Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPhone receiving text messages twice.
- Thread starter sk8mash
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Silly question but is it actually recieving two messages so when you view the message in the SMS application the entries are duplicated.
I've had a network glitch before where one day in a short period I receive a lot of duplicated messages, is this happening consistantly for long periods.
Or not then it is the double alert that the iPhone gives for text messages (a stupid setting if you ask me).
I've had a network glitch before where one day in a short period I receive a lot of duplicated messages, is this happening consistantly for long periods.
Or not then it is the double alert that the iPhone gives for text messages (a stupid setting if you ask me).
No, it is definitely receiving the message twice, as in it shows up twice in my messages. Has been happening for a few days now. Just wondering if maybe I should phone up my service provider? I don't want them somehow trying to charge me more!
Oh and thanks for moving the thread
Oh and thanks for moving the thread
It happens when the person sending the message clicks send and then goes into a place with low service. Then when they come out, their phone sends it again because it thought it didn't get sent. This shouldn't happen a lot unless the person who you are receiving duplicates from is on a camping trip or something like that.
Regards,
David
Regards,
David
Definitely check with your service provider just to be sure; maybe there is a problem with your message centre settings or similar. I can't imagine that your provider would end up charging you for more because generally you don't have to pay to receive messages [at least we don't in the UK], that is unless you are roaming on another network abroad.
^ REALLY?!
I think that the double SMS notification sound you mention is what xUKHCx was referring to in his reply when he mentioned double alerts, and he's right...it is a stupid and most annoying setting
I think that the double SMS notification sound you mention is what xUKHCx was referring to in his reply when he mentioned double alerts, and he's right...it is a stupid and most annoying setting
^ REALLY?!
I think that the double SMS notification sound you mention is what xUKHCx was referring to in his reply when he mentioned double alerts, and he's right...it is a stupid and most annoying setting
I have received messages twice before and when I contacted AT&T about it they gave me the explanation that the person sending was going through a no service or low service zone and the phone sent it twice. I have unlimited texting so I didn't ask if I was charged twice. I assume that you would because you are receiving two messages. I also have had my iPhone notify me twice for one text message but not notify me a minute or two after I receive it. It does however vibrate or ring about two seconds before the screen says I have a text message. I have found this to be normal and not frustrating at all.
Regards,
David
I doubt that is the case here, because it is happening with texts from many different people
This is an incredibly annoying "feature" that was added with 2.1 I believe. Tell Apple to change it here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
I received the exact same txt from AT&T once that were within seconds of each other. Hardly doubt they were hmmm camping.
My husband and I were separated in a museum on Saturday so I sent him a text asking where he was - he received the text about 8 times over the next 10 minutes! I thought maybe I was hitting send again from the phone being in my pocket or something. But when I checked my phone it seemed as though I had only sent it once - the coverage seemed fine in the building - I am in Silicon Valley and we get pretty good coverage in most places, so maybe it was just some sort of network hiccup that day.
It may have been a network problem. If you really want a solution, contact AT&T and see if they were doing work that day. They may just give you the explanation they gave me in my post a while ago.
David
David, that totally makes sense. My son is in the military and his is the one doing it a lot. He must go into a pocket that is doing this on the base. It isn't a message alert, it is the actual message coming through twice. Thank you for the info. I was thinking it was my settings or imessages being weird.