SMS arrive late

The properties of an SMS

• The SMS (Short Message Service) was actually invented to send a short message quickly.
• Furthermore, the SMS traffic should be fast and advanced communication between two people. This communication should actually be faster and shorter than with a phone call.
• The SMS can also be used to securely forward important information, for example an appointment or a Phone number.

If the short messages arrive late

Looking at the above, it becomes clear that a belated SMS can be very annoying. If this only happens every now and then, it won't be a huge drama. It looks different if this happens more often. Then in any case it should be investigated why this could be:

• Is the reception bad? Poor reception can mean that an SMS is not sent at all.


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• If you want to check whether the SMS was sent and also arrived, then you can set this in the mobile phone. In this case you need to activate the delivery report.
• The fact that SMS arrives late can also be due to the wrong message center. This is also stored in the mobile phone and should also be available to you in paper form (mobile phone operating instructions or mobile phone contract).
• If the message center is correct, then you should contact your mobile operator, which may be the reason why SMS messages are arriving late.
• It may also be due to the basic settings of your mobile phone. This was once a Prepaid Mobile phone or has the contract mobile phone been activated for another provider? Then you should check or call your wireless service provider.
• In the extreme case, it could also be that the cell phone has a problem. Use another mobile phone to test whether the SMS arrives late or not.