A Potential Fix for SMS on Verizon With a BBE100-5
SMS not working with a BBE100-5 on Verizon might be a configuration issue.
According to Verizon (PDF):
Originally Posted by Verizon
The device shall support the device configurable parameter smsformat which can have the value 3gpp2 or the value 3gpp. This parameter shall be stored
on the device in non-volatile memory and shall be configurable over-the-air using OTADM procedures (refer to the OTADM and Factory LTE
Programming sections of the LTE 3GPP Band 13 Network Access requirements document, Ref. [12] for additional details). For Type 3 and Type 4
CDMALess devices, the value of the smsformat parameter shall always be configured to '3gpp'. For all other devices, the default value is 3gpp2.
And also according to Verizon, the KEY2LE would count as a Type 3 device:
Originally Posted by Verizon
The term "CDMA-less device" refers to a 3GPP Type 3 (LTE-centric device with 3GPP legacy modes with GSM voice fallback) or 3GPP Type 4 (LTE-only device with GSM voice fallback) device.
Hence, if you ended up buying a BBE100-5 to use on Verizon, contact Verizon and ask if your SMS format is set to 3GPP or 3GPP2. If you're using an actual Verizon phone or an unlocked phone from a real OEM before this, it's probably the latter, which is why SMS wouldn't work. As for why the device doesn't negotiate this during setup with a Verizon SIM installed, well, who knows?