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I have a physical SIM card from canada and an eSim from mexico. iMessage won’t accept the eSim phone number for receive and send. Date is correct, software updated. Turned iMessage and FaceTime off and on. TurnTued phone off and on. What is left?

I have a physical SIM card from canada and an eSim from Mexico. iMessage won’t accept the eSim phone number for receive and send. Waiting for Activitatiion is on. Date is correct, software updated. Turned imessage and facetime off and on. Turned phone off and on. What is next?

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Jan 28, 2023 9:55 AM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2023 10:02 AM

The carrier has to provision the phone so it can send an sms message to a UK phone, which activates iMessage and FaceTime. Some carriers have international sms disabled, especially budget ones. You would need to check with them.

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Jan 28, 2023 10:02 AM in response to annminto

The carrier has to provision the phone so it can send an sms message to a UK phone, which activates iMessage and FaceTime. Some carriers have international sms disabled, especially budget ones. You would need to check with them.

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Jan 28, 2023 10:37 AM in response to annminto

Normally carriers that are “vetted” by Apple do not have that problem, as they will allow the activation sms to go through regardless of your account.


My experience has been with those that are not “official iPhone carriers always have the iMessage activation problem.

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I have a physical SIM card from canada and an eSim from mexico. iMessage won’t accept the eSim phone number for receive and send. Date is correct, software updated. Turned iMessage and FaceTime off and on. TurnTued phone off and on. What is left?

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