Questions tagged [cellular-carriers]
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How can I find out which new carrier settings are available after switching the SIM card?
I read on my iPhone 12 mini after switching the SIM card:
Carrier Settings Update
New settings are available. Would you like to update them now?
How can I find out which new carrier settings are ...
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iPhone 16 no roaming button
I have just moved over to iPhone 16 and arrived from Ireland in USA and my phone is not picking up a carrier.
In Settings there is a Mobile Service option
Under this setting mobile data appears to be ...
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How to read the SMSC (SMS Center) number on iOS?
I want to read (and possibly edit) the Short Message Service Center number of my carrier on iOS. I don’t think there is a user-accessible method for this. My phone is a jailbroken iPhone 6s running ...
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Transfer international eSIM to new iPhone
I'm based in the US, and have an iPhone 14 with dual eSIMs – one of these is my regular US number, and the other is for “Country A” where I frequently travel and find it useful to maintain a number ...
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Group Messages Replying on a Different Thread
There are times that I have a defined group of people in my texts and I don't know if they all have iphones. I text the group and one reply might come back on a different thread, even though the ...
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How many esims can be *stored* on an iPhone SE3 (i.e. as well as 2 active sims)
I believe 2 e-sims can be active and 8 e-sims can be stored (i.e. to include e-sims that are not currently activated on the phone) depending on the iPhone model. Presumably the user would select 2 of ...
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Is it possible to transfer an eSim from my Galaxy S20 to iPhone 15 Pro?
I have an old Galaxy S20 with an eSIM from T-Mobile for a secondary phone that I used to use. Some time ago I bought an iPhone 15 Pro and I have my main eSIM on it.
Is it possible to transfer the eSIM ...
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iPhone automatically blocking callers
For a while now, my iPhone has been automatically blocking callers without my knowledge. This has caused me to miss important calls. For example, I was wondering why a local PC repair shop was not ...
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Imessage won't send texts as SMS until it times out and says a message can't be delivered
When I send a text without wifi, my phone plan has no data so Imessage won't be able to send a text like that, but it tries anyway for a WHILE and I am only able to send as SMS after it fails to send. ...
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Why did my iPhone in the United States show a test emergency alert and play a siren when all government alerts were turned off in settings?
I heard there was a planned test of the emergency alert system in the United States today, October 4, at 2:20 PM. To avoid being disrupted, I turned off all alerts in Settings -> Notifications (...
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Remove old phone number from iPhone
I had a temporary number for a day after transferring to a new provider. My correct number has now been transferred to the new SIM. The settings, however, now contains both numbers.
The second number,...
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iPhone doesn't receive calls on first attempt
When someone phones my iPhone 7, the caller just hears a "boop boop boop boop" sequence (same pitch) before the call is ended - my iPhone doesn't ring at all, but still gives me a ...
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How do I see how long the current phone call has lasted so far
Basically as the title.
The scenario is that on a phone call would like to see how long I have been on it.
I am on an IPhone SE (second generation) IOS 15
I think on old iOS it was shown on screen.
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voice menu for incoming calls on iOS
For incoming calls that are not in address book
automatically answer phone call call with configured voice menu, like:
"Hello I am voice assistant"
"What is your name?"
and try to ...
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If my iPhone model doesn't support certain bands, can I still use it with this carrier?
I have an iPhone SE (1st generation) in which Sprint was the previous carrier. I'm trying to figure out what other carriers may be compatible with this phone. I found this web site -- https://www....
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