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not getting verification text
 

I am trying to create some ebay accounts using brand new sim cards, but sms text is not coming while I am registering on eBay. Sim cards are asda mobile if it matters, any idea whats wrong? Ive tried them on hotmail, and text from microsoft comes without issues, so sim card is activated correctly.

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never used asda mobile I had no idea thats a thing! try texting them with your own number and see if you receive text, maybe they need to be activated? some simcards require activation so not sure; if you are not receiving text and you have signal then its definitely simcard/network problem

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The sim card is not approved by ebay, that happens with sims from other countries too, you have to try to use other sim cards friend

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Had same issue and sometimes it's just ebay itself acting up

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Happened to me a lot, although not with the service you are using.

What I did was restart my phone, and instantly after that the text would pop through.

:comp5:

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If its just an sms code why not try to get the number from these online sim websites where theyre only function is to receive sms’s nothing else.

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Ok i'll jump on an 18month old post too. Certain networks in the UK require sim cards to be topped up before usage, Tesco is likely one of them, giff gaff another, and o2 as I found out yesterday.

Three sim cards, and EE are fine and probably vodaphone too

Also: all need to be activated in the UK(putting the sim into the phone and receiving an SMS) before they can be used overseas

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New EE SIMS now require a top up before you can receive a SMS, there's still some old stock that will still work though.

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I've no doubt the the UK will also fall in line with many other countries in the near future, whereby Brits will need ID to register a Sim Card. And eventually biometrics like a few countries have already done

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Probably not for a few years, I'm surprised they didn't add it in the upcoming Crime and Policing bill that bans SIM farms.

Understandable that the mobile networks would want to stop people getting SIMSs and never topping them up, they make a loss each one otherwise.

I know my local shop gets paid by the distributors to have them on the counter and to place the racks in prominent positions.

Then I clear them out of the useful ones every week and never put any credit on them :)

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Well, they cost almost nothing to produce so they can churn thousands upon thousands of them, if a few people buy them and choose never top up then no big deal for them

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Churn and burn memories wow.

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When you add the mobile number just tick ‘landline’ and you will get offered to be called with the code which works when the text doesn’t.

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Is this option still available? Afaik it requires a cell number now for Registration

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It's possible eBay is blocking SMS messages from Asda Mobile, or their system is having trouble sending to that specific provider. It could also be a temporary issue on eBay's side. Try a different mobile provider if possible, or wait a few hours and try again. If the problem persists, contact eBay support to see if they have any known issues.