iPhone 12 iOS 17 getting billed for an SMS message that I never sent

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iPhone 12 iOS 17 getting billed for an SMS message that I never sent

iPhone 12/IOS 17 getting billed for an SMS message that I never sent. When asking the Vodafone company the answer was that after a system update IPhone 12 send an SMS to someone( not identified in the bill) somewhere in Great Britain!! They are saying this is happening because IMessage and FaceTime is not in the cloud?! For the life of me I don’t understand it, never ever encountered something like this!! Send as an SMS is disabled and all my updates are done only when WIFI is available!

Does anyone have any experience like this?

Thanks!

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Posted on May 23, 2024 2:16 AM

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mfaina Author

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May 23, 2024 8:29 AM in response to SravanKrA

I am using my IPhone 12 in Europe with Vodafone as carrier. Getting charge with an international SMS without getting the message that you talk about. When I asked the Vodafone customer service the answer was that the charge occurs every time when I am doing a system update?! Could you explain a bit more about this charge and why it is happening? Thanks!

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May 24, 2024 1:23 AM in response to SravanKrA

Vodafone is listed so I don’t get it why they’re charging for? I still don’t understand the reason why this charge exist to start with. BTW no message have been sent to my phone, they just added to my bill. If anyone knows more about please chime in. Thanks!

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May 23, 2024 2:23 AM in response to mfaina

This is for iMessage activation.

International SMS is sent for iMessage / … - Apple Community

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