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Scoundreller on Sept 16, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Perils of an .xyz Domain

If you’re in Canada, and send an SMS containing the string “special message” to or from a Telus customer (or one of their sub-brands), it will be silently dropped. Telus is one of the big3 telecoms here.

drampelt on Sept 16, 2021 [–]

I just tried on Koodo which is part of Telus, no issues sending/receiving

Scoundreller on Sept 17, 2021 | [–]

Make sure it wasn’t iMessage

drampelt on Sept 19, 2021 | | [–]

Definitely wasn't iMessage, I tried it on my Android phone

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