Text sending problems - random texts getting through

Has anyone had this problem? i have a 3g and have the latest software 3.1.3. one particular number is not receiving all my texts. I get no error message, the bar shows the message was sent and my friend simple does not receive all the message. it is pure random, happens any time of day, any location i am in and any length of message. sometimes as little as one a day goes missing and sometimes as much as 5 a day. Both phones have had new sim cards put in and I have even had my iphone restored (and not from a backed up version of the phone) and swapped out. the lost texts even happened when the iphone was in factor settings with no aps, music or pictures in it. I have been transferred back and forth from att and apple. trouble tickets were opened on both numbers by att and att says there is no problems with the network and that all texts are properly delivered and there is no block on either number - yet messages still get lost. we've both have removed each other's contact and replaced the contact as a 10 digit number, have been taken out and put back in network and all our settings are correct according to att. both of us have not had any problems with texting other people - just each other. does anyone know why this is happening and what i can do?

Generally, the failure of a text message is a carrier issue. However, as you have stated, you have worked with the carrier and with Apple, have restored your phone and replaced your SIM. I'm not aware of any other troubleshooting that can be done. The hardest part about troubleshooting the issue is that as you said, it happens randomly.
Is the other phone an iPhone as well? Does the problem exist if you respond to a text, versus creating a new text? Again, since you have already replaced the SIM, had AT&T check your account, and have restored the iPhone as a new phone, I'm not aware of any other fix.

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