Answers.Body: <p>I tracked down the bug here:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-18713" rel="nofollow">https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-18713</a></p>
  
  <p>CiviCRM is suppose to send to your mobile number even if it is not the primary one.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Ah thanks for updating your own Q - looks like @Jon G is already helping out with that. Could make it into next release (4.7.10)
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Answers.Text: This regressed, but now has a test and will be fixed again in 5.8 (https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/issues/384)
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Body: <p>Is there a reason for this restriction or is this a bug or a new feature request to have it changed?</p>
  
  <p>I expect SMS messages to be sent to a contact if at least one of their phone numbers is marked as a mobile phone number, even if it is not their primary phone. I suppose it might be confusing if they had more than one mobile number, but picking the first of several mobile numbers would seem preferable to simply not sending a message if no mobile number is picked.</p>
  
  <p>Also - this restriction seems limited to sending SMS as an activity. I can still send a Mass SMS to contacts even if their primary number is not a mobile number.</p>
  
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Title: When sending SMS messages - contacts must have mobile phone set as primary
ThreadText: # When sending SMS messages - contacts must have mobile phone set as primary
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-01)
  
  Is there a reason for this restriction or is this a bug or a new feature request to have it changed?
  
  I expect SMS messages to be sent to a contact if at least one of their phone numbers is marked as a mobile phone number, even if it is not their primary phone. I suppose it might be confusing if they had more than one mobile number, but picking the first of several mobile numbers would seem preferable to simply not sending a message if no mobile number is picked.
  
  Also - this restriction seems limited to sending SMS as an activity. I can still send a Mass SMS to contacts even if their primary number is not a mobile number.
  
  **Tags:** civisms
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2016-06-01. Score: 1
  
  I tracked down the bug here:
  
  <https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-18713>
  
  CiviCRM is suppose to send to your mobile number even if it is not the primary one.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Ah thanks for updating your own Q - looks like @Jon G is already helping out with that. Could make it into next release (4.7.10)  
  > **username_2**: This regressed, but now has a test and will be fixed again in 5.8 (https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/issues/384)  
  
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