Text Messages Take Forever

AlienWorkShop8 · 11-13-2005, 05:22 PM

Whenever I text any of my friends off nextels network they recieve it almost immediatly but when they text me back it takes forever. sometimes hours before i recieve what they sent

mighty sc · 11-15-2005, 12:00 AM

check your notifications... make sure they are not on delay all..

peepee · 11-22-2005, 07:15 PM

same thing happends to me hahah i get em like a day after ... funny **** or when im sleepin im like wtf!

larry1234 · 11-23-2005, 07:17 AM

I have had mine changed to send all and the messaging still takes forever. Over one hour most of the day. Sometimes takes days.

mighty sc · 11-23-2005, 11:40 AM

That is funny I have had Nexel since 1997 and never had a problem with my voicemail or text messages.

madmarvcr · 11-23-2005, 10:43 PM

This week Txt messages have ranged from instant to 8 hrs

larry1234 · 11-28-2005, 07:13 AM

I have had my text messaging for about 2 weeks. Never recieved one instantly yet. Takes 3-12 hours.

Markchip7 · 07-19-2006, 06:50 AM

I contacted Nextel about this and they advised that when folks off network, such as someone with a Verizon phone text messages you, they must send the text to more than just your phone number..specifically as this format provides: (XXX) XXX-XXXX@messaging.nextel.com. When they send it this way, you'll find you get it almost immediately, which is the way it should work.

dude222 · 08-14-2006, 08:02 PM

Very good point Markchip7! The whole point of texting is to be fairly instantaneous...

diehard.iden · 08-17-2006, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mighty sc

That is funny I have had Nexel since 1997 and never had a problem with my voicemail or text messages.

You've just cursed youself. LOL. Kidding.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markchip7

I contacted Nextel about this and they advised that when folks off network, such as someone with a Verizon phone text messages you, they must send the text to more than just your phone number..specifically as this format provides: (XXX) XXX-XXXX@messaging.nextel.com. When they send it this way, you'll find you get it almost immediately, which is the way it should work.

Texting should be instantaneous. A glitch is probably creating the issue. If sending a text message via xxx-xxx-xxxx@messaging.nextel.com works instantaneously, have those texting you send a sms message to your email address in that format (xxx-xxx-xxxx@messaging.nextel.com w/o the dashes in between you phone #) via their phone and you shouldn't have a problem.

mjg1973 · 08-23-2006, 01:18 PM

How are the messages handled differently.

dude222 · 08-23-2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markchip7

I contacted Nextel about this and they advised that when folks off network, such as someone with a Verizon phone text messages you, they must send the text to more than just your phone number..specifically as this format provides: (XXX) XXX-XXXX@messaging.nextel.com. When they send it this way, you'll find you get it almost immediately, which is the way it should work.

I did this with someone who has Nextel, and when you do it (in email type format); they do get it instantly. Rather than just going into your contacts list and choosing Send Message (or whatever) and just sending it to that phone number.

i560user · 09-01-2006, 07:33 PM

takes me 2 hours both ways its

HELL

silverfox_006 · 09-02-2006, 09:34 PM

Mine takes about 1 hour

aim1crzy · 09-06-2006, 04:28 PM

yes text messages other then from nextel people seem to take forever!!! only issue i have with nextel. there are days to where i don't receive any text messages, then a few days later i get a whole crap of them since they were backed up