Text messaging........guaranteed to always get through?

[BrokeBastard]

Does anyone know if text messages can get lost or never find their way to the number sent?

 

[HankQuinlan]

It is a technology designed by humans. It can never work 100% of the time due to that fact alone.

 

[josephl]

Rogers is able to lose a % of text messages permanently

 

[badbadboy]

I get some via Rogers a day late some times. They came from US Based networks and for some reason were not 'instantaneous'.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

Oh say what you want about Telus, but you really cannot be sure they are lost. My Brother texted me about the (moments ago at the time) birth of twin grandchildren. I know this because roughly five & a half months later I was in EBC (a MP in Edmonton), just finished my shower & waiting for Lexie to return & my phone pinged. The happy announcement had arrived. So never give up hope!!!

maybe a better strategy would be to visit sp's lots lol

 

[bcneil]

I received a message that the sender had sent several hours earlier.
So losing them, doesn't seem unlikely.

 

[Guitarzan]

Definitely some get lost, especially if it's from one carrier to another. Usually doesn't happen within a carrier's system. If you have a Blackberry and you're on Telus expect it to happen - at least, that's what I've seen with my clients, tons of lost or long-delayed messages,

 

[microbru]

Some phones have known issue with text messages.
For example my pal didn't receive some text messages from me.
We troubleshooted with Rogers technical support.
Turns out some Motorola KRZR (his phone) would stop receiving messages
if the setting for storing messages is set to the SIM card and the SIM
card runs out of space. The solution was to either delete the previous text messages
or switch the setting to use the memory instead.
So I would try Technical Support first. It could be the phone.