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Rudedog614's avatar
Rudedog614
Guide
Jul 01, 2017

LB2120 can't send SMS and disconnects

I just installed an LB2120 and activated a new SIM on Verizon for it.   The data connection seems to work well, but I cannot send or receive SMS (text) messages.   When I try to send a text messa...
Installation
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stevesw's avatar
stevesw
NETGEAR Expert
Jul 27, 2017

Verizon requires an IMS bearer to be setup in order to send SMS.

The LB1120 does not support this and therefore SMS will not work on Verizon.

  • msausen's avatar
    msausen
    Tutor
    Nov 03, 2017

    I think the bigger issue is the LB reboots when it fails.  Could we get that fixed at least?