Can you still receive text messages if your phone has no service?

Can you still receive text messages if your phone has no service?

You can send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages through the Messages app . Tip: You can send texts over Wi-Fi even if you don’t have cell service. Just use Messages as you normally would.

Do texts go through to a dead phone?

If my phone is dead, can I still receive text messages? When your phone dies, it loses all functionality until you charge it again. However, this doesnt mean that you wont receive the texts that are sent to you during this time! You just wont be able to view them on your phone.

What happens when you text someone with no service?

Answer: A: Answer: A: The message will not be delivered if there is no cellular connection and no Wi-Fi connection and will not say delivered.

How can I text a phone without service?

If you’re not familiar with Google Voice, here’s the quick and dirty explanation of what it is: Google Voice is a completely free phone number provided to you by Google. It can make calls in the US over the internet and send and receive text messages, without you having to pay for any phone service.

Am I blocked or is their phone off?

If you call a person who’s blocked your number, you won’t get any kind of notification about it. However, the ringtone/voicemail pattern won’t behave normally. Alternatively, if the person’s phone is off, or if he or she is already on a call, you’ll go directly to voicemail.

How can you tell if someone has no service on their phone?

Often, if you’re calling someone’s phone and it rings only once then goes to voicemail or gives you a message saying something like “the person you have called is unavailable right now,” that’s a sign the phone is off or in an area with no service.

What happens when someone texts you when you have no service?

How do you tell if your texts are blocked?

If an Android user has blocked you, Lavelle says, “your text messages will go through as usual; they just won’t be delivered to the Android user.” It’s the same as an iPhone, but without the “delivered” notification (or lack thereof) to clue you in.

What happens when you send a text to a phone that is off?

Most cell service providers will store incoming text messages when your phone has been turned off and periodically attempt to resend the texts until you can receive them. This period of “attempted redelivery” varies depending on your wireless service.

Why does my old phone still get text messages?

Click to expand… just about the only way that could happen is for the old phone to still have the SIM in it, and still in service. And this condition automatically prevents any other phone from getting service ( ie, making/taking SMS text messages ) IMO, you have not notified the carrier of the change to the new phone.

Can a cell phone receive a text message?

Chances are the phone will manage to send and receive text messages even in case of poor coverage, because a text message is actually a quite light item in BW terms.

How long does it take to receive a text message when your phone is off?

Your device must be turned back on and have coverage for the message to be delivered to you. The network will attempt to deliver the message for 5 days (120 hours) from the date of receipt.

How can I get my text messages back if I Lost my Phone?

If you are on a contract then call the network and have the sim blocked immediately. Arrange for a new sim to be sent and when you receive and activate this you can start receiving text messages again. However everything stored on your lost or stolen phone is lost forever and completely unobtainable.