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Cellular Phone Forum / General / GSM / December 2005Receiving Foreign Breaking News Via Text
Does anyone know how I go about receiving breaking news from the Philippines through my Globe GSM cell phone with international roaming turned on? I am in the US and the SIM card in the phone is from the Philippines. For example, the local INQ7 Inquirer newspaper in Manila is offering a subscription service whereby they send you a text message with the latest news developments 3 times a day for 2.50 pesos per day. To subscribe I'm supposed to text "ON BREAKING NEWS" to the number 2207. However, I''m in the US and when I text to "2207" I get an error message saying "undeliverable". So how should I format the number - should it be +63+2207? or 011+63+2207? or 011+63+917+2207? I've tried all these combinations but they don't seem to work. Any help with this or any other similar news service would be very much appreciated. Thanks much. > Does anyone know how I go about receiving breaking news from > the Philippines through my Globe GSM cell phone with [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > 011+63+917+2207? I've tried all these combinations but they > don't seem to work. Have you tried +632207 - that's the correct way of addressing it internationally. John > To subscribe I'm supposed to text "ON BREAKING NEWS" to the > number 2207. Please note that http://www.inq7.net/index_network.htm says to send "ON EXTRA BREAKING" to 2207. This would normally be entered as +632207, if it's a Philippines-specific number and being sent through a foreign SMSC. John >> To subscribe I'm supposed to text "ON BREAKING NEWS" to the >> number 2207. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >entered as +632207, if it's a Philippines-specific number and >being sent through a foreign SMSC. He's using a Globe phone while roaming overseas, which will be configured with Globe's SMSC, so sending to 2207 (without any prefix) should work fine. Chris > He's using a Globe phone while roaming overseas, which will be > configured with Globe's SMSC, so sending to 2207 (without any > prefix) should work fine. Agreed, except that it doesn't work, according to the original post - he reports "undeliverable" to 2207. I also reported a discrepancy in message content between the OP's text and that required by the web site I found. But that wouldn't make the subscription request undeliverable. I would expect +632207 to work universally (to Philippines 2207), from anywhere using any SMSC. I couldn't be sure that the OP's SMSC setting had been changed in any way. Or "proxied" somehow for that matter - I note that the SMSC address embedded within delivered SMS headers sometimes differ from that configured in the originating phone. A very important question for the OP is whether SMSs can be sent and read in both directions between his phone in the US and normal cell phones in the Philippines. John Since OP would be roaming here in the US with his phillipines sim, I no think receiving SMS would be an issue. He just needs to set it up first And, he may only be able to do that while on the home network of th sim -- mrcamp > Since OP would be roaming here in the US with his phillipines > sim, I not think receiving SMS would be an issue. He just > needs to set it up first. And, he may only be able to do that > while on the home network of the sim. I don't think it should be an issue either. But when diagnosing problems, we should "leave no stone unturned". John >> He's using a Globe phone while roaming overseas, which will be >> configured with Globe's SMSC, so sending to 2207 (without any >> prefix) should work fine. > >Agreed, except that it doesn't work, according to the original >post - he reports "undeliverable" to 2207. I just arrived in the UK from Manila this morning and gave this a try with my Globe phone while roaming here. A blank message I sent to 2207 (without any prefix) was sent without any problem. A response came back saying that I hadn't entered any keywords in the message, so that appears to confirm it did get delivered correctly. Chris > I just arrived in the UK from Manila this morning and gave > this a try with my Globe phone while roaming here. A blank > message I sent to 2207 (without any prefix) was sent without > any problem. A response came back saying that I hadn't entered > any keywords in the message, so that appears to confirm it did > get delivered correctly. Absolutely - I think this is what we'd both expect. Analysis of message content isn't part of standards which cover message storage and delivery. I'd find it of academic interest to know whether the same blank SMS to +632207 got the same response. Without further input from the OP, there's not much more to suggest at this stage. John >> I just arrived in the UK from Manila this morning and gave >> this a try with my Globe phone while roaming here. A blank [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >storage and delivery. I'd find it of academic interest to know >whether the same blank SMS to +632207 got the same response. I just tried that, and it gives a "message has not been sent" error. >Without further input from the OP, there's not much more to >suggest at this stage. The only suggestion I would make is for him to check that his phone is configured to use the correct SMSC. Mine is set to use +639170000130. Chris >>> I just arrived in the UK from Manila this morning and gave >>> this a try with my Globe phone while roaming here. A blank [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > phone is configured to use the correct SMSC. Mine is set to > use +639170000130. Thanks Chris, I agree. But I'm surprised the international format address doesn't work. John >>>>I just arrived in the UK from Manila this morning and gave >>>>this a try with my Globe phone while roaming here. A blank [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > John I suspect the reason the international format doesn't work is that it only routes it to the specific country and not a specific carrier. If it is routed by a specific SMSC it would have more of a chance of reaching it's destination, as it is an abbreviated or virtual number provided by that carrier it makes things a little more difficult.  SignatureThe views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to. 73 de Simon, VK3XEM. http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/client_search.client_lookup?pCLIENT_NO=157452 > I suspect the reason the international format doesn't work is > that it only routes it to the specific country and not a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > or virtual number provided by that carrier it makes things a > little more difficult. Interesting. I would have sworn that Telstra PocketNews worked to +61176 as well as the publicised 176 through a Telstra SMSC. But I've just checked it through +61176, and the SMS lodgement was rejected. John >>I suspect the reason the international format doesn't work is >>that it only routes it to the specific country and not a [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > John From what I can gather is the phone automatically includes the international format. I am on 3 Aus but if I tried to send +61176 or 176 my 3 SMSC it won't recognise it and reject it because it is basically a shortcut on the Telstra network. SignatureThe views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to. 73 de Simon, VK3XEM. http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/client_search.client_lookup?pCLIENT_NO=157452 |
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