Hi,
I switched my old number to my iD sim. Everything seems to work fine however whenever I send a text it says that the message failed to deliver. However, the recipients have received the message and respond, which I can receive.
Any ideas why the error message saying text failed to send would appear if the text has actually gone through successfully?
This is on an iPhone 11.
Thanks,
Josh
Best answer by Lauren K
Hi
* Go to Settings > Phone > My Number.
* Replace the temporary number you find there with your own number. Use +44 instead of the first 0.
* Then tap Save.
* Go to Settings
* Tap on Messages
* Tap iMessage ON
* Scroll down to Send & Receive number
* Replace the temporary number with your ported number
* Then tap Save.
See if the correct number is displayed under start new conversations from and also tick only on either your Mobile number or your email address to send iMessage.
After doing all this the device and then try
-Lauren
+26Sometimes your iPhone device ID gets linked to the initial iD Mobile number allocated to the iD SIM card you ordered.
This can happen if you’ve used your handset with the iD SIM card BEFORE transferring the number you want to keep to iD Mobile.
This can often be fixed by a Network Reset
The following community article might also be helpful.
Sometimes your iPhone device ID gets linked to the initial iD Mobile number allocated to the iD SIM card you ordered.
This can happen if you’ve used your handset with the iD SIM card BEFORE transferring the number you want to keep to iD Mobile.
This can often be fixed by a Network Reset
The following community article might also be helpful.
Thanks for this, but I didn’t use the sim before the transfer and the correct number is showing up when people receive texts, however my phone is telling me the text failed to send even when it went through. As such, I have no idea if the text has gone through successfully or not until I receive a reply
+26If you turn OFF iMessage on your iPhone, do your text messages get delivered okay
Have you checked if Apple have registered the correct number for your iPhone device?
You can do this online at https://appleid.apple.com/sign-in - look in the Devices section of your Apple account. Your mobile number should only be linked to one Apple device in your Apple account.
+19Hi
* Go to Settings > Phone > My Number.
* Replace the temporary number you find there with your own number. Use +44 instead of the first 0.
* Then tap Save.
* Go to Settings
* Tap on Messages
* Tap iMessage ON
* Scroll down to Send & Receive number
* Replace the temporary number with your ported number
* Then tap Save.
See if the correct number is displayed under start new conversations from and also tick only on either your Mobile number or your email address to send iMessage.
After doing all this the device and then try
-Lauren
I am having this issue. I have tried updating the number but it won’t save ??
Updating number in settings - my phone
Hey
When you’re on Settings > Messages > Send & Receive does it show the correct number under "Start new conversations from:"
What happens if you turn OFF iMessage fully.
Are you able to send texts fine?
Mohammed
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