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Getting someone else's text messages on my gateway!?
I accidentally pushed the wrong button on my gateway and discovered a bunch of text messages. They are apparently to someone named Arron who is a grandpa, recently had a roof replaced, is a part-ti...
gramps28 wrote:The gateway is assigned a phone number and you're more than likely receiving the person who had the number before you.
Except for the HAD BEFORE part. I am receiving texts NOW for someone who no longer has that number (or never did), and while I can just see one end of conversations, it's clear the texts are getting to grandpa because people are responding to him responding back to them.
But the issue/question isn’t how it’s happening but rather that something T-Mobile is doing results in a phone customer's private text messages being transmitted to a random 3rd party in addition to going to them.
If its happening to grandpa Arron, it could be happening to you or me.
T-Mobile’s only response to my call was to offer to change the number of my gateway.
Would not want that. I'm just starting to bond with the family. Am sad I didn't see the messages about his nephew's graduation in time to attend. LoL [/sarcasm]
