Samsung m500 sends text but the recipient does not always recieve the text

check in message settings whether message is sent via text or not if not make it text and try....

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Forwarding a text message varies in different models of Motorola Cellular phones.
I'm going to give you a generic answer since you have not stated the model# of your Motorola phone.
Open the text message that you want to forward. Go to Edit mode. Click edit then,
For some models, it will work this way: Go to the field where you input the recipients phone number. Input the recipients phone number or search from your phone book. Then press send.
For other models, it will work this way: Click send while in the edit mode. It will ask for the recipients phone number. Input the phone number or search from your phone phone book.
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Try sending a text to your phone and see if you can receive the message that you just sent and not just a blank message. Are you using some characters or emoticons? It probably is not readable on the recipient's phone. For example, on the iPhone, one can send a message with Emoji but the other models will not be able to view it and instead just receive a blank message.

You can try few things to figure out.
1. If your credit is enough to send text message.
2. If the number is blocked by your side or from the recipient side.
3. If text centre is selected/typed correctly in the text setting

mine does it to you just have to resend the text message yeah it's annoying but resend it till they get it.

This can occur when you compose a message and then hit recipient and then enter the contacts name. The phone will say 'Sending' then 'Cannot send/retrieve messages'.If you enter the recipients NUMBER the transmission will work OK.

If you want to send a text to someone by NAME, select their name from the 'Contacts' list then hit the Message icon (envelope). Write the message then hit send...

Try Menu/messages/settings/text messages/character support/
Select Automatic

I had this problem once with another cell and I found out that some of the text messages from other phones, like the LG and PDA phones send with kilobytes that are needed to be "downloaded" through a multi-media package or internet access. If you are able to send texts and they receive them, check with your carrier.
Also, try shutting the phone off and restarting.

Let me know if this helps.

my samsung rant phone i jsut got wil not recieve messages i can send them but cant recicieve them plzzzzz help me idk what to do