Long origination SMS number

[Tim_vb]

On my iPhone I notice that many M2M texts have long MSISDNS e.g. Takealot SMS are 16 characters e.g. +2783930060696129. Anyone have an idea why this is and is it particular to iPhones?

 

[RedViking]

IT is to make it easier to recognise as spam and and then block them.


Just a Bulk SMS service. Most of the main providers also have it as a service.

MTN South Africa

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Vodacom Bulk SMS Messaging

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[purrr]

IT is to make it easier to recognise as spam and and then block them.

How do you block those numbers if they keep changing (looking at you SARS)?

 

[RedViking]

How do you block those numbers if they keep changing (looking at you SARS)?

Google Messaging seems to block most spam

 

[purrr]

Google Messaging seems to block most spam

I have a iPhone 13 with the standard apps. I've blocked them, they keep changing.

 

[Tim_vb]

How do you block those numbers if they keep changing (looking at you SARS)?

It makes it far harder to block as the same originator seems to have many numbers. Are they legitimate MSISDNs or something my iPhone is appending to the actual MSISDN?