+1 (1) (216)116-11 error invalid number

Tried this 3 or 4 times. Didn't work!! I am frustrated, to say the least.

Ann Armstrong

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I had the same issue with error +1 (1) (216) 116-11 when trying to text my son. I was able to call him, but not text him. The day before it worked just fine. My husband could text him. The only thing I did, was change his phone "name" in my contacts. He has 2 phones & 2 phone numbers. So I marked this particular number as iPhone. After that, I couldn't text him. FRUSTRATING to say the least! I deleted all previous text conversations. I deleted him as a contact altogether. I rebooted my iPhone and re-entered him as a contact. That did not work. I deleted him as a contact again, re-booted again, then I re-added him as a contact from my call log! BOOM. It's working!!!

Thanks for sending me this information. I have tried your solution, but to no avail. Still can't get the number to work. It's making me crazy!!

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Somebody suggested deleting the call log too. If you can call that person ask them to give you about 10 mins and then call you. Try deleting any contact info for that number. Any previous texts or attempts to text and the call log. Re-boot the phone. When that person calls you, add them to your contacts. Do they have an iPhone too? I dunno. I was getting real Pi$$ed for days and no other solutions helped me until what I did today. So I feel your pain! Good Luck.

Ann

Not a good idea posting personal info on a worldwide Public Forum

I have asked the mods to remove for you

Right! Thanks.

But do you have an answer for how I can fix this problem? Ann

Thanks for your reply. Is there a call log other than the log listed under "Recents"? I have deleted all calls under "Recents" and all other calls and attempted texts and still cannot get it work. Again, thanks.

Another possible cause is that the recipient is no longer signed to iMessage. I had this happen with a friend and the apple rep discovered that his phone number was no longer registered in the system.

Once my friend turned iMessage back on, everything worked perfectly.

Don't forget to delete the text messages that came from alerting you to the error. The number is probably listed in there without the area code. Also, any previous calls, voice mails - even deleted ones, you have to go in the deleted voice mails and clear them, etc. Then power off and power on the phone again. Go to messages, create a new message up at the top and type in the number with area code. If anything comes up while you are typing that in - contact name, the number completed with our without area code, etc. that means the number is still somewhere on your phone. You have to get it all the way gone before you can have a successful text (or at least I did) I powered the phone off and on 5 times before I found them all. I did finally get success! Good luck.

Thanks to everyone, but nothing has helped me with this problem. I spent 30 minutes trying everything on this page. I'll just use Google voice instead of my shiny new iPhone.

I did the steps mentioned here as best I could. No luck.

I had noticed one number giving me this error. Then I had an impt meeting and the person's number also gave me the error. ...They could text me but I couldn't text back. We could both call each other. Then my brother's number malfunctioned. I'd been texting him no problem.

I brought phone into ATT and they updated my OS and gave me a new sim chip. No help. I did a restore and backup. No help. They sent me to the Apple Store.

They had me do a different kind of restore -- where you press power and home with phone plugged into iTunes on a laptop. Then let go of the power button then the hope button when the image of an apple AND A CORD appear. I did all that. The support guy also said to restore from a back up but I noticed that I didn't have to so maybe I goofed this step?

Anyway, no help.

I've gone thru and really purged my logs of my brother's number. ...I note that his number started malfunctioning immediately after I got the service from ATT (update, new sim).

Ideas?

FINALLY!

it took numerous tries but I finally got it.

Thank you so so much!

Tried everything and finally got it to work after I deleted the problem number from my call log! Thanks for posting!

I have this problem also. What is the solution?