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Curious

so something weird happened I gave a person my number for the first time about 10 minutes later when they text me the number and name was already saved in my phone no (maybe) or nothing. the name and number was saved as if I saved it. how that happened? I find that so weird

Posted on Aug 30, 2023 12:31 PM

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SMS text messages allow for a custom Sender ID (11 chars or less) for companies, when send through a specialized SMS provider, e.g. for automated systems, like service confirmations. Could that be it?

Posted on Aug 30, 2023 1:26 PM

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