Won't Send Texts and Now Won't Make Calls... Claims No Service

The other day my phone wasn't sending text messages, I could recieve them and make calls but no one was getting my messages I sent to them.  I've had this problem before and it would usually just correct itself, annoying, but it would.  Well it went on for two full days so I called and did the *228 and reprogrammed my phone.  And yes, I tried taking out the battery also and it didn't work.  It seemed to work after the reprogramming though.  Then the next morning, today, not only did my phone not send messages, after it had been working just fine, but it would not make calls either.  I couldn't even dial *228 without the call being dropped.  A message pops up every few minutes saying messages couldn't be sent and would be sent once service became available.  My phone has no service whatsoever, bars pop up for a second or two and then goes back to absolutely ZERO service.  This is very strange considering I live in a pretty decent service area, have never had issues with it before, and everyone else around here has Verizon as well and haven't had any issues.  On top of this, with my phone constantly searching for service, the battery ran out a lot faster than normal so I turned my phone off, since it was pretty much useless anyways.  Well, good thing I did because while it was one it was sending the text message I sent to my boyfriend this morning, before I'd realized my phone was having issues, over and over.  He recieved well over 100 duplicate messages.  And even when I turn my phone back on it keeps sending the message to him... even though on my end it still says no service and that none of my texts from today have sent and will be sent when service becomes available.  I called Verizon today and the woman I spoke with, while very nice, seemed clueless about my issue and tried to walk me through some troubleshooting she was just reading off of something and she herself didn't even know what she was telling me to do or what the benefit of it was.  When I finally said I was on my break at work and had to get back inside, she informed me she was just going over the basic troubleshooting and I could talk to Tech Support and they could further assist me.  I didn't have any time to stay on the phone then since it had already been 20 minutes that got me nowhere.  My issue now is I don't have a phone to even call Tech Support to try and figure out what's going because I was using a friends at work.  So long story short, my phone claims to not be able to send any messages but has sent over 100 messages to my boyfriend (and God knows who else who just hasn't told me), my phone won't make any calls without dropping them after a second, and my phone has no service even in good service areas... and all of these issues just came out of nowhere and my phone is pretty much unusable at the moment.  What I want to know is if there is anyway to fix this problem... or if I am just going to have to suck it up and get a new phone?  Thank you, I definitely appreciate the help.

Restart the phone by holding down the top/power button and the Home button at the same time until the device restarts.
Log on to your My Verizon account and select "Activate Device".

Similar Messages

  • Please help after updating my iphone 4 to ios 5.01 I cannot make phone calls or receive phone calls anymore. I am so annoyed first battery and now can't make calls!

    Please help after updating my iphone 4 to ios 5.01 I cannot make phone calls or receive phone calls anymore, please help, I am so annoyed first battery and now can't make calls!

    The same thing is happening with my wife's iPhone 4 and we can't figure it out. When placing a call, the screen freezes and she needs to restart the entire phone.
    She upgraded to 5.01 this morning over the air while it was plugged in. Immediately afterwards, this problem started happening. We've tried restarting the phone several times and plugged in to iTunes but there's nothing she can do do to fix it.
    Any help is greatly appreciated!

  • Upgraded to ML, mail won't recognise passwords and now won't quit.

    I just upgraded to ML and mail didn't recognise my passwords for two accounts.
    I was able to send email out but cannot receive.  Mail now won't quit.

    After mucking around with settings for a while and rebooting twice, I changed the incoming server from pop.xxxx to mail.xxxx and hey presto it worked.
    No idea why this change was necessary.  I have some recollection that during the upgrade to Lion I had to change from mail.xxxx to pop.xxxx to make mail work.

  • ZEN Micro won't turn Off and now won't turn

    Hi Everyone, hope you can help me out here.
    I have been using my ZEN micro for about week now and it was at first working fine.
    Then it started not turning off, so i had to pull out the battery.
    This is obviously very annoying, but it got worse over time.
    It now won't turn on unless i switch it about 30-40 times.
    What is going on, is there a way to fix it and is anyone experiencing the same problem?
    Thanks very much,
    Fern

    FernIe, I have the exact same problem, although now my Zen Micro won't turn on at all via the switch.
    My Zen Micro is 5 months old and its only been over the past few weeks I've been having problems. It started with having to hold the switch in the power on position for a least 30 secs and trying it at least 5-0 times before the player would turn on, and having to remove the battery to turn it off. Now, not matter how many times I try the switch or how long i hold it for, the player won't turn on.
    The battery is fully charged and I have never had problems with the headphone jack, and I haven't dropped it or done any damage to it that I think could be causing it. I'm having to turn it on by plugging it into my computer through the USB cable and then unlpugging it once its on, it's a pain doing this and means if I want to use it later I have to keep it on, muted, in my bag all day with the lock turned on (that end of the switch works) then once its turned off I can't turn it on again until I get near a computer again.
    I've searched the discussions and knowledge base but haven't found an answer. I've just emailed the support team and I'm waiting for their response, would be interested to know what they've told you.
    Just letting you know your not alone and I feel your pain!
    Jen

  • HT4623 I have updated my iphone 4 to 6.0 and now can not make calls or receive them...battery life is very short as well.

    Not able to send or receive calls since upgrading my iPhone 4.  Every time i make a call it fails.  I have also noticed that my the battery life is very short as well.
    What is Apple and other carriers doing about this?  When will this be fixed?

    Look to the right in the "More Like This" box for assistance.  Your issue has been explored ad nauseum.

  • I am having trouble with iMessage being activated. It has worked up until yesterday and now won't activate and is saying no address in the send and receive section. My number is there but not ticked. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

    I am having trouble with iMessage being activated. It has worked up until yesterday and now won't activate and is saying no address in the send and receive section. My number is there but not ticked. Any suggestions on how to fix this? I have shut down my phone, but still no luck!

    iMessage and FaceTime went down yesterday for some people. Mine is still down. My iMessage is saying the same thing about being activated. Sounds like you are still down too. Ignore the status page that says everything is fine - it lies.

  • My iPhone 5 won't send texts without wifi, even when I have 4G. It also won't make calls. Any ideas?

    My iPhone 5 won't send texts without wifi, even when I have 4G. It also won't make calls. Any ideas?

    Do you have a cellular plan with data and SMS activated?

  • My macbook pro with ret. won't send text messages!

    my macbook pro with ret. won't send text messages ever since i got the new iPad air 2 i entered the verification code and allowed it to send and receive and it still won't work both are allowed to send and receive i even tried just putting one but still won't work on my laptop...

    my macbook pro with ret. won't send text messages ever since i got the new iPad air 2 i entered the verification code and allowed it to send and receive and it still won't work both are allowed to send and receive i even tried just putting one but still won't work on my laptop...

  • IPhone 3GS won't send texts anymore!

    I have an iPhone 3GS, and since I upgraded to iOS5 it won't send text messages! I have plenty of service, but I can't send texts. The bar will get close to the end, but never say "message sent". I've rebooted and reset everything already multiple times and it STILL won't work. I turned off my 3G and it STILL won't work. it's driving me crazy! It never did this until I upgraded the software. someone please tell me how to fix it!

    If you've talked to your cell provider, to verify nothing is wrong on the account provisioning end, the next step would be a device "restore".  This would be the logical next step to take after "reboot and reset". 
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

  • New iPhone won't send texts/make calls

    I broke my iPhone 5s a week ago, so I called *228 to put my number on an old iPhone 4 that my friend had so that I had a phone to use while I waited for my new one to come. My new phone is here and i have all my contacts on it as well as my apps, but it won't send text messages or make calls. I can't even call *228. I was wondering what I need to do so that this new phone is associated with my number again. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Restart the phone by holding down the top/power button and the Home button at the same time until the device restarts.
    Log on to your My Verizon account and select "Activate Device".

  • HT201263 My IPhone4 won't send text message to anyone.

    My Iphone won't send text message to anyone. It always say fail and give me a red sign. I already reset it and turn it of and back on. It won't give me a number to choose from and will give me my email account. I call sprint and they say that my IPhone4 is a detective phone/don't work. I was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it?
    It always say waiting for activation and what is SIM
    Everything on my IPhone4 work but my message.

    This is probably a carrier issue; have you talked to Sprint about this problem? Your complaint was truncated, so it appears to say a "conversation open" at the end. If this is the case then the device is sending text messages, and the other party is receiving them. If this is occurring then it sounds like a problem with the receiving party or carrier.

  • My CS6 Indesign has quit several times and now won't even open anymore, how can I get it to work?

    My CS6 Indesign has quit several times and now won't even open anymore, how can I get it to work again? I need it back asap!!

    Start by emptying the InDesign Recovery folder.

  • Tried charging my 2009 MacBook Pro but the green light won't turn on and now my computer won't turn on (it was working right before I attempted to charge it!) what do I do????? Even tried using another charger I had for it and nothing! Help

    Tried charging my 2009 MacBook Pro but the green light won't turn on and now my computer won't turn on (it was working right before I attempted to charge it!) what do I do????? Even tried using another charger I had for it and nothing. No green light. Computer turn on. Now what??? Help!

    QUOTE: "No green light. Computer turn on."
    What? so were you able to turn on the computer with the new plug? does it give you any other light? amber/orange light?

  • I have two apple id's because my hotmail account is no longer active. How can I delete the old one and use or update the new one?  Every time I try it won't allow me and now my iPad thinks there are two accounts and they are arguing with each other. Help!

    I have two apple id's because my hotmail account is no longer active. How can I delete the old one and use or update the new one?  Every time I try it won't allow me and now my iPad thinks there are two accounts and they are arguing with each other. Help!

    You can't merge accounts or copy content to a different account, so anything that you bought or downloaded via the old account is tied to that account - so any updates that those apps get you will only be able to download via that account. You can change which account is logged in on the iPad via Settings > Store

  • Hello I am having all of a sudden with my Face Tiime on MacBook Pro. I can't get it to verify my email address with I have always used. For some reason it had me log back in and now won't verify.It's always worked. No one can reach me. It goes straig

    Hello I am having all of a sudden with my Face Tiime on MacBook Pro. I can't get it to verify my email address with I have always used. For some reason it had me log back in and now won't verify.It's always worked. No one can reach me. It goes straight to my phone instead of my MacBook Pro. Help!!

    Any error message?

Maybe you are looking for