In reply to Jim Fraser:
> (In reply to OneLifeOneHeart)
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> Largely, it's about location, location, location.
I was told that and also (by a Vodafone engineer, how true I don't know) there is apparently an exponential (?) model used in the Vodafone computer program for transferring texts when immediate delivery is not possible, ie the longer a phone is out of reach/off, the longer the network takes to even try and forward txts, and ultimately it takes a very long time - he said it can be over one week. You can speed it up by sending a text (even to yourself), as then the network knows you are back in range.
I do know that Iused to work in an office where O2 was non existent, and I had to trigger receipt of texts when I left at night unless I could wait up to 12 hrs as they would take that long if left to the network. Surprised me as I could use the phone for calls, but it did not seem to speed up texts unless I sent a text to myself!
To the op, is it possible international ones take longer if phone off network? Or maybe it's just Three - I have never heard anyone using them to be that happy except for the price and all you can eat data!! If you are not receiving any texts, has your phone lost it's SMS centre phone number (corrupted sim)? Just a thought.
> Some rural areas will work best with O2 and many with Vodafone. Anywhere that Orange, T or 3 is best in a rural area, look up: you are probably standing next to a mast.
The same Vodafone engineer told me that there is often a dead area next to the mast (he baffled me with science not that it took much
! ) so maybe nearby mast
.
Is it not in about six weeks that Vodafone and O2 start their mast sharing arrangements? That should compete with the orange and t-mobile sharing, and may mean a better coverage in rural areas?