Texts apprear under worng number

[Platonick]

Context I used a PAC code last week to port my number - all worked well, or so I thought

Phone Samsung Ultra 22 Android 12

This morning two people told me that I was texting from a different number, I texted my wife, who also ported last week and she said the number was correct.

I looked here on the forums and it said go to messages and click three dots at the top - I dont have them and can't get into any settings.

My number in the phone is 'unknown' and I can't change it in 'about phone'

Any ideas?

[David_Bn]

Thanks for your post on our Community Forums, and a very warm welcome to you @Platonick!

Sorry to hear of the issues with the phone number that is populating when sending text messages.

Strange set of circumstances on this one, can you confirm what networks the phone numbers are on that reported this issue to you?

Is it also possible to perhaps send a SMS message from your wife's phone to see if the incorrect phone number still populates? 

Have you rebooted the phone since the PAC has completed? 

Kindest regards,

David_Bn

[Platonick]

Thank you so much for the quick reply.

I rebooted again just in case

My wife now tells me she is also getting the wrong number notified when I text - she tries to ring that number and it says 'service not available on the network'

The three people who tell me this is a problem are using: Virgin, O2 and Vodaphone   - though I suspect that this is happening to every text I send/receive as some people are not responding

This is now  a problem as people are getting confused and are scared I am scamming them so is getting quite urgent

[David_Bn]

Thanks for coming back to me @Platonick, let's take closer look into this one.

Check out the purple envelope in the top right hand corner for a private message from me.

Kindest regards,

David_Bn

[Platonick]

This is so kind of you - the only message I had in the purple envelope was to welcome me to the community

[Platonick]

Just to let you know that a new SIM from Virgin sorted this, thank you.

[John_GS]

Hi Platonick,

Thanks for coming back to the thread and updating us. I am glad to hear it's all resolved 🙂

Do pop back if you need further assistance.

Best wishes,