Texting issues with the 521

[gibbyhome]

Is anyone having texting issues with the Lumia 521?
My niece has a 521 on MetoPCS and told me that sometimes people don't get her texts which I thought was odd or something maybe she was doing, I have a friend that has a 521 on Tmobile and told me the same thing that even some pics don't get sent with the phone ? I looked at it and he had wifi calling turned on and all I could think is that was causing his problem but its odd that the same exact thing is going on with my Niece's phone ...

Does anyone know if this is a bug with the 521? is it per carrier ? and does nokia know about this and planning a fix
any info would be good to know
Thanks

 

[Laura Knotek]

Do the SMS get sent if WiFi calling is turned off?

 

[RumoredNow]

WiFi Calling allows send and receive for voice and SMS (plain text). It does not allow for send/receive of MMS (text with attachments).

 

[techiedude007]

I just transferred four lines to TMo from ATT and it looks like if your phone has the "WiFi Calling" app, you need to disable it/turn it off. My wife couldn't send a regular text msg, a text msg to multiple people/group or a text msg with a pic in it. After we turned off the "WiFi Calling" app it now seems to work fine.

Hopefully Tmo will find a fix for this soon...

 

[50atomic]

WiFi Calling allows send and receive for voice and SMS (plain text). It does not allow for send/receive of MMS (text with attachments).

Wi-Fi calling supports MMS, but only on a very few devices (read: not the Lumia 521). I do not know if its software related problem for the Lumia 521.
Overview: IMS Wi-Fi Calling | T-Mobile Support

I just transferred four lines to TMo from ATT and it looks like if your phone has the "WiFi Calling" app, you need to disable it/turn it off. My wife couldn't send a regular text msg, a text msg to multiple people/group or a text msg with a pic in it. After we turned off the "WiFi Calling" app it now seems to work fine.

Hopefully Tmo will find a fix for this soon...

You can also switch the preferences from Wi-Fi Preferred to Cellular Preferred. It works for me given fairly strong signal at home and only using Wi-Fi calling in areas with weak signal.