Getting a lot of late text messages.... - Page 2

**jmorton10** · #11 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 8notime

After being a customer of theirs for 10 years, I finally couldn't take it any more and hacked my phone to work on Verizon. It's really unfortunate because I like Sprints pricing & phone selection the most.

This problem has been posted here literally hundreds of times & in every single case it is a Sprint customer. I had Sprint for two years & had almost constant never ending problems with SMS (texting).

I had texts come in hours late, not show up until the next day & in some cases just plain never show up at all.

Since texting is a valuable tool in my line of work, this was totally unacceptable. I finally switched back to Verizon (I never should have left in the first place) & the problem is fixed period (I use a Sprint TP with Merdin's awesome 6.5 ROM, but it is activated on VZ)

If I send a text now, the recipient gets it 30 seconds later 99.9% of the time. I'm no Verizon fanboy, I hate VZ as a company the same as anybody here. They are arrogant, there prices are higher & they cripple their phones & all of that irritates me.

The problem is, when they say they have the best network coverage & service they are 100% correct & nothing anybody says here is going to change that..........

~John

i360 · #12 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 10:17 PM

For the most part my texting is instant on Sprint, with the occasional hiccup every so often. Although I have gotten a couple way after the fact, usually less then 1 hour but it has happened. Since it works fine 99% of the time i'll chalk those up to the game. If its important enough they'll call if I don't respond in a timely manner.

**shaggylive** · #13 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 10:26 PM

yea, I don't think this issue cropped up until they merged with nextel, something with the way they spliced the systems is making servers crash or vulnerable to overload or something. hopefully verizon don't do the same with alltel, although I think nextel had a very unique system.

frazell · #14 (**permalink**) 06-06-2009, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by i360

For the most part my texting is instant on Sprint, with the occasional hiccup every so often. Although I have gotten a couple way after the fact, usually less then 1 hour but it has happened. Since it works fine 99% of the time i'll chalk those up to the game. If its important enough they'll call if I don't respond in a timely manner.

Ditto. I haven't had many texts come in or arrive late either.

If it were that much of an issue though I can always force my phone to roam on Verizon. Then I get that Verizon coverage mentioned in here without the Verizon price gouging. Either way I should be more than fine

TheAlienElite · #15 (**permalink**) 06-06-2009, 09:52 AM

Hi all. First post, love the site. Still a bit confused amidst the wave of information but making headway!

Anyways, I have this problem as well. Thing is I think it's just because bad service where I'm currently living. Could it be that simple?

Even if it is just bad service , could doing some of those things improve it anyways? Might as well tweak as much as possible ^^

I would like to learn how to change the radio regardless, and how do I force the phone to roam? Just now I got a few texts at the right time , and it might be chance/coincidence, but my phone did indeed have the roaming icon.

testify585 · #16 (**permalink**) 06-06-2009, 11:45 AM

ive been haven the same issue thanks for helpin me fix it!!

**thacounty** · #17 (**permalink**) 06-06-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAlienElite

Hi all. First post, love the site. Still a bit confused amidst the wave of information but making headway!

Anyways, I have this problem as well. Thing is I think it's just because bad service where I'm currently living. Could it be that simple?

Even if it is just bad service , could doing some of those things improve it anyways? Might as well tweak as much as possible ^^

I would like to learn how to change the radio regardless, and how do I force the phone to roam? Just now I got a few texts at the right time , and it might be chance/coincidence, but my phone did indeed have the roaming icon.

You need a new radio to avoid overheating which we have decided can make the keyboard problem come up either all together or sooner than normal. Go here and follow steps:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=61333

Then go here and get radio:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=46616

Finally go here and follow steps to flash, I recommend the sd card way, its so much easier:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=43266

One more thing, don't worry about all your stuff going missing, this will not cause a hard reset, I do recommend flashing the radio twice tho. So just follow last step 2 times. Backup your phone anyway, and I am not responsible for anything that happens.

TheAlienElite · #18 (**permalink**) 06-06-2009, 03:56 PM

Thanks bro, will do when I get back Monday! Is there a list of things on the forum that flashing a new radio helps, or could you just gimme the rundown?

**Carla** · #19 (**permalink**) 06-06-2009, 04:20 PM

When we had our Nextel's it was almost impossible to text anyone

It was painful waiting for them to download, if they even did, sometimes they wouldn't....So now I feel like I am in Heaven LOL, I have noticed just a few late texts, but it tends to be a repeat of one I go right away, just coming through again...Either way I can't complain after dealing with Nextel textnig for years.

Big Redneck3100 · #20 (**permalink**) 06-06-2009, 04:35 PM

I really don't have too much of a problem with late texts....here recently its gotten wayyyyyyy better. I tested it out, with my wife sitting with me on the patio, I had her text me, sometimes it came right through, sometimes there was a few minutes lag....We both had perfect reception so that led me to believe that its on sprints end.