I can't send an sms/text from iphone 4S (iOS5.01)

Same problem here - Location: Shanghai/ China - carrier CMCC

And CMCC said they had no solution . Apple ! You win

Hi there i have an issue with my iphone 4s my imessaging is on from the settings but the wierd thing i got to know after watching the tutorial videos on the internet is that the option for turning the mms in the "settings" is not there i hv also updated to ios 5.0.1 but the problem persits

While sending an i message i can not send message to an email address... There is no "@" sign on keyboard while i am writtin in "to"...

Even wierder thing is that i also have an ipad 2 and imessaging is on for it, and when i sendd my imessage to my iphone 4s i can see it on iphone and also am able to reply to my ipad BUT i cannot create a new IMESSAGE :-SS and cant send to any other person

Twisted it is!!!

Please guide!!

I have a similar problem. When I reply to a SMS I cannot press the send button.

So far I've followed your steps above and done a power cycle.

Will upgrade iOS tonight if no other suggestions are forthcoming.

I have the same issues- bought a 4S yesterday and no longer have SMS texting capability. Took the SIM out and put it back into my Iphone 4 with OS 5.0 and all is okay. Put it back inoto the 4S with OS 5.01 and SMS does not work again.

Also have noticed that I have had to pair the 4S a number of iems with my car bluetooth as it looses recognition. I have to delete the Iphone from my car bluetooth and then re- establish.

Definetly and issue with the latest update of OS 5.01.

I bought my iphone 4S from Qatar and using it in Pakistan...initially was able to send a few messages but then started having issues...even with that sometimes the message would get through sometimes not...I even bought a new sim as suggested by some user here but that hasnt helped either....I have tried calling Apple US several times and have been placed on hold for 15-17 minutes but not been able to get in touch with anyone....can Apple please guide us here?

i had the same issue... i went to the apple store to get a replacement for my phone... and i restored from backup.... and i just noticed i can't send and received messages... and when i open message it always showed -1....

and when i try to a new message to somone else, once i hit send it crash and pop back to the home screen....

Ok so im not sure if this will work for all of you but its worth a try , i resently got the 4s and was having trouble txting only one person on my list ..... when i first added his number we were able to caht it up , then 2 days later i coulent send him anything , i could recive them but not reply .....so i was playing around and i thought id be funny ....thinking it wouldent work ....i took the +1 from the first of the number out ...then like magic it worked ....but all my other numbers start with +1 .....strange huh?

I did what corafromhicktown did and removed the area code on just one number. No idea why, but removing the area code from one number and then texting that number seemed to solve it, at least for me. Now I can send and receive texts to and from anyone.

I also did what customer support told me to do, that is, wiped off my sim card, restarted device and called ##002#. However, I really don't think that did anything, as nothing started working until I removed the area code.

Some specs:

iPhone 4S

iOS 5.0.1 (9A405)

Carrier: O2 UK

Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom

same problem here....iphone 4s-5.0.1

continuously sending sms failure and also INVALID SIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I had this problem, i turned off my iPhone then back on and it now works..

Hi All,

I've had a few user with this problem at work.

the prob seems to be related to the contacts in the phone addressbook & sms addressbook interaction

there were reports that the area code the brackets may be the cause.

My initial workaround was to create a new contact which workedon one or two phones that had a problem texting particular contacts that had previously worked

I have found the following:

when a new contact is created with the same name as another they merge (occaisionally fixing the bug)

if the contacts merge you may see a section in the contacts page called "linked cards"

if so check that the number does not include an area code in the UK it's +(country code)(area code)(number)

+44 (0) 7123456789 so the "(0)" should be removed on all cards/contact info pages relating to that contact

IOS actually inserts the brackets & in the UK the area code should be omitted when a country code is used, if the country code is not used the area code must be ... kinda XOR

It worked for us .... hope it helps you guys

JonnyTechno

I was having the same issue on both my 3GS and now that I have a 4GS you would think this would be an easy fix for the iOS update. Here is what I did.

I deleted the contact and then readded them. I haven't received a message yet regarding the Error 10 digit or short code required to send the text. Unfortunately if this is required for all contacts it is going to be very frustrating since the format is a little ridiculous in my opinion.

I just received a text back from the person I had issues texting so it worked. Try deleting the contact and then putting them back in with the just the area code (since that is 10 digits)

Good luck!

Cameron