Q: iPhone 5 can't send SMS - gets an error when sending SMS

Dear friends

Today I receive a caal from Apple Support telling me to restore my iPhone 5 like a new one and now I can send SMS normally.

Hi Roman, is it mean we can use sprint to activate iPhone, then replace our local carrier sim, SMS can work?

Hi everyone, does anybody use this way and successfully solve the problem?

hi LL_Ditto

the above procedure is a standar procedure that the apple executives will ask you to do as test.

they asked me to do that as well, however it didnt work for me!

also please note that not everyone brought the phone directly from apple, so most people dont event have their sprint micro sim card, so please dont sweat if it doenst work.

inspite having a sprint sim the above procedure didnt work for me, and also as per that post if you dont have a sprint sim you have to wait till you get back to the US.

that is not true as well,coz a lot of people on this forum had this problem resolved without even having a sim, it was all done by apple.

wait for apple to contact you. you may take a chance by erasing your data (after taking a back up ofcourse) and doing a restore, who knows it may work

even if it doenst, if you wrote to thr right people then apple will contact you!

Thx Avi

This is the 5th days since my first time send Apple email following all of your instructions, but still no one contact me....

Maybe still can wait, the only way I can do.

if you followed the right protocol and wrote to the "right" people, you will definitley be contacted!

Now 2 weeks has past since i sent the first email to apple. With all the information the rest of u guys did.

I tried the "solotion" from apple, but it dosen't seem to work.

Is their mant thats not have recived answer from apple?

Anyone tried to delete the "Subject line"?  I had a problem in that I could receive messages, but could not send them. An Apple guy said he had the same problem and deleting the subject line corrected it.  I did the same thing and I have had a bit of trouble since.  I think the delete function is under Preferences/Messages.

Also me, Same problem, still the issue available .

It's also for me, Same problem, still the issue available .

How did you know about 6.1, still not coming, did you have any idea about it??

are you sure it'll come to fix bugs on Sprint iPhone 5 ?

Thanks

Hi Bro,

Please I have issue same as you, I had my iPhone unlocked by 160$, but still couldn't see welcome message for unlocking nor sending SMS, could you mind learn me step by step how did you do that, or how did you contact apple ??

Thanks

hey alamery,

Check my steps from here and it should help you!

Avi India

Dude i am from india too and i got my phone from dubai and i paid the full price too and when i spoke to the apple people in the US they said that i need to get my phone replaced but the indian apple helpline ay that it can only be replaced in USA...

Please somebody help me guys please even m not able to send SMS and actvate imessage

Hi friends,

I used to have same trouble in TURKEY.

Yesterday I sent a detailed e-mail including buying price, IMED number etc. after reading posts here.

I have recieved a reply today.

Generally in the mail they say back-up your phone delete all data-settings and restore.

When restore process is finished I tried to send SMS.

Surprise! I have a technology found in 90's in my iphone 5

Now I can sen SMS's

Thanks everybody. These posts saved the day!

hi,

what's the email address you sent to?

thanks