can he receive a picture message from you instead? Does he receive texts from other apple devices? (iPhones,pods/pads) try sending a text through Verizon online using your account on a web browser. If it is also blocked then it confirms the issue is with his device, well at least points you there rather than guessing if it's yours or his or both. There's some ideas, let me know- Joe
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Can not send SMS text message.

Hi, I'm a BlackBerry user for 4 years now and this is the first time that I have a problem with SMS text messaging. My precious BB is a Q10.
The problem is that I can receive SMS messages but I can not answer and I can not send messages. When I tap the 'send' icon or press Enter nothing happens. My message dissapears and i can not see in the upper window, below the message that I've previously receive and I wanted to aswer for.
Also, I can compose SMS message, but when I press Enter or tap send, nothing happens. No message in the hub, or in the text messages folder.
I've rebooted the device, reloaded the OS, but didn't help.

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
With a strong carrier network signal (e.g., not merely WiFi), I suggest the following steps, in order, even if they seem redundant to what you have already tried (step 1 should result in a message coming to your BB...please wait for that before proceeding to the next step):
1) Register HRT
KB00510 How to register a BlackBerry smartphone with the wireless network
Please wait for one "registration" message to arrive
2) Reboot
Pre-BB10 Devices ONLY. With power ON, remove the back cover and pull out the battery. Wait about a minute then replace the battery and cover. Power up and wait patiently through the long reboot -- ~5 minutes.
BB10 Devices. Hold the top button down until the counter reaches zero. Wait for the device to be fully shut down (e.g., nothing at all displayed on the screen, no LED lights, etc.). Hold the top button until the red LED is lit. Wait through the full boot-up process. IF this fails, you can attempt the battery-pull method above, but it is normally NOT recommended unless nothing else works.
See if things have returned to good operation. Like all computing devices, BB's suffer from memory leaks and such...with a hard reboot being the best cure.
Hopefully that will get things going again for you! If not, then you should contact your mobile service provider for formal support.
Good luck!
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