SMS Issue After Switch

[KPMcClave]

This is another issue that likely isn't specific to the S20 FE, but has arisen since I migrated from my Pixel 3 XL. I'm hoping someone has experienced something like this before. It's a weird one.

Has anyone ever had an issue texting with just a single person or only some of your contacts? Not everyone on a particular carrier, which could be a carrier outage or issue, but a seemingly random glitch?

This isn't software related, because no matter which messaging app I make default (Verizon Messages, Samsung, Google...and I even installed and ran Textra and Pulse) my content is the same.

I have a friend who, during switch of my phones, had his messages to me delayed by hours. It appears my outgoing messages were received in a timely fashion. He is on Veriozon as am I.

It seems now to not be working at all.

There was another friend, also on Verizon, who's replies to me were delayed initially, but that issue seems resolved. Also, I receive timely replies from others on Verizon, TMO, all the 2-factor authentication codes I got setting up the new S20 FE, etc. Near as I can tell, it's the one contact causing a problem (though I wouldn't know if someone is sending texts I'm not receiving).

I've already reinstalled my preferred app, Verizon Messages+.

Has anyone had such a hit-and-miss experience with SMS messages and found a fix?

 

[BotanicalStig]

Mine have all been fast & on time. I'm using Verizon as well (visible). Switched from an s8 to the s20fe... Direct sim swap. Neither my wife nor myself have experienced any issues

 

[KPMcClave]

Mine have all been fast & on time. I'm using Verizon as well (visible). Switched from an s8 to the s20fe... Direct sim swap. Neither my wife nor myself have experienced any issues

Thanks for the feedback.

If this might be a part of my issue, I received the S20 FE (from Verizon) with a new SIM card and it was activated with that one. I still have the old card that was in my Pixel 3 XL.

Still odd that I'd be having issues with only one person (it appears).

 

[KPMcClave]

Here's an update. I just opened Google Messages again, set it to default. For the first time I got the Chat features notification. I didn't have those for some reason when I tried checking with Google Messenges before (and had them on the Pixel before the switch). As soon as they activated I got the replies from my friend going back to Saturday. Just replied in Verizon app to see if it is fixed overall.

 

[KPMcClave]

I see this option to toggle "Only send SMS and MMS messages" in the conversation Details in Google Messages. It's only on convos with some people (mostly not), including the friend with whom I'm having trouble receiving his replies. It's toggled off on everyone's including his.

Anyone know what this does and if it could be a reason for the issues somehow?