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Receiving SMS on my Mobile Broadband Enabled Surface 3?

Anonymous
2016-03-04T22:56:52+00:00

Hi,

I was wondering if it is possible to send and/or recieve SMS messages on my Mobile Broadband Enabled Surface 3?  I've got a SIM card with a telephone number from my carrier...  Is there a messaging app native to Windows 10 that will allow me to do this?

Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-03-05T11:53:32+00:00

    nope. not a native SMS app. Verizon (and maybe others) offer web based or app

    based (still web) based "messenger" apps, but they don't use the SIM.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-03-06T18:21:54+00:00

    I'm no expert so treat this with caution: but I think it should be possible to receive SMS via the mobile broadband interface (using the SIM number) on the Messaging and Surface built-in apps as long as they are enabled in Settings/Privacy/Messaging.

    Here in the UK, network operators Hutchison Three and Vodafone provide apps that also receive SMS, and Vodafone's can also send - the only way I've found so far to send SMS.

    Some of the background is explained by Developing SMS apps on the Hardware Dev Center, which seems to indicate that the network operators could grant SMS access to (e.g.) the Messaging app, but apparently they don't: so attempting to send an SMS just leads to an error message along the lines "check your SIM is active". Frustrating.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-03-07T11:07:04+00:00

    I'm guessing enabling it would blow up the mobile carrier's pricing models and

    that's why they won't consider it, even if technically possible. So really, the

    only way is via a dedicated app provided by the vendor or third party that uses

    a SMS gateway.

    >> which seems to indicate that the network operators could grant SMS access to (e.g.) the Messaging app, but apparently they don't: so attempting to send an SMS just leads to an error message along the lines "check your SIM is active".

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