topic Re: Premium SMS in Other Help

Premium SMS

ktmc1 — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:34:58 GMT

Can you text premium SMS numbers 5XXXX when you have credit with 48?

Re: Premium SMS

dalyer — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:56:02 GMT

I don't think so. Others have tried and failed. The price list does not make it clear whether or not they work. I don't think that 48 supports them.

Hope this helps.

Re: Premium SMS

ktmc1 — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:17:51 GMT

Thanks for that, couldn't see anything from 48 in the posts about them. It's a pity you can't use your credit to text these numbers - will figure out a way to do it!

Re: Premium SMS

Anon — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:25:59 GMT

This just in from the care crew :

We don’t allow the texting or calling premium rate numbers on 48.

Re: Premium SMS

CarmelUiB3915 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:25:35 GMT

Hello, I put credit in my account thinking that I could text my local radio station (51553) using it. It should surely be possible, even if it cost €0.30, because on some of the programmes I cannot email. Regards - C

Re: Premium SMS

dalyer — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:31:25 GMT

48 don't allow sending of texts to 5XXXX Premium SMS numbers unfortunately. Even if you have cash credit on your account.

Hope this helps.

Re: Premium SMS

ColmO3763 — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:24:06 GMT

I had the same experience as CarmelUi. Can’t understand why it’s not possible to Topup credit and use it to text so called “premium numbers”

Re: Premium SMS

dalyer — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:33:10 GMT

Because 48 simply don't support sending texts to premium SMS numbers as I already said.

Re: Premium SMS

MeabhaG5915 — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:44:38 GMT

You should make that clear to people before they go and switch provider. Iwould have thought twice about changing. People that I know who were thinking of changing to 48 decided not to when I made them aware that you cant enter competitions even if you put credit o your account
Seems crazy that this is not doable!!

Re: Premium SMS

AislingM7635 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:08:19 GMT

Same. Going back to my old provider if 48 don't do a fix on this.

Re: Premium SMS

dalyer — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:27:40 GMT

48 haven't supported sending texts to premium SMS 5xxxx numbers for years.

I don't see any indication of this changing (other than texting "APN" to 50048 for APN settings for phones that support such provisioning).

You might want to check with 48 support in case they know of any imminent change.

See the link in my signature below or email them at support@48months.zendesk.com