Login code text messages rarely arrive
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23-04-2023 06:48 PM
I'm having a persistent problem with login codes for websites sent by text message simply never arriving, even if I resend them multiple times. It's been getting gradually worse over the past 6 months, to the point where logins using text message codes are now near impossible.
At first I thought that this was an issue with the websites I was trying to use, but I'm beginning to think that EE has an overzealous anti-spam system that is causing this problem, for the simple reason I'm having this issue with every single site that uses a text message, every time. eg I've just tried and failed to login to the NHS site to get a Covid pass for travel, but can't because even after two re-sends the texts never arrive. Google usually requires 2-3 attempts (and never works if I'm out of the country). Is there anything I can turn off to improve deliverability? This is getting very frustrating.
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24-04-2023 07:47 AM
Hi @tim_mw
Thanks for coming here.
Are you able to try the SIM card in another phone to see if the text arrives?
Speak soon.
Leanne.
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25-04-2023 09:42 PM
I don't have another handset available to check with right now and the problem seems to be limited to just verification codes. Messages from my friends do not cause a problem. I have also turned off the spam protection option in Android and that does no good.
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26-04-2023 07:58 AM

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