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Timmy Pettican
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August 15, 2025
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Issue with not recieving non iphone messages

  • August 15, 2025
  • 15 replies
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“I ported my number to your network, but my SIM is still provisioned with the temporary number. This is causing SMS/MMS to fail.

Please refresh my SIM profile and push the correct MSISDN to the network so my iPhone registers the right number.?

    Best answer by Tom

    Hi ​@Timmy Pettican 

     

    Was your SIM card in your iPhone before the transfer happened?

     

    It’ll be worth trying the steps in the following;

     

     

    Tom

    15 replies

    iD Mobile Employee
    February 8, 2026

    Hi ​@sbbaggies 

     

    Thank you for letting us know.

     

    Can you tell us the error message you are getting when trying to install the eSIM?

     

    Michael Z

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    Active Contributor
    February 8, 2026

    Phone calls and texts did not work after installing the original eSIM leaving my phone unusable. This also precluded me being able to use any 2-factor sites on my computer. I spent 2 hours with an Apple engineer with him trying to resolve without success even after a factory reset. Yesterday I got quite stroppy with your chat system and finally received a QR code for a new eSIM via email which worked first time. I am now spending hours reinstalling apps that were deleted following factory reset. 😫

    Gemma M
    iD Mobile Employee
    iD Mobile Employee
    February 8, 2026

    Hi ​@sbbaggies 

     

    We are so sorry to hear of what has happened but are glad to hear that the issue has been resolved. If you need any further assistance or have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

     

    Regards,

     

    Gemma M

    The iD Mobile Social Media Team

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    Active Contributor
    February 8, 2026

    Not resolved yet as still reinstalling apps and outgoing SMS Texts still don’t work

    iD Mobile Employee
    February 8, 2026

    Hi ​@sbbaggies 

     

    Thank you for letting me know.

     

    Could you please check if the number linked to your phone is your own number and not the iD Mobile temporary number? You can do this by following the steps below:

     

    I would kindly ask you to check the following:

    Update your phone number

    Go to Settings > Phone > My Number

    Enter your correct number, using +44 instead of the first 0

    Check iMessage settings

    Go to Settings > Messages

    Make sure iMessage is turned on

    Tap Send & Receive and confirm that your correct number is selected

     

    -Michael 

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