Phone sends multiple copies of a single text

[paul--w]

My Galaxy S3 has a new problem, starting about a week ago.  Sometimes when I send a text, the recipient will get 10,15, or 20 copies of it.  They alert me, I power cycle my phone, and it stops.  It has happened with different people on different networks.

At about the same time, I noticed that it also would not connect to 3G or 4G for data.  Went through a power cycle routine with some sequence of turning on/off WiFi and it recovered from this, but still has the first issue of sending multiple copies of text messages.

Anyone else have this, or know what I should do?

Thanks

Paul W.

[vzw_customer_support · Accepted solution]

paul--w,

Sounds like it has a mind of it's own. I wouldn't want my phone to send 20 texts like that. Try resetting the messaging app: http://vz.to/1nhZ1c5 , then power it down and remove the battery for 20 seconds, replace the battery and back cover and power on. Retest and let us know how it's working.

BrianP_VZW
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