Weird! Not receiving SMS (Texts) but have reception and 3G
Hi all,
Haven't had a problem with my iphone 4 until i believe I upgraded to the 4.1 and changed the case.
Basically when I am at home and only appears to be at home and round the area I live I do not receive texts. The phone is showing 2 and 3 bars of reception, I can make calls, send text, send emails but for some reason not receiving texts. However when i make a phone call or receive one all of a sudden I get an influx of text messages come through.
I have reset the NETWORK SETTINGS
I have reset the ALL SETTINGS
I have restored the iphone through itunes
Can any one help to solve this problem?
Cheers
In my opinion, this is probably just a reception issue at your home. If SMS works everywhere else but your home, I think the handset is fine. Do you live in a concrete bunker or steel building?
SMS uses the carrier or signalling channel and not necessarily the voice or data streams. It's the signalling channel that tells the phone that you have an incoming call or are making a phone call. So, theoretically, if you can make or receive a call, you should also be able to make/receive SMSs.
Please let us know what happens.
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