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Please help, cannot recieve text messages

  • July 19, 2025
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I cannot receive any text messages from my phone. I can make calls and send texts but I can’t receive them. I’ve tried turning my phone on and off, switching on aeroplane mode and tried to ask the chat bot but didn’t get far. How can I sort this? 

    Best answer by Decembersangel72

    Hi ​@VJS 

    What phone do you have?

    Is it ALL texts or just those from contacts that are on a certain network?
    3 months ago there was a problem with iD Mobile customers not receiving texts from people on the O2 network (inclusing giffgaff, Tesco Mobile, Sky Mobile and Lycamobile) but this seems to have been rectified.


    If you want to try the Live chat again, type ‘talk to a person’ in the dialogue box so that you connect to an adviser rather than going round in circles with the chatbot.


    Hope this helps x


     

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    Decembersangel72
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    Decembersangel72Answer
    Gold Contributor
    July 19, 2025

    Hi ​@VJS 

    What phone do you have?

    Is it ALL texts or just those from contacts that are on a certain network?
    3 months ago there was a problem with iD Mobile customers not receiving texts from people on the O2 network (inclusing giffgaff, Tesco Mobile, Sky Mobile and Lycamobile) but this seems to have been rectified.


    If you want to try the Live chat again, type ‘talk to a person’ in the dialogue box so that you connect to an adviser rather than going round in circles with the chatbot.


    Hope this helps x


     

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      Tyler C
      iD Mobile Employee
      Tyler C
      iD Mobile Employee
      July 21, 2025

      Hi there ​@VJS, we hope the kind advice from ​@Decembersangel72 has been able to help.

       

      Please let us know if any further questions?

       

      Thanks,

      Tyler

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      Mohammed ziaullah khan
      New Contributor
      December 31, 2025

       

      I cannot receive any text messages from my phone. I can make calls and send texts but I can’t receive them. I’ve tried turning my phone on and off, switching on aeroplane mode and tried to ask the chat bot but didn’t get far. How can I sort this? 

      New Contributor
      Mohammed ziaullah khan
      New Contributor
      December 31, 2025

      I received calls but i did not receive text massages and cant send how i solved this help me

       

       

      New Contributor
      Mohammed ziaullah khan
      New Contributor
      December 31, 2025

      I received calls but i did not receive text massages and cant send how i solved this 

       

      Gemma M
      iD Mobile Employee
      Gemma M
      iD Mobile Employee
      December 31, 2025

      Hi ​@Mohammed ziaullah khan 

       

      I'm really sorry to hear you're experiencing issues with your services. Please try the steps below, depending on the type of phone you have:

       

      For Android:

      1. Open Settings
      2. Tap General Management
      3. Tap Reset
      4. Select Reset network settings

      For iPhone:

      • Go to Settings
      • Tap Phone
      • Tap My Number
      • Delete the old number
      • Enter the new/current number
      • Tap Save

      Then follow these steps to refresh iMessage:

      1. Go to Settings
      2. Tap Messages
      3. Turn iMessage OFF
      4. Go to Settings > General
      5. Tap Reset
      6. Choose Reset Network Settings
      7. Once your iPhone restarts, go back to Settings
      8. Tap Messages
      9. Turn iMessage ON again

       

      Regards,

       

      Gemma M

      The iD Mobile Social Media Team

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