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Texting non Irish number

amysharp21 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:53:44 GMT

Tried texting a non-irish number with credit on my phone and still won't send. Why is this happening?
(I have put in prefix aswell)

dalyer — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:34:29 GMT

Are you absolutely sure that you are using the correct number format?

What are you using (just the prefixes and just use 1234567 or whatever for the actual number).

amysharp21 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:48:22 GMT

+27123456789

dalyer — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:55:45 GMT

I presume it's a South African number so (country code 27)?

If so then this guide explains the mobile number format to use:

Note that within SA the mobile code will be, say, 0710, but when calling/texting from abroad you drop the leading 0.

E.g. to text somebody with the SA mobile number 0710 1234567 you use:

+27 710 1234567

00 27 710 1234567

Hope this helps.

dalyer — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 09:18:58 GMT

Did that help at all?