WTF ?!? iPhone text message comes in seven hours later!

[PeterB]

... I'm not big into texting, so somebody tell me if this is normal. Person sent me the text (which was of course a bit time-sensitive), it doesn't show up on my iPhone until I just got home (about seven hours later).

[BigGuynRusty]

Not uncommon.

BGnR

[PeterB]

BGnR, oh, OK ... so I guess it has limited usefulness then ... maybe something to point out to the people who are texting me, they seem to think it is always instantaneous.

[GGD]

[quote PeterB]BGnR, oh, OK ... so I guess it has limited usefulness then ... maybe something to point out to the people who are texting me, they seem to think it is always instantaneous.
Yeah, tell them that if it's really important, and since they happen to have a telephone in their hand, maybe a phone call instead of sending a telegram would be a better way to communicate something urgent.

I still don't understand the popularity of texting. It's a step backwards in communication technology, to Morse code and telegrams.

[PeterB]

[quote GGD][quote PeterB]BGnR, oh, OK ... so I guess it has limited usefulness then ... maybe something to point out to the people who are texting me, they seem to think it is always instantaneous.
Yeah, tell them that if it's really important, and since they happen to have a telephone in their hand, maybe a phone call instead of sending a telegram would be a better way to communicate something urgent.

I still don't understand the popularity of texting. It's a step backwards in communication technology, to Morse code and telegrams.
LOL! Smoke signals, anyone?

[Racer X]

I get voice messages 12-36 hours after the call was placed, and my phone never rang at that.

Sh*t happens. Qwest (Sprint) on a cheap sanyo phone. Did it on my older Kyocera as well.

[SteveO]

I've had all of the above happen on both Sprint and ATT. Nothing to see here...

[vision63]

I text all the time all day long to everyone I know. I like it better than phone calls for most things. I'm on Sprint and in the dozens (more even) of texts that I send and receive I've had about 4 that have been delayed like that (since 1999). It's more common (though rare) that Sprint says it failed to send a message right after I press send.

[BigGuynRusty]

[quote vision63]I text all the time all day long to everyone I know. I like it better than phone calls for most things. Really hard for the folks you are annoying to avoid a text message.

[quote vision63]I'm on Sprint and in the dozens (more even) of texts that I send and receive I've had about 4 that have been delayed like that (since 1999). It's more common (though rare) that Sprint says it failed to send a message right after I press send. That you know of.

BGnR

[NewtonMP2100]

. . .when I had AT&T. . .I would get voicemail hours later and my phone would never have rung. . .this has not happened with any other carrier. . .