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SMS notifications.

You'll never have to keep trying the same number twice

Thanks to SMS availability notification, you will be notified by SMS as soon as the person you wish to call becomes available again.

Never miss a call again

Thanks to SMS call notification, you will always know who is trying to reach you.

Carefree phoning

Sound familiar? You want to phone a friend, but can't reach him. Until now you had to keep redialling to find out if he had finished his phone call. Thanks to SMS availability notification, you can be much more relaxed about situations such as this.

This is how it works

The free SMS service intervenes if the person you are trying to reach

  • is already on the phone.
  • has no mobile signal.
  • has switched off their mobile.

Providing you have not left a message on their COMBOX®, you are automatically informed by SMS, as soon as the person becomes available again. You no longer have to keep trying in vain.
You will automatically benefit from the free SMS availability notification service when you call from one Swisscom mobile to another.

How to deactivate SMS availability notification

If you do not require the SMS service, please send a free SMS with the password STOP REMINDER to 444. Deactivation is free of charge.

To reactivate the service

To activate the SMS service, send a free SMS with the keyword
START REMINDER to 444. Activation is free of charge and will be confirmed by SMS.

To check your status

If you are unsure whether your service is activated or deactivated, send a free SMS with the keyword STATUS REMINDER to 444.

Never miss a call again

The SMS information service sends you a free SMS whenever you miss a call either because your mobile phone was switched off or because there was no reception. This service is available to all Swisscom Mobile customers.

This is how it works

Each time you switch on your mobile phone or have reception again, you receive a free SMS advising you of any unsuccessful attempt to get through to you. The sender is the person who called. If the caller's number is stored in your mobile phone, the person's name or number will be displayed on your screen.

One SMS is sent per caller. This service enables you to keep track of who has tried to call you, as well as the time of their last call.

The service does not work if the caller has blocked his phone number ID.

How to deactivate the SMS information service

To deactivate the service, simply send an SMS containing the word STOP INFO to 444. Deactivation is free of charge and will be confirmed via return SMS.

How to reactivate the service

Simply send a free SMS containing the word START INFO to 444. Activation is free of charge and confirmed via return SMS.

To check your status

If you are unsure whether your service is activated or deactivated, send a free SMS with the keyword STATUS INFO to 444.