Why am I not receiving SMS on my Georgian SIM card (Magti) while abroad, and how to fix it?

Another tip from October 2026: on Android, try turning off mobile data — according to a participant, SMS and calls may still come through. This was a participant's suggestion rather than a confirmed fix.

In August 2026 a participant advised manually connecting to just one operator's network and not moving around, so the phone stays on one tower. In his experience, SMS start arriving again automatically after about 24 hours.

A typical case from August 2026: a traveler in Russia stopped receiving SMS on her Magti number. The number was active, she had restarted the phone, checked the settings and tried connecting to different local operators — SMS still did not arrive. The advice to stay on one network was given in reply to this case.

As noted in July 2026, there are many possible reasons for SMS not arriving: from a frozen number to roaming-provider quirks and the connection type. If your number is registered with your bank and the bank offers push notifications, those will arrive even with the SIM card switched off — a way to avoid depending on SMS.