ATT deleted text messages/software?

[tgoodeve]

I deleted a name from my phone contact but need the test messages for a project. How can I recover them? Is there a way to do it through a police report or by legal means if ATT won't access them through normal means or is there a software I can buy? /

[Ddeere2]

If I remember correctly, AT&T recently said that they don't keep the messages on their servers for that long. I think they said the max they keep it at is for 72 hours if its not delivered successfully when its first sent. I read it in some article because a Michigan Senator and his assistant were being investigated for text messages they sent on their work phones and all major carriers were asked about the polices for text messages. I don't really think there's a way for you to get those messages back. Someone with more knowledge on this might be able to give you some info.