Private Messages Enhancements - SMS Capabilities (Text Messaging to Cell Phone from Forums)

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[zigojacko]

Hello, sounds a great mod but I haven't been able to get it working yet. The mod seemed to install fine as I have all the SMS options etc in my admin cp but when I don't appear to be receiving the test message with the pin to my mobile number.

I am on 02 (UK) and there was only one email address to select which I did. Entered my mobile number as 07933xxxxxx (all numerics) and then sent the test message which I have not received yet, been waiting for over an hour now. (I did re-request the test message three times as well).

I have read the troubleshooting section of your read me file "Q: I'm not getting the text messages/I'm getting them after a long time." but I couldn't really understand what I needed to do.

Is there any advise you can offer at all please?

Thanks

[robwoelich]

Originally Posted by DaveS

Small problem when I tested the mod on my forum with my profile.
I selected Orange UK as the provider put in my phone number. It then wants me to select an email address but there is none to select.
I'm now in a loop and unable to get out of this. Reset fields does nothing and when I go to edit my details I'm taken straight back to the above screen.

I've heard a report or two about this. I'll try to add some way to fix it next release.

Originally Posted by zigojacko

Hello, sounds a great mod but I haven't been able to get it working yet. The mod seemed to install fine as I have all the SMS options etc in my admin cp but when I don't appear to be receiving the test message with the pin to my mobile number.

I am on 02 (UK) and there was only one email address to select which I did. Entered my mobile number as 07933xxxxxx (all numerics) and then sent the test message which I have not received yet, been waiting for over an hour now. (I did re-request the test message three times as well).

I have read the troubleshooting section of your read me file "Q: I'm not getting the text messages/I'm getting them after a long time." but I couldn't really understand what I needed to do.

Is there any advise you can offer at all please?

Thanks

Make sure you don't have to activate the ability to use the email-to-text service through your cell phone company. I'm not familiar with the companies over there, but I know with Orange you have to activate MMS first. If that doesn't work, the email I have for that carrier may be bad. This will hopefully be fixed soon.

[Blackheart_72]

Originally Posted by zigojacko

Hello, sounds a great mod but I haven't been able to get it working yet. The mod seemed to install fine as I have all the SMS options etc in my admin cp but when I don't appear to be receiving the test message with the pin to my mobile number.

I am on 02 (UK) and there was only one email address to select which I did. Entered my mobile number as 07933xxxxxx (all numerics) and then sent the test message which I have not received yet, been waiting for over an hour now. (I did re-request the test message three times as well).

I have read the troubleshooting section of your read me file "Q: I'm not getting the text messages/I'm getting them after a long time." but I couldn't really understand what I needed to do.

Is there any advise you can offer at all please?

Thanks

Have you activated it for 02, you have to text on to number 212.

Also make sure you enter your number as 447933xxxxxx and not zero.

[robwoelich]

Originally Posted by Veccy 150

Have you activated it for 02, you have to text on to number 212.

Also make sure you enter your number as 447933xxxxxx and not zero.

What he said. Thanks.

I've built a feature into v1.2 that allows the SMS mod to report to me which carriers are confirmed working, and allows users to report carriers that are not working properly (i.e. wrong email). The automatic reporting can be turned off in the Admin CP if you have privacy concerns, but you'll be able to learn more about all this when I release it.

Anyway, this has given me the idea to add a field to the database to record carrier-specific issues or directions for each carrier or email. It's probably not a bad idea.

[okhissabigfish]

I'm using with Sprint and works like a well oiled clock.

[blind-eddie]

Installed-Works Flawlessly-Nominated MOTM

[zigojacko]

Originally Posted by robwoelich

I've heard a report or two about this. I'll try to add some way to fix it next release.

Make sure you don't have to activate the ability to use the email-to-text service through your cell phone company. I'm not familiar with the companies over there, but I know with Orange you have to activate MMS first. If that doesn't work, the email I have for that carrier may be bad. This will hopefully be fixed soon.

I have enabled/activated the MMS service but that didn't seem to make a difference.

I see from replies to this thread however that others have got it working for o2 which is strange...

[zigojacko]

Originally Posted by Veccy 150

Have you activated it for 02, you have to text on to number 212.

Also make sure you enter your number as 447933xxxxxx and not zero.

Ahaaa, I did not try with 44 replacing the 0 - I will try this a sec. Thanks

[zigojacko]

Originally Posted by zigojacko

Ahaaa, I did not try with 44 replacing the 0 - I will try this a sec. Thanks

I tried this and unfortunately it didn't make a difference. I am still not receiving my test message containing my PIN

I have tried to set it up again and the only carrier email address that was there before has now disappeared so I have no email addresses to select now.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[zigojacko]

I've uninstalled the product and reinstalled and now the mmail address is back for O2.

Am just trying again...