IPhone shows all contact numbers in new sms

When I create a new message and select the recipient from my contacts, my iPhone lists landline numbers that I would never send a message to. I want it to show the recipient's mobile number first. Can this be done? I think I am correct in saying that the numbers are shown in the order that they have been entered against the contact. So if I create a new contact and add a home number, office number and the their mobile number, then when i create a sms to that user, the home and office numbers are offered first and i have to scroll down select the mobile number.

Thats quite an undertaking. For existing contacts I would have delete all the entries which are above the mobile number and then re-enter them underneath.

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