Feedompop "Free Msg: Unable to send message - Message Blocking is acive"

[phonerboner]

I just started to my Walmart/Freedompop 300/1000txt free plan today. I can make phone calls. I can receive texts but I cannot send. I keep getting the message in the title of this post. My SIM starts with 8901 (Tmobile right?). Advice please.

[Digital Rules]

Does the 4g/LTE indicator stay on during calls?

Sent from my moto g power using HoFo mobile app

[phonerboner]

No it does not.

[Digital Rules]

The APN is not correct. Have you tried manually adding a different one?

What phone are you using?

[phonerboner]

I moved the SIM to another phone, started it up and then shut the old phone off. I then moved the SIM back to the current phone and that triggered Freedompop to send me the APN settings text again. I clicked on the settings and it updated to settings again to the APN that I had before. Its shows 4G on my phone and when I call out, it drops the 4G. No texting still. Still getting the message. The APN settings is below. I am using a Samsung Galaxy Prime SM-G530T


Name: Plintron
APN: wholesale
MCC: 310
MNC: 240
Authentication Type: PAP
APN type: default,supl
APN protocol: ipv4
APN roaming protocol: ipv4
Bearer: Unspecified
Everything else is the not set, none, or other default option.

[Digital Rules]

You could try a few more APN's like the one below or others by googling them.

Hate to say this, but you may be running into the same issue others have with the 240 MNC number some T-Mobile MVNO's now use. Some phones just will not work correctly with the APN that the sim card is looking for. I have 2 phones with that issue as well. One phone is actually on the paid Red Pocket GSMT plan which uses the same sim card as FreedomPop.


APN: WHOLESALE
Port: 8080
MMSC: http://wholesale.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: 216.155.165.50:8080

[phonerboner]

Hey thanks. I tried those settings but that also didn't work. Can I ask you what phone for you worked perfectly? I was trying to use an old MetroPCS phone that I had. Everything works right except I can't send messages. I was just trying to find a cheap phone to use.

[hpham]

The APN settings is below. I am using a Samsung Galaxy Prime SM-G530T


Name: Plintron
APN: wholesale
MCC: 310
MNC: 240
Authentication Type: PAP
APN type: default,supl
APN protocol: ipv4
APN roaming protocol: ipv4
Bearer: Unspecified
Everything else is the not set, none, or other default option.

I'm using a Walmart FP SIM with a Tracfone-unlocked Samsung A51 4G phone. My APN settings are close to yours, except:
APN type: default,supl,xcap
APN protocol: IPv6

[Digital Rules]

Can I ask you what phone for you worked perfectly?

Works great on Moto E6.

[phonerboner]

Where's your moto E6 from? What company did it come from?

[Digital Rules]

Where's your moto E6 from? What company did it come from?

It's factory unlocked

[Boz1]

I have a FP Walmart free plan SIM in a TF unlocked Moto G Pure, and it works fine.

[robbyrobby]

Samsung Galaxy Prime SM-G530T is a very early generation LTE device that does not support VoLTE

You may still be able to make calls dropping down to 2G EDGE network on T-Mobile but most likely you will not get SMS working unless FreedomPOP/RedPocket is able to help you configure legacy GSM texting

[phonerboner]

That's exactly the information I needed. I think you solved the problem. Yeah it's an old phone that I've had for years. That makes sense. Thank you.

[RFK]

Samsung Galaxy Prime SM-G530T is a very early generation LTE device that does not support VoLTE

You may still be able to make calls dropping down to 2G EDGE network on T-Mobile but most likely you will not get SMS working unless FreedomPOP/RedPocket is able to help you configure legacy GSM texting

SMS does not depend on internet or APN (MMS depends on them).

But Freedompop indeed may block SMS on some non-VoLTE phones.