Q: Unauthorised SMS when Upgrading to iOS 5
Hi,
I've recently upgraded my 3Gs to iOS5 and I found out that during the setup Facetime/iMessage sends an sms to this Apple UK number: 00447786205094, in order to register.
There is no option not to send this sms and it happens quietly in the background; the only reason I noticed is because of the international SMS (I'm in Ireland, so an SMS to the UK is charged at international text rates).
I wonder if anyone knows how to prevent the message being sent in the first place, either my blocking this this number on the phone or by setting an option not to register for Facetime/iMessage.
If anyone's interested here's the link to the customer care message boards ( http://forums.meteor.ie/index.php?showtopic=2545 ) on my mobile operator's site where I originally raised the issue.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
iPhone 3GS, iOS 5
Posted on Oct 18, 2011 6:50 AM