International sms problem

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sbb - 02 Nov 2005 00:32 GMT

I have a 900/1800/1900 GSM phone from overseas with Cingular
pay-as-you-go SIM and want to send sms messages abroad.
When I send an sms, although my phone reports each message as
successfully sent (and charges me for it), the phone number
abroad never receives the sms. On the other hand, I can receive
sms messages on my handset from abroad.
I used the number format from the Cingular webpage
"011+(country code)+(number)".
The Cingular website says international sms messages should cost
$0.20, but each time I send a message (unsuccessfully),
I am only charged $0.05.
I have talked to customer support, but they cant seem to figure
it out. Any ideas?

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John Navas - 02 Nov 2005 01:22 GMT

>I have a 900/1800/1900 GSM phone from overseas with Cingular
>pay-as-you-go SIM and want to send sms messages abroad.
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>I used the number format from the Cingular webpage
>"011+(country code)+(number)".

011 is for voice dialing.

>The Cingular website says international sms messages should cost
>$0.20, but each time I send a message (unsuccessfully),
>I am only charged $0.05.
>I have talked to customer support, but they cant seem to figure
>it out. Any ideas?

Try "+" followed by (country code) followed by (number).

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