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jauntz
Roaming Rookie
Hace 2 años

Problems Texting on In-Flight WiFi

I flew a domestic round trip on American Airlines recently, and for the first time on both flights I was able to get free WiFi with AA with my Go5G plus plan.  However, the texting didn't work on eit...
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  • drnewcomb's avatar
    drnewcomb
    Hace 2 años
    jauntz wrote:

     Thank you for your reply.  I was only using the default Android (messages by Google) texting app and sending messages through short, simple SMS.  No MMS or RCS.

    I recall sometimes having trouble with SMS if my phone (OnePlus 8T 5G) was in airplane mode with WiFi turned back on. To get it to work I had to turn airplane mode off. While this is not kosher on an airline, you might give it a try next time.

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jauntz
Roaming Rookie
Hace 2 años
drnewcomb wrote:

All I can suggest is that WiFi Calling is extremely picky about the WiFi and Internet connection. I'd ask if you tried sending texts via other apps, like Signal, WhatsApp, etc. Also, were the texts short, simple SMS, extended SMS or MMS?

Thank you for your reply.  I was only using the default Android (messages by Google) texting app and sending messages through short, simple SMS.  No MMS or RCS.