sms message from usa to thailand

[rodknock]

need some help, my daughter tries to send me sms messages and they do not reach me.

she uses att in the usa and i use ais inthailand.

att says the message has been sent but i never receive it.

she dials 01166my number with out 0

any help please

[sulasno]

Try using +66

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[CaptHaddock]

Is there some reason she can't use Line?

[manfredtillmann]

had similar issues with receiving sms from a german phone roaming in thailand to my ais, then they all arrived in a block of 8 some 72 hours later.

can your daughter receive your txt?

[mtls2005]

Can she call you? (You don't have to answer.)

 

Try +66 8 nnn-nnnn   (substitute the proper number for the 8, if it's 9, or 6

 

Double- and triple-check the number

 

Does AT&T allow her to send international SMSes?

 

Can you call her?

 

Can you send her an SMS? Can she reply to that SMS?

 

I receive SMSes from the U.S.

 

There are a bazillion free messaging apps which you could be using.

 

Suspect user error.

 

 

Edited September 6, 2016 by mtls2005

[Scotwight]

My daughter and I use google voice.  Just click the red text button on the top right and type your message.  I am in Thailand and she is in the USA.  Or Line or Facebook.  I actually like Facebook the best.  

[sulasno]

Use Google duo

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[mtls2005]

Google Duo is more of a video chat app; so maybe more than the OP actually needs and a bit more bandwidth intensive?

 

Google Allo, when it pops, might be more what you're thinking of?

 

Google Hangouts, which is what Scotwight might be  referring to, is also a simple, cross-platform solution, which allows for messaging, even to/from/within the GSM SMS world.

 

But obviously there are dozens of messaging options: LINE, WhatsApp!, FB Messeneger, Viber, etc. etc.