grabe gcash otp na di dumadating ever since nagpalit ako ng phone last month. symptoms: nagfifill-up ng login or transfer, tapos “send otp” – walang text after 10 mins, kahit resend 5x. other sms ok naman, load balanced, verified na lahat. desperate na kasi bayad meralco deadline na.
una kong sinubukan yung usual advice from fam and reddit r/ph: restart phone + app, clear cache/data, uninstall reinstall gcash, maghintay 24hrs, kahit mag-logout login ulit. walang kwenta. nagtanong pa sa tita ko na heavy gcash user, sabi “baka di registered number mo, mag-cash-in ka muna”. ginawa ko, still nada.
sa wakas, nag-google na talaga “gcash otp globe not coming dual sim” kasi may feeling ako. boom – default sms ko nasa smart sim2! gcash ko sa globe sim1. went to messages app > settings > more settings > default sms > set to sim1. instant, dumating otp after 30 secs. nakakafacepalm, 3 days akong nag-struggle for nothing.
tips for fellow kababayan with dual sim (lauh lahat tayo): always double check default sms and calls sim sa phone settings bago mag-panic. works perfectly now, no more hassle sa bills. if globe/smart mix mo, lalo na. tested ko na sa paymaya rin, same issue.