topic Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ? in Phones

51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

tomasmcg — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:23:35 GMT

I am trying to activate a new debit card. Provider requires I text a 51155 number. My phone will not let me do it. Repeated tells me, 'not delivered'.

Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

dalyer — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:48:20 GMT

You need an active membership plan and cash credit on your account to pay for texts to premium SMS 5XXXX numbers in order to be able to send them:

Premium Rate Texts

Shortcode range	Cost €
50000 - 50998	Free
51000 - 51998	Up to 16c
53000 - 53998	Up to 80c
57000 - 57998	80c or above

Try putting €1 cash credit on your account and try sending again to see if it works.

If you need to contact 48 support about this then see the links in my signature below.

Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

tomasmcg — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:36:01 GMT

I have credit on my account.

Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

dalyer — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:56:24 GMT

By "credit" do you mean cash credit?

If you have an active membership plan and cash credit on your account and texts to 51155 still fail then you'll have to contact 48 support for assistance.

See the links in my signature below.

Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

dalyer — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 22:00:58 GMT

I don't know how authoritative this is but someone here claims that only a specific list of premium SMS numbers are supported by 48:

Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

dalyer — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:48:05 GMT

My son was trying to activate his Credit Union VISA debit card by texting to 51155 and it didn't work for him even though he has an active membership plan and cash credit on his account.

Looks like the information from 48 about supported Premium SMS numbers is misleading.

And the links to the posts from another user above that list specific supported numbers may be more accurate?

Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

dalyer — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:06:20 GMT

For the specific case of the Credit Union debit card this may be a viable alternative.

https://currentaccount.ie/frequently-asked-questions/

How do I receive my PIN for my debit card?

You can receive your PIN by SMS by following the instructions on your Debit card mailer or by calling Credit Union Card Services on +353 (1) 6933333.

You can receive your PIN through the Post by calling Credit Union Card Services on +353 (1) 6933333 or contacting your local credit union.

(Our Customer Services line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Calls are charged at your standard network rate. Calls from mobiles may be higher).

But, in general, it seems to be confusing and frustrating when trying to text Premium SMS text numbers on 48 and I don't understand why they can't support all such numbers and/or explain what is and isn't supported clearly and accurately.

The information in the links that I posted here is simply incorrect and misleading.

https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/51155-text-Text-message-SMS/m-p/74002/highlight/true#M7633

Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

JoeR0466 — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:57:34 GMT

I have the exact same problem and more,
I've been unable to text family outside Ireland for a few years, I gave up with customer service after about 10 attempts and zero help, only staying with 48.ie because they're cheap and mobile data is priority.

Re: 51155 text. Text message, SMS ?

dalyer — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:07:15 GMT

> I have the exact same problem and more,
> I've been unable to text family outside Ireland for a few years,

That's not the exact same problem that this thread is dealing with which is the inability to send texts to 51155 (the Credit Union VISA card PIN request number) even with an active membership and cash credit.

In your case it seems to be an issue with sending texts to international numbers?

In that case it should work with an active membership plan and cash credit on your account to pay for the international text messages.

Does that not work for you?

What sort of number were you trying to send texts to?

If you need to contact 48 support about this then see the links in my signature below.