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snowfly

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Topic # 109164 13-Sep-2012 15:52
Has anyone else on 2 Degree's stopped receiving SMS from Google Calendar alerts? I was receiving the SMS notifications fine for many months, but from about 2 weeks ago the SMS alerts stopped, I even added multiple new test events, double checked SMS reminder was set, but nothing. Phone number is still Validated according to my Calendar Mobile Setup. I have an 021 ported number on 2 Degrees.

SaltyNZ

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Reply # 685800 13-Sep-2012 21:46
Google seem to randomly change their international service providers every once in a while. Some of them can deliver to ported numbers; some of them can't. I have tried to contact them - sent them a fax on 2degrees letterhead and everything - but the truth is, they really don't care. Unfortunately there's not a whole lot I can do about it. If they don't route the messages to 2degrees, properly, then they don't arrive. Sorry. :-( iPad + iPhone 4S + 2degrees 3G data 4tw! These comments are my own and do not represent the opinions of 2degrees.

1080p

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Reply # 685893 14-Sep-2012 09:12
My Lumia simply notifies me directly from the calendar (using data) which is a nice solution. Never understood why SMS would be used. For non-data capable phones? Workstation: Intel DH67CL ~ i5-2500 ~ 4GB Corsair RAM (x2) ~ Intel X25-M 80GB SSD Laptop: Dell Inspiron 1564 ~ i5-520M ~ 4.00GB RAM ~ 500GB SATA HDD ~ Win7 Home Premium x64 Common misconceptions.

pukeko

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Reply # 686691 16-Sep-2012 15:16
Yep, same here :( I had it also working for Yahoo! two-step authentication a few days ago. Don't know, whether that has changed, too. What I never got working so far is with Dropbox two-step authentication. I take that 2d is quite limited to get this sorted.... :(

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Reply # 686712 16-Sep-2012 16:22
This is not a carrier issue Systems Engineer Vodafone NZ https://community.vodafone.co.nz/

pukeko

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Reply # 686942 17-Sep-2012 08:50
May I please ask for some further explanation? So who's issue is it then?

amanzi

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Reply # 686947 17-Sep-2012 09:02
As a side note - I wonder if Google uses a different provider for their two-factor authentication messages. I've never heard anyone complain about not receiving those, but perhaps a lot less people use the service. Stuart Maxwell Choice Mobile (2degrees Authorised Dealer) Choice Technology (Managed IT Services)

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Reply # 686951 17-Sep-2012 09:12
I had times where the Google two-factor authentication SMS would not arrive at all, or arrive after hours. My number is ported from Vodafone to Telecom. I guess they use many different providers and those all have screwed up tables. If you want two factor authentication, use Google Authenticator instead. For notifications... Well, alarms on smartphone since it will be with you all the time for authentication anyway. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 686962 17-Sep-2012 09:43
They're not delivering to Telecom either, so not just a ported number issue.

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Reply # 686967 17-Sep-2012 09:56
pukeko: May I please ask for some further explanation? So who's issue is it then? Google's current provider of SMS services doesn't deliver messages NZ networks/numbers properly. Apparently the provider probably doesn't care much about fixing this and Google doesn't care much about fixing this either.