I was charged $0.15 for international SMS to 44xxxxxxxxxx/ 6890 which I didn’t initiate. Why is that so?

1. 44xxxxxxxxxx number range

For iPhone users, please note that you will be charged by Apple for activation request^# sent to Apple Servers (in UK) each time you:

– Turn on/off iMessage 
– Turn on/off FaceTime
– Turn on/off iCloud 
– Insert SIM card into iPhone (Removing and re-inserting will also trigger activation request for iMessage)

^#Activation request is sent via international SMS @$0.15 to Apple Servers; including but not limited to the following UK numbers.

– 447537410205
– 447537410215
– 447537410225
– 447537410235
– 447537410245
– 447537410255
– 447537410265
– 447537410275
– 447537410285
– 447537410295

For more details, you may check out the dedicated Apple Support Platform here!