https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/iMessage-and-Facetime-iOS-26-eSIM/m-p/71527#M4525 <P>I don't understand the reference to eSIM.</P> <P>48 don't do eSIMs.</P> <P>The other thing to try in such circumstances is to put €1 cash credit on your account in case the usual silly Apple activation process (for the phone itself, iMessage, FaceTime etc.) needs to happen again - the one that involves the phone silently sending one or more SMS messages to a UK activation server and which will silently fail if there isn't cash credit to pay for the international texts.</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:53:18 GMT dalyer 2026-01-07T09:53:18Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/iMessage-and-Facetime-iOS-26-eSIM/m-p/71526#M4524 <P>If you find yourself suddenly without iMessage and Facetime after the iOS 26 upgrade and you've tried everything it's worth trying Apple.&nbsp; I thought I was going to have to leave 48 but I requested apple support and 12hrs later got a message that they have enabled iMessage and now it works again.</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:27:39 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/iMessage-and-Facetime-iOS-26-eSIM/m-p/71526#M4524 PaulaM6697 2026-01-07T09:27:39Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/iMessage-and-Facetime-iOS-26-eSIM/m-p/71527#M4525 <P>I don't understand the reference to eSIM.</P> <P>48 don't do eSIMs.</P> <P>The other thing to try in such circumstances is to put €1 cash credit on your account in case the usual silly Apple activation process (for the phone itself, iMessage, FaceTime etc.) needs to happen again - the one that involves the phone silently sending one or more SMS messages to a UK activation server and which will silently fail if there isn't cash credit to pay for the international texts.</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:53:18 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/iMessage-and-Facetime-iOS-26-eSIM/m-p/71527#M4525 dalyer 2026-01-07T09:53:18Z