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Nichola_2434806
20-12-2023SMARTY Pioneer
Recycled Phone Number
I received my sim and new number from SMARTY last week and I'm assuming it's a number that has been recycled. Since I got it I have received several phone calls and text messages that are presumably ...
MSF
21-12-2023SMARTY Guru
Nichola_2434806 I believe that the industry standard for recycling numbers is 6 months. It does seem odd that you are receiving those calls and texts. I wonder if someone has forgotten to update details on accounts that they hold.
Apart from blocking those numbers, I'm not sure there is much you can do- other than to ask Smarty to change your number on the grounds of receiving a lot of nuisance calls/texts.