MTN down again?

[doggy_g_d]

Can't send SMS's

"Unable to send text message"

Anyone having the same in JHB?

 

[dinkd]

nope.. mine all working

 

[The_Pumpkin_King]

working fine for me

 

[<moLe>]

check your airtime bro, either that or or your contract was cut for some reason..or wait maybe you dont have a sim in your phone or you are trying to use MTN in a place with dog reception aka America..

 

[doggy_g_d]

Airtime? I'm on contract.

Can phone other people, can receive SMS's, just can't send SMS's, must be my tower

 

[doggy_g_d]

OK, so it gets wierder.....

In my phone settings I go into the SMS settings, there a whole lot of message centers defined. I delete them all, turn the phone off and on again and it registers a new message center... except...... it's the Vodacom number (+27829119) and I'm with MTN which shoudl be +27831000002.

Why would i t try to send messages through the Vodacom message centre instead of the MTN one?

 

[bex.cpt]

I am also down I can send a sms but not make a call. been like this since last night 23h00

 

[Serqet]

Mine's also working.

Did you buy the phone from an mtn shop? Don't understand why it would register a Vodacom number. ;/

 

[doggy_g_d]

OK, working again. Turns out it's Vodacom's fault (bunch of idiots!!)

Turns out, when you use your MTN SIM card in your friends laptop with the Vodacom Mobile software, it overwrites the message center number stored on the sim card with the Vodacom number!! (IDIOTS!!!!)

Took it to an MTN shop and they reset it.