5 digit texting - it was working, then it stopped

Background: I had a Samsung Galaxy S5 Note, 5 digit texting worked great. Then I talked to my roommate, who was using Message+ and RAVED about it, so I switched. About 4 months later, I started getting a ton of error messages, it took forever to load, I couldn't search for people's names, the system couldn't keep up with how fast I typed, etc. Eventually I stopped using Message+ and started using Messages, and everything worked again except for texting 5 digit codes, which would error out, and then I'd have to reset my phone in order to send regular text messages.

Time moved on, and I got a new phone, Samsung Galaxy S7, which I love. First thing I did was test out 5 digit codes, they totally worked! The default messaging program was Message+, and it had been so long that I didn't even think "this is going to go badly"

Surprise, Surprise, the same thing happened. I cleared the cache, disabled Message +, and then sadly I tried to send to a 5 digit code today, and it didn't work.

HOW DO I MAKE THIS WORK AGAIN? I Don't want a new phone, I don't want to have to go through all this drama, I just want to be able to get runner tracking at the events where I'm running. Why is this simple thing so messed up????

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Verizon_Support

CHIQUENS, we're so happy to hear that your regular texting is working. Now let's get your 5 digit code texts to go through correctly. In order to use this method of texting, we want to make sure that your Premium text messaging service is enabled on your device first. Please follow these two sets of steps, reattempt to send a five digit code message, and notify us of how your device responds. Here are the steps: Choose Settings-then Applications-then Application Manager-click on the three dots in the upper right (menu)-choose Show System App-scroll down to find Message Service then select it, and you should see the permissions for "Send Premium text message." You can also check in your special access to make sure it's enabled by Choose Settings-then Applications-then Application Manager-click on the three dots in the upper right (menu)-select Special Access-make sure "Use Premium text message services" is allowed.

SeanC_VZW

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chiquens,

How strange! Short code texting isn't a guarantee, but we definitely want to get to the bottom of this. Do you have the same issue when you use Samsung Messages? What kind of error messages do you get?

JosephT_VZW

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CHIQUENS

When I use "messsages" (the red icon) It shuts the program down. When I

use the Message app (yellow background, white envelope) it give the

circling "sending" and never sends, but then NO messages send unless the

phone restarts.

Had this just been a one time thing, I would have written it off as

"operator error" but this is two phones now with the exact same problem,

and when I did the typical google search, I found more than a few people

with the same issue.

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Verizon_Support

Let's get to the bottom of this, CHIQUENS. I'm sure it was frustrating to have it work at first, only for it to fail later on. I just have a few questions. Are you sending a short text message to the 5 digit number, or are you sending a longer message or a picture? Are you typing in the 5 digit code, or using a code that has been saved in your contacts? Please provide more details, and we'll work together to see what may be causing this issue.

MichelleH_VZW

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CHIQUENS

MOST Of the time, I'm trying to REPLY to a 5 digit code, for example,

SMASHBURGER sent a message, and if I replied, I got $1 off of a meal. That

response failing was how I realized that there was a problem. Previously

in January, when RunDisney text messaged me I was able to respond and was

able to track my half-marathon bib through the race.

I have tried clearing my cache, disabling Messages+, setting Message as my

default message program.

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