message centre number
+27829129 for both prepaid and contract customers.
If for some reason that one does not work for Vodacom contract customers, you don’t need to contact the Vodacom customer care line, just use this one instead +27829119. One of them MUST work.
Cell C message centre number
+27841000000 The one for Cell C is straight forward, except there are lots of zeros which might confuse you, that is a total of six (6) zeros if you were wondering.
It can be used by both Cell C contract and prepaid customers.
Virgin mobile message centre number
Virgin may be the list popular mobile network in South Africa, but I know there are a few peeps looking for their SMS centre number, there you go +27741000050.
That’s four (4) zeros in between, it can work for both prepaid and Virgin mobile contract customers.
MTN message centre number
MTN has different centre numbers for both contract and prepaid.
Prepaid customers: +27831000113
MTN contract customers: +27831 000002 (5 zeros)
8ta message centre number (and Telkom Mobile)
+2781197 That is the text message centre number for the fastest growing mobile network in Mzansi – Telkom Mobile (and 8ta off course).
How to and where to put the message centre number?
Ok, now that you know the centre number for your network service provider,it is time for your to put it on your phone.
Look, this is different from phone to phone, so I’ll just guide you on where to look.
Here’s how:
Go to messages on your phone (NOT inbox)
Look for “settings” or “options” and click on it
Now, look for “message centre” or “service centre”, if you find one of them, key in your centre number and make sure to include the plus (+) sign.
If you did not find the “message centre” or “service centre”, the look for “text message” on your option/settings screen.
If you still cant find “message centre” or “service centre”, look for “sending options” or “sending settings”. You will definitely find an option to key in your centre number there.
One thing to note, message centre numbers are not dependent on phone brand. I get question from people asking for message centre number for iPhone, for Samsung Galaxy, for Blackberry etc. From now on, you should know that it is network carrier dependent.
