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Text code 128 and 2300
HI,
In the last the code 2300 and 128 have been popping up on my usage as text messages. Please provide information as to what these codes are? The 2300 is 8-10 in a row at times.
Hey all! We love that you are taking advantage of the app and website to keep an eye on your bill and usage details. It can be nerve wracking when something new shows up that doesn't totally match up with what’s on your device. It took me a bit of time, but I was able to clarify with some of our messaging and billing teams that the 2300 code is used for Multimedia Messaging routing (think picture and group messages) and 128 is used by our voicemail system. These codes are used on the system side of things to deliver and confirm delivery of your important data, so it shows on the bill as a stamp. The phone does not show the short code because it receives the real important stuff; your messages and voicemails.
Hey all! We love that you are taking advantage of the app and website to keep an eye on your bill and usage details. It can be nerve wracking when something new shows up that doesn't totally match up with what’s on your device. It took me a bit of time, but I was able to clarify with some of our messaging and billing teams that the 2300 code is used for Multimedia Messaging routing (think picture and group messages) and 128 is used by our voicemail system. These codes are used on the system side of things to deliver and confirm delivery of your important data, so it shows on the bill as a stamp. The phone does not show the short code because it receives the real important stuff; your messages and voicemails.
So is this ever going to get updated. I don't want to see a billing code. I want to see the numbers on my bil. I might end up switching back to att just for this.
They used to tell you WHO sent the picture, by phone number, now its just this BS '2300' and no way to tell who sent what. Seems dangerous to me.
I just started having this issue, today! Both my wife's phone, and mine, receive this code "Free Msg: Recipient (family member phone number) unable to receive message - Message Blocking is active". When I looked at my phones blocked list, the number doesn't show it's being blocked. I looked at the message boards and saw how to fix it:
- Go to T-mobiles app “T-Life”.
- Go to Manage (its an option on the bottom right dock)
- Under ‘People’ select your device. (should have your name listed)
- Scroll to Status. Select Scam block>then block messages>and disable (turn off) blocking chargeable texts and picture messages
However, my Scam Blocking is not on / activated. Any suggestions?
This is all tied to someone using Localhost while texting via web through their device. Very private, very sneaky if your using it to cheat & hide everything u do & use as apps but it's also widely used by businesses to communicate with their clients/customers ect.
I noticed a local host and tons of 2300 on my text. How is this done by chance? What app is used or what services?
90% of my text logs are 128 if they are apple devices only android devices show up as numbers in my text logs also on other lines on my account my number never shows up in the text logs also it shows as a random number
Been to apple and t mobile no one can seem to solve this issue
Seems like this started in the past couple of months. Normally I would agree that 2300 seems to be tied to group texts, but there are also instances in our family where we will be texting each other on a single string and 2300 shows up and no one has blocked anyone. I wonder if something has happened with an update with tmobile since it seems to be on the android chats also. It just seems weird that my usage is now 80-90% coded 2300 instead of the actual phone number
One of the phone lines is in a group chat and one of the people other than on my line blocked everybody in the group chat because they didn't want to receive messages from that chat and now on one of the phones on my line they received the 2300 code every time that they replied to the group chat just to notify that one message is not sent because of message blocking is active
I see a lot of things about 123/127/128 all being around the same time. Just a thought when you call your voicemail you have to enter your PIN number, and your phone has to communicate with the server each time you press the key. maybe it's some kind of receiving code that the communication is being sent through the phone line during the phone call.
Sorry to repeat myself...but 128 is 100% Voice Mail! You will see the code 128 for calling & getting your VM and also when someone leave a message!
2300...after watching my phone & my kids phones for 2 weeks...2300 is 100% blocked text or could even be blocked call! But I can never find a received text message at the same time of the 2300!
And you need to remember if you live in the Eastern states (I’m in PA)...text logs are 3 hours behind with the time!
Yup. Hours behind. And when you get the actual bill, its not pacific time anymore, its magically changed to whatever time zone youre in.
Sorry, meant 128 texts.
Cfall is correct as the 123 texts show up a) when you receive a voicemail notification and b) when you call your voicemail.
Text 2300 is a little more general and will show up when:
- You receive a picture / screenshot / GIF
- You send a picture / screenshot / GIF to another T-Mobile user or
- You were part of a group message and photos / screenshots / GIFs were shared or somebody reacted to a message or photo (for example - “Liked a comment or photo”).
This started happening around July as my guess is there was a system update. Hope this helps!
I have been watching these texts and comparing the to phone calls/voice mail for awhile now...
When you call your Voicemail - 2 incoming 128 texts show up at the same time Calls show calling Voicemail...on other times when only 1 incoming 128 texts show, its probably someone leaving a voicemail. And 2300 is more than likely Blocked texts because I never receive a text at the time of the listed 2300 on log!
