Unable to receive group chat messages in Panama

My partner who is from Panama doesn’t receive my group chat messages with me and my American friends. His phone is iPhone. He receives my messages when I send directly to him but not through the group chat. Any ideas to why he’s not receiving?

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Original Title: Group chatting with South American

Posted on Jun 17, 2025 5:45 AM

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Jun 17, 2025 8:47 AM in response to Mercy89lm

Mercy89lm wrote:

My partner who is from Panama doesn’t receive my group chat messages with me and my American friends. His phone is iPhone. He receives my messages when I send directly to him but not through the group chat. Any ideas to why he’s not receiving?

MMS is a phone carrier feature, he needs to contact his to resolve the issue.

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