[Can call, but can’t text.]

6 hours ago, EskeRahn said:

SMSC would be my guess too.
(The smsc is not needed for recieving)

I am not sure where it can be set/checked in the normal menues but if you dial 'info'
*#*#4636#*#*
And select "Phone1 information"
You will find a line SMSC with a refresh and update button next to it, press refresh and verify that it is the correct number.

On modern SIMs the number is usually already entered (decades ago we always had to enter it manually)
 

You’re right, I had a lot of garbage numbers there that weren’t my phone number! I still can’t send normal texts to individuals (I think you’re bang on the money, there’s something funky with the SMS), but I can now text groups with MMS’s and text individuals by forcing the SMS into a MMS by attaching a random picture. I’m going to continue prodding it, because i’d like to be able to confirm medical appointments via text.

1 hour ago, Hook said:

This is indeed the most common break-down with Verizon on the Pro 1.  As you'll find from scrolling through the Verizon thread it happened to me twice.  There wasn't n identifiable set of steps that cured it the first time.  The second time, I just gave up.  My Verizon sim is now in a cheap Moto phone and there is a cheap T-Mobile sim in my Pro1.  T-mobile may not be good for you, but if it is, I recommend the change. 

The only thing I can suggest, if you haven't (and I suspect you have) is to repeat the precise steps in this post and see if it restores things. 

Sorry, I'm not much help, but I gave up and am really enjoying the two phone solution.  One;s a phone, the other a pocket computer.  However, with your need to not be using a touch screen much, that's not a very good solution for you.

Thank you so much! Your original posts with the hashtag-asterisk code were how I got the Pro working the first time, so I appreciate your work, even if they didn’t work forever for you. I might try t-mobile if I can’t figure out the SMS issue with Verizon, but yeah, the two phone solution wouldn’t work very well for me, I’m afraid. I might have to grit my teeth and hold onto my pro just long enough to get my preordered Astro Slide.

[Can call, but can’t text.]

So, I got the Fxtec Pro for accessibility reasons (my fingers can’t screen type clearly enough and autocorrect is often incorrect). For about seven months it’s been working more or less fine- the snapdragon camera stopped taking video, but that wasn’t the end of the world for me. I’m ok with technology to a point, but after today I think i’m a little out of my depth.

Some details: I live in the USA, I have a Verizon SIM card that is frankly ancient- I had it back in my old Droid 4s and my BlackBerry Keyone. When I got the phone, everything booted up just fine but the mobile network wasn’t connecting- I went to the Verizon store, where the tech tried to tell me that the phone wasn’t compatible and tried to sell me one of their models. I said no thank you, took my pro home and found enough help reading some of the posts on this forum to get everything working. (That code with the hashtags you put into the phone app, maybe something I fiddled with in some bootup menu? Is there a bootup menu? Can’t remember anymore)

Fast forward to today, and suddenly my phone wouldn’t call anyone. Later, I found my texts hadn’t gone through either. I’ve managed to get it to call people now, but texts get a ‘invalid destination’ or ‘not sent, tap to try again’. I can receive texts, however.

Things I have tried:

-restarting the phone

-turning airplane mode on and off

-turning mobile data on and off

-removing the SIM card and putting it back in

-going into that hashtag menu and messing with the switches

-power cycling restart

-updating the system (seems to have been a mistake, it’s been hours and it downloaded but hasn’t actually installed anything. Tried to force-quit the app but it’s being weird and insisting it’s installing something.)

I’ve not installed any apps recently. I vaguely remember this being an issue when I got the phone working after the Verizon store visit, but I can’t remember how I solved it. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any tips.