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> In recent versions of iOS, it literally says "Your carrier may charge for SMS messages used to activate iMessage" ... so at least you know what's going on. A

• anaganisk 5y ago
  Thats what they did, by asking for your confirmation.
  • beckman466 5y ago
    From googling the popup earlier it looked to me like one of those 'i will dismiss this annoying popup straight away' type things. When i spend bank money i have to enter my pin and authenticate. For my phone carrier money/credit i get no formal bank transaction screen like i do with Apple pay or similar. It's just a popup similar to those never-ending iOS update popups. Why? Both are money. Why is spending bank money much more respected than spending phone carrier money? Exploitation by telecoms has been normalized, so we still accept things like this happening (like OP having to buy €5 extra credit for being 5 cents 'short'). In Europe there are many more protections now, e.g. they also abolished extortionate roaming charges throughout Europe, but that took a very long time and we still have a long way to go.
    • Scoundreller 5y ago
      > Exploitation by telecoms has been normalized I wish we treated spectrum licenses like driver’s licenses: a privilege that can be taken away. And no, no refunds for the time and money you put into getting it.
    • anaganisk 5y ago
      I concur, but they do ask. But its not one of those annoying pop ups. It asked me once during my setup of my phone. I mean you are expected to see what you’re doing when you are setting your new phone?