I'm having problems with text messages. I use Handcent and i'll send a text then an hour later see it's still sending it never sent.
I'm having problems with text messages. I use Handcent and i'll send a text then an hour later see it's still sending it never sent.
Does it show the sending/refresh circle spinning? I was having this on some texts with Handcent but they did send, it just showed still sending on my end.
Check with the recipient and see if and when they received it.
Does it show the sending/refresh circle spinning? I was having this on some texts with Handcent but they did send, it just showed still sending on my end.
Check with the recipient and see if and when they received it.
I did ask one time if someone got my message and was told no. One person said they got my message a couple times. I don't get it. But the circle is always still spinning guess I'll check the messaging app next time this happens. I thought I had it set on to tell me if message don't send. I'll have to check my settings.
i had the same type of issue...
i was using google voice to text... sometimes i would get that spinning circle like it was trying to send. and it might come back with an error some time later. it would also take a long time to open the app (5-8 sec)
google voice uses data... and I know 100% that sprint data was in the crapper lately (EVO og) in my area.
so i went back to the built-in text app.. which uses sprint's CDMA voice network. I dont have issues anymore.
hopefully once the new vision upgrade is done.. i can use google voice again.
So the built in messaging app uses Sprint's CDMA Network and does Handcent not? I can use google voice and say text to so and so and it works is that what you mean? My Google voice just doesn't work when I'm driving sometimes but I may just not have a good signal I don't know. Maybe I'll just use Sprints messaging app and not Handcent.
Handcent uses the CDMA network to the best of my knowledge, and I seem to remember seeing something about using wifi as well now.
They are pretty good on getting patches out, so if this is an issue they will probably have a fix soon. You could use the stock messaging app till then if it continues to be an issue for you.
Handcent uses the CDMA network to the best of my knowledge, and I seem to remember seeing something about using wifi as well now.
They are pretty good on getting patches out, so if this is an issue they will probably have a fix soon. You could use the stock messaging app till then if it continues to be an issue for you.
Yeah I hate to have to switch cause I am so used to this one and know it from having it on both of my other EVO'S. I was looking at GO SMS and Chomp. I haven't even configured Handcent yet for everyone so I may just wait it out. It doesn't happen all the time and hasn't happened since earlier today so will see. Thanks!
Handcent, Go SMS, Stock Messaging -- they are essentially viewers or browsers for the same underlying SMS text protocol. They might use Wifi for the downloading of MMS images and such, but the underlying text protocol is the same -- the emergency carrier band of regular CDMA cellular. So any of those apps are the same and should work under 1x cellular.
Google Voice to the extent that you haven't combined your numbers uses data so it has the possibility of being less reliable when at 1x, but more reliable if your cell service is bad but you have wifi.
Well I still don't get it cause this morning I saw two text not send the circle was still spinning from yesterday. I set my handcent now to tell me the message is sent but I never had this problem before on my 3D or my OG EVO. Last night most of my text went right through but one then I saw today that one and one from earlier in the afternoon didn't. My signal when not on wifi sucks in my house so maybe that's it I don't know. Even though I know text don't use 3g or wifi.
I haven't heard this, but it seems like I should be able to test it easily. I'll try it sometime tonight. Apologies if I'm wrong on this.I agree this is confusing, but if my memory is right, I think we found at the 3D launch that SMS is using broadband (3G/wifi), even though it's supposed to be a 2G feature.
I haven't heard this, but it seems like I should be able to test it easily. I'll try it sometime tonight. Apologies if I'm wrong on this.
On my OG Evo 4G I wasn't able to send/receive MMS whenever my WiFi was enabled and connected. Not sure yet how the Evo LTE compares to this.
^^ Pffft, shows what I know, nothing, so there!
Sorry everyone.
I agree this is confusing, but if my memory is right, I think we found at the 3D launch that SMS is using broadband (3G/wifi), even though it's supposed to be a 2G feature.
But i thought with 3G off text can still be sent and gotten and calls can be gotten. I don't know but I just kow with the 3D I didn't have this problem. And it's not all the time just sometimes it's weird.
But i thought with 3G off text can still be sent and gotten and calls can be gotten. I don't know but I just kow with the 3D I didn't have this problem. And it's not all the time just sometimes it's weird.
The link I posted earlier said that the 3G issue was with mms, not sms.
I recall that Handcent had an option to send longer messages via mms, and I believe that it does so when multiple recipients are involved.
Do those apply?
I tested on the Evo LTE with SMS (not MMS):
1) All antennas on (BT, WIFI, "Mobile Network") texts send (obviously)
2) With WIFI off and "Mobile Network" off (and within the Mobile Network settings, "Domestic Data" and "Domestic Voice" off), texts send -- lending evidence that texts are not 3G dependent but instead are ok on 1xRTT.
3) With "Airplane Mode" on, texts do not send.
4) With "Airplane Mode" on and Wifi turned ON, texts do not send. Evidence that regular texts will not send over Wifi. However, Google Voice texts (that solely rely on data) do send.
Based on this, I'm pretty sure SMS is transmitted by 1xRTT only.
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