Can't send text to Australian number being used in the US on AT&T.
SkiMonkey
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I have a friend visiting the US from Australia, using an iPhone on the AT&T network.  I am in the US, using a Samsung Galaxy S4 and sending messages through the standard Android text messaging feature, not a third party piece of software.  I can receive a text message from my friend, regardless of whether he is in the US or Australia.  However, he will ONLY receive my text reply if he's in Australia.  Once he hits US shores, he no longer receives my texts.

I have tried:

  1. Using the standard international prefixes to reach an Australian phone (011 61 +number), by entering the number manually.
  2. Replying to the text message directly.  It works when he's in Australia, but not when he's here on the AT&T network.
  3. Dropping the 011 prefix.
  4. Replacing the 61 with 1.
  5. Calling the phone when he's in the US. This works without any problems.

It's super frustrating so any ideas on how to fix this?

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