Does iphone send an Imessage to iphone company in UK everytime the phone restarts or changes network ? thereby attracting an international SMS charges???
iPhone XR, iOS 13
If you're using an iPhone, a SMS is sent to activate your phone number with iMessage and FaceTime. Depending on your carrier, you might be charged for this (for iMessage activation only) SMS.
Once activated there will be no further SMS will be sent for this activation. If you keep activating / deactivating then every time you attempt to activate SMS message will be sent.
Please do the following process only once.
Turn off and restart iMessage and FaceTime (The order / sequence is very important)
If you do not want to use Phone Number for iMessages then you can send it over WiFi without SIM through your Apple ID.
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime ...
If you're using an iPhone, a SMS is sent to activate your phone number with iMessage and FaceTime. Depending on your carrier, you might be charged for this (for iMessage activation only) SMS.
Once activated there will be no further SMS will be sent for this activation. If you keep activating / deactivating then every time you attempt to activate SMS message will be sent.
Please do the following process only once.
Turn off and restart iMessage and FaceTime (The order / sequence is very important)
If you do not want to use Phone Number for iMessages then you can send it over WiFi without SIM through your Apple ID.
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime ...
Thanks SravanKar,
Thanks for your prompt reply. Though am not really sure this addresses my problem.
Let me explain in detail.
Just recently ( 1st week of February 2020 ) i switched over billing plans from corporate to individual account post paid. Hence a fresh sim was given to me. From the time i have inserted the new sim my service provider ( vodafone ) bill shows international sms charges for app 66 messages supposedly sent from my no to a UK no ( 447786205094 ) for a period of 10 days from the date of insertion. My service provider says that iphone sends a message on its own to its company in Uk for security purposes.
Also that its an inbuilt thing in iphones and to deactivate this i need to get iphone help !!!!
iphone sending an Imessage to iphone company everytime it restarts or changes network
