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I just got a new phone and transferred my info to it. What’s weird now is I can’t text with Non iPhone people. Did I turn something on to prohibit this? If so, how do I turn it off?

my new phone won’t stop me text to non iPhones. What did I do??

Posted on May 5, 2021 8:34 PM

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Posted on May 5, 2021 9:27 PM

Text messages to non-iPhone users is also known as SMS


SMS, MMS, WiFi Call, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Call Merge, Conference Call, Hotspot, Voice Mail (Visual or Normal) all are Carrier Specific features. Contact your Carrier (Cellular Service Provider), the agency that issued the SIM / eSIM to you.



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May 5, 2021 9:27 PM in response to Nurselmv

Text messages to non-iPhone users is also known as SMS


SMS, MMS, WiFi Call, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Call Merge, Conference Call, Hotspot, Voice Mail (Visual or Normal) all are Carrier Specific features. Contact your Carrier (Cellular Service Provider), the agency that issued the SIM / eSIM to you.



I just got a new phone and transferred my info to it. What’s weird now is I can’t text with Non iPhone people. Did I turn something on to prohibit this? If so, how do I turn it off?

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