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Sending SMS from UK to abroad

Chris73
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on ‎13-01-2021 15:36

on ‎13-01-2021 15:36

Hello I'm recently just joined O2 and when I'm sending a text to a friend who lives in the Netherlands he's receiving the text from a random number. My number isn't coming up. A completely different number is coming up every time I text him. The random numbers change every time. My friend has an iPhone 11 and I have a Samsung galaxy s20. When I call him my correct number comes up it's only when texting that the random numbers pop up.
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gmarkj
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on ‎13-01-2021 16:03

on ‎13-01-2021 16:03

Have you brought in a number from another network?
It does take a few days to catch up if so.

Please note, this is not customer services and we cannot access your account. Do not publish personal details (email, phone number, bank account).


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on ‎13-01-2021 16:22

on ‎13-01-2021 16:22

@Chris73 

Sounds likely to be a problem with the way your friends network is handling the sms. 

They pass through different gateways on route and can get corrupted on the way.

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