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Text messages being sent to 07786205094?

Are texts that are being sent to 07786205094 without knowledge to do with apple and the FaceTime/iMessage activation? Why does this happen? Thanks

iPhone 5

Posted on May 23, 2013 3:33 AM

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Posted on May 23, 2013 3:39 AM

What country are you in?


But whenever you change SIM cards, you will get a notification to activate iMessage and that ther ealso may be an SMS sent to complete the activation.


This seems to be the iMessage activation process only in Europe, the USA doesn't do this.

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Jun 30, 2017 7:27 AM in response to Clairesimomds

This number is apple for iMessage and FaceTime activation. Every network sends this msg but only those network charges credit for it who doesn't allow iMessage and FaceTime. Even after you active iMessage on such networks, whenever you will send iMessage to anyone it will charge credit even if you are connected to wifi.

May 23, 2013 7:33 AM in response to chattphotos

It's a number I do not know and is not in my contacts, I called the number and it was no recognised so googled it. Brought up lots and lots of threads in various forums about it being the apple number for the FaceTime/iMessage activation. Some networks charge some don't (this is on the apple website on the FaceTime activation page) many people in the uk are being charged every time they reboot......it is classed as a premium rate number as even though it appears to be a uk mobile number it's actually classed as international. iPhone 5 is all upto date and running on the most updated version of iOS. Down to each network to decide if to charge or not for the SMS being sent.

May 23, 2013 1:20 PM in response to Clairesimomds

In Europe the activation of facetime implies a message to UK. I've seen it on my carrier. It starts with 444...plus something else.


Everytime you turn it off or on it will send the message. My carrier debits 0,26€ from my phone, and that message wich we don't see has a cost of 0,60€ here.


What has been happening is a lot stranger. You only activate it once.


I did that, but my phone sent 16 messages to the UK!!! I was loosing money!


My carrier doesn't support this so called bug. They say its a Facetime bug!


If it's really a facetime bug, then its an Apple IOS bug...!


The same goes with iMessage. Same process. If you change or take the sim, be ready to activate those again, with a minimal cost. Unless it sends several messages like mine did. I have an iPhone 4. No Jailbreak.


The weirdest thing is, both services are now working on my iPhone, BUT, underneath the facetime and imessage button it says: Activation Unsuccessful...!!!


Anybody...?

Sep 21, 2013 5:50 AM in response to little_night_music

Hi, little_night_music & whiterabbit18, I've exactly the same issue and also am on O2. I'm guessing, but the issue I think is linked to the problem I've got where my messages in iMessage are being sent with my email address instead of my mobile number. I've tried wiping my iPhone 5S and starting from scratch (set up as a new phone) but it just shows Waiting Activation in iMessage. Can you go into Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, and tell me if under Start new conversations from if it shows your mobile number? It doesnt on mine - and think these irritating texts from 07786 205094 / 07860 015000 are to do with this issue? Thanks

Text messages being sent to 07786205094?

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