Verification code from bank

[Dbz22]

Verification codes from banks when shopping have not come through. Why? 

[LukaszM_2315548]

the same issue, how to fix it? not getting text message from bank etc... can you help?

[CHRISTIA_435669]

Did you ever sort this?

[BillJoh_2688612]

I had this problem, no verification code from Santander. My mobile phone installed an up date and suddenly I received all the missing verification codes obviously out of time.

Now I have no problems receiving the verification codes.

[Reagh_an]

What "update" did your phone install? 

[WelshPaul]

If you have recently ported a number it can take a few days for these messages to start working. 

[Reagh_an]

It's been a WEEK and I STILL can't access online banking! This is SH1t! Where do you live, Smarty? 2010? Get your act together.

[JJP2]

Playing devil’s advocate, I wonder if these codes are coming from short codes, which Smarty do not currently support ?

[Reagh_an]

We can receive verification codes from Smarty but not from ANYONE ELSE EVER on the ENTIRE planet?! Seems shady as...

[AlexH]

Same problem, can't get verification codes from the bank or google

[CHRISTIA_435669]

Did you ever sort this,

[MSF]

@AlexH  Are you roaming in the EU by any chance?

Google verification codes normally do come through on Smarty when in the UK, that is why I ask.

As for banks, I agree with @JJP2 that some may be using short code and that could be a problem with smarty as they don't support it.

[Reagh_an]

Nope... just sitting on my hind end in my flat, using my phone the way I've always used it, just with a Smarty SIM instead of my last provider's, who I'm about to go running back to with my tail between my legs. They might not give me a BAJILLION GIG a month to stream cr4p, but they let me access my BANK ACCOUNT securely. 

[measly1984]

Check the apn settings for your messages in your phone to make sure they are set correctly.

Problems with sending text messages | SMARTY Help Centre

[Chalkychap]

The help article appears to be about problems sending messages, and doesn't seem to cover issues receiving text messages. 
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[Chalkychap]

An issue with SMS is that delivery is not guaranteed @Dbz22. Normally SMS is reliable, but not always.

Recently I wasn't receiving my PayPal OTP verification messages, which normally arrive within a minute or two (usually quicker). Luckily PayPal allow you to choose another verification method. After 36-hours, I received the SMS messages from PayPal, which by that time were useless.

Occasionally there can be issues routing SMS messages, especially if dispatched from a bank’s computer system, via an SMS gateway, to a mobile network service provider.

[MSF]

Have you checked that your number is showing correctly in the Settings on your phone? Do you get texts from other people without problem?

Has this always been a problem, or are you new to Smarty?