Why can't AT&T and Verizon just get along?

I have friends who have Verizon while I have AT&T. I can receive texts from them but they can't receive from me. Each phone company blames the other and in the meantime, I am stuck not being able to reply to text messages.

So far, the only solution I have found is to use Google Voice. I hate having to have to go back and forth between 2 different phone numbers and it isn't without its flaws. There is sometimes confusion between which number is being used. I am sure I will figure it out.

The phone companies need to figure out a way to work together and make sure things flow back and forth between them before they start losing money from people jumping ship due to the problems.

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