Can I Retrieve Old Text Messages to My Cell Phone Account?

Place a "lock" on any messages you wish to save.

There is no guaranteed method for retrieving deleted text messages. However, some claim that you can recover messages from your phone's SIM card with the appropriate technology.

Considerations

If the text messages are extremely important, such as evidence in a legal case, a lawyer may be able to retrieve the messages by contacting the phone company. A phone company will not retrieve old messages for personal matters.

Methods

Recovery software programs like Pro Data Doctor and Dekart claim to be able to retrieve text messages directly from your SIM card. While some users believe that these programs work, industry professionals do not endorse the products.

Expert Insight

According to Mark Siegel, the executive director of media and industry analyst relations for AT&T Wireless, there is no way to retrieve a text message. Verizon spokeswoman Debra Lewis agrees that the only way to save old text messages is not to delete them in the first place.

References

• Divorce 360: Eager to Check Those Texts?
• Dekart: SIM Card Reader
• Pro Data Doctor: DDR SIM Card Recovery