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Q: Iphone 4 secretly send SMS to +44 7786205094

After registering my iPhone 4 it secretly sends SMS to +44 7786205094 several times. The SMS are not shown in the SMS app. But my carrier charges me 13 ct per SMS. From my carrier I got the adress phone number of the SMS.
How can I stop the secret SMS sending?

Rregards
Klaus Stahl

iPhone 4 International, iOS 4

Posted on Jul 31, 2010 6:37 AM

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Q: Iphone 4 secretly send SMS to +44 7786205094

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  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Feb 22, 2016 8:21 AM in response to tnovaspt
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    Feb 22, 2016 8:21 AM in response to tnovaspt

    tnovaspt wrote:

     

    Who is collecting all money generated by these SMSs?

    Your carrier is.

    If you are using a supported carrier ( Wireless carrier support and features for iPhone in the United States and Canada - Apple Support ) contact them and make sure they have your account properly provisioned for an iPhone.

    If you are using an unsupported carrier, well... that's one of the pitfalls of using an unsupported carrier.

  • by tnovaspt,

    tnovaspt tnovaspt Feb 22, 2016 9:09 AM in response to KiltedTim
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    Feb 22, 2016 9:09 AM in response to KiltedTim

    I contacted Customer Service of Vodafone Portugal (Apple supported Carrier) and they mention this SMS is usual and mandatory by Apple when a new iPhone, or restored iPhone is configured for the first time. There is nothing they can do about it. In my specific case I had to perform a restore.

    In the end local carrier gains, UK carrier too. Apple could have used a different and less costly way to validate theirs equipment. BTW these are not cheap, so this validation SMS should have been an Apple free cost service for the end-user.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Feb 22, 2016 9:36 AM in response to tnovaspt
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    Feb 22, 2016 9:36 AM in response to tnovaspt

    They could have, but they didn't. Most supported carriers do not charge for these messages. If Vodafone does, perhaps you should look into one of the other two carriers there and consider switching if their policy is different. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204040

     

    Carriers are free to set their rate plans and fees as they see fit within local laws. Apple has no control about that.

  • by Ryzyder,

    Ryzyder Ryzyder Feb 22, 2016 10:29 AM in response to Kapuzinerkloster
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    Feb 22, 2016 10:29 AM in response to Kapuzinerkloster

    Check iMessage is OFF

    and FaceTime Send sms to register u sim#

  • by guguii,

    guguii guguii Oct 13, 2016 6:18 AM in response to Kapuzinerkloster
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    Oct 13, 2016 6:18 AM in response to Kapuzinerkloster

    I'm from Spain and was travelling this month around several countries, changing the sim card to a new one of each country, every time I introcuded my original spanih sim card a SMS for 1€ was sent to the fuc*** phone so I got 4€ charge.

     

    someone could think "ok man , aren't you going to die for this, isn't it?" yeah sure, but still it's something very dirty, the SMS are sending without your consent so it should be illegal, still , you do the math if every person with an iPhone do this, it could be millions of USD just with this little underhand service.

     

    I found this very dishonest.

     

    It is said that the solution for this is to change the caller ID from the mobile phone to the email...

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