So I'm having a peculiar problem which doesn't appear to be specific to my model phone (which happens to be a Samsung Captivate).
I use Google Voice for my text messaging so I'm not sure when this started. But I'd like to be able to at least receive text messages that people try to send to my main number. But what happens now is that I see the message text appear in the notification part temporarily, but when I go into the stock SMS app all I see is a separate blank message from "5556" and always with a date of March 26 and a time of 12:19AM. The actual message doesn't appear anywhere but temporarily in the notification bar.
I've used APNdroid and QuickSettings in the past to disable 3G but leaving the "allow MMS" option checked. Neither is currently enabled but maybe they mess with settings somewhere?
And like I said, I have Google Voice installed too. Not sure what else could have messed with settings. My message center is set to "+13123149810".
I have been searching and saw these threads so it's not unique:
Nexus One: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8814554
HTC Desire: http://androidforums.com/desire-support-troubleshooting/192806-sms-mms-issue.html
No solution though. Any thoughts?
I am having the same problem with my aria. I thought it was an app that I downloaded. Anyone able to help?
What the heck!?
I am having the same problem on my Samsung Vibrant(T-Mobile). It started about a 10 days ago. At first I got both the message and a blank one from 5556 but now I am only seeing the message in the notification bar and then its gone. This is so aggravating!! Anybody got a cause for this???
Has anyone tried a factory reset? Does that fix it?
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5556 Message not Unique to Android or Google Voice
Hello there,
I'm new around here, but just found xda due to receiving a 5556 message myself. I have an android device, but not phone; my cell is a cricket Kyocera, and I just received this message from "5556",
Want a family plan with the freedom to customize each line of service? Bring in an eligible phone, add a line for just $15 & get the 1st month free."
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What is significant about this to your issue? Well I unsubscribed to Cricket's text messaged ads, so it looks like this is a way to anonymously advertise with some plausible deniability, or something like that. Perhaps it is an advertising service, a third party, or other...in any case it is definitely anonymous, being neither a number nor a name. : ( If any here have a message to present, it would be appreciated, for that the more details we have, the better to figuring out what is going on. (In my case, perhaps even filing a legal complaint with the relevant authorities under the relevant statutes.)
If annoying enough, one could always go to a lawyer to seek a subpoena of a cellular carrier's records to find the source of communications, btw. Note I say going to a lawyer because IANAL and do not intend to give legal advice: I'm just cranky about unwanted spam having sat on waiting to talk to someone by the phone on my desk all day.
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Hello! I've recently purchased my very first cell phone. It runs on Smartphone for Windows Mobile 5.0. I have a pretty good call plan, but I opted not to get a Text Messaging package. Since I did not buy the Text Messaging package, I know that I'm going to get charged an arm and a leg for every Text message that I send and receive, and I would like to minimize the cost if I can help it.
I notice that when I make Contacts for people I know, if they have a Mobile phone my OS automatically asks if I want to call them or send them a text message. The reason I write this post is to ask if there is a way to disable the operating system from even showing "Text Message" as one of the options presented to me. If I can't see it, then there is less of a change that I (or anyone using my phone) would have to even accidentally send a Text Message.
I'm not very knowledgeable about my phone yet, but if there is also a way for me to disable allowing other people to Text Message me... then that would also be a very good thing I would like to know.
If anyone has any solutions to this wish of mine, or possibly a pointer to set me off in the right direction on how to find more information on this, I would be highly grateful!
-- Bob Saget Fan
I am very new to Android coming from Palm Pre and I purchased Droid Pro and activated it with Page Plus everything seems to work fine except I can't receive or can't send any plain text messages any kind. I haven't been able to receive or send any ever since I got this activated. I have tried everything I could.
I did activation multiple times and still no luck! I am very frustrated at this point and don't know what to do. I really love this phone and it works great including web data, calls but the stupid text messages will not work at all.
As soon as I send a text message I get an instant error message saying text message not sent and it does that for every message. This is just driving me insane since I text more than I talk.
I am getting close to my last resort is the reset this phone to factory which I don't know how to do. My brother uses Droid 2 Global and Fascinate on Page Plus Wireless with no problems. I tried calling multiple sources and no one is willing to help me.
Please help me if you can.
Anybody here know what I can do? I am so frustrated. I know I am missing text messages right now. I hate to go back to Palm... and this is the only Android phone from Verizon that I like so far. I love the keyboard but without being able to send or receive text messages this thing would be worthless for me. I text more than I talk.
This are just random guesses, but i thought i would try:
- wrong sms format (UTF-8?)
- wrong number/address for sms central in settings?
Fixed!!!
After days of fighting with it I got it figured out by process of elimination. For Page Plus Wireless under "Wireless & Network Settings" > "Mobile Networks" > "Network Mode" - needs to be set to "GLOBAL" and not "CDMA" like I thought and after this all my text messages are working properly.
This may be useful to someone later on.
Now if I can get rid of all the bloatware that this Droid Pro came with without rooting I would be very excited. I love this phone so far even though I am missing the true multi-tasking but I am sure I will get used to. I am already getting used to Android and it's only been a few days
Root it and change build.prop
change in system/build.prop
ro.telephony.gsm-routes-us-smsc = 0
This will solve sms problems
igorb81 said:
I am very new to Android coming from Palm Pre and I purchased Droid Pro and activated it with Page Plus everything seems to work fine except I can't receive or can't send any plain text messages any kind. I haven't been able to receive or send any ever since I got this activated. I have tried everything I could.
I did activation multiple times and still no luck! I am very frustrated at this point and don't know what to do. I really love this phone and it works great including web data, calls but the stupid text messages will not work at all.
As soon as I send a text message I get an instant error message saying text message not sent and it does that for every message. This is just driving me insane since I text more than I talk.
I am getting close to my last resort is the reset this phone to factory which I don't know how to do. My brother uses Droid 2 Global and Fascinate on Page Plus Wireless with no problems. I tried calling multiple sources and no one is willing to help me.
Please help me if you can.
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recently i purchased a nexus 5 directly from Google, soon afterwards i rooted it, installed the latest version of cyanogenmod 11. shortly after that i had my service, consumer cellular (at&t based) hooked up and now have access to calling and texting. the annoying part is when i send even one text to anybody, i get the error message "hangouts is sending a large number of SMS messages. do you want to allow this app to continue sending messages?" i understand that this is built into the os in order to prevent overuse of texting, however i find it very annoying as it comes up with the message after every text even if i haven't texted in hours, is there any way to change this so this does not happen? it would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
socialPankakeMix12 said:
recently i purchased a nexus 5 directly from Google, soon afterwards i rooted it, installed the latest version of cyanogenmod 11. shortly after that i had my service, consumer cellular (at&t based) hooked up and now have access to calling and texting. the annoying part is when i send even one text to anybody, i get the error message "hangouts is sending a large number of SMS messages. do you want to allow this app to continue sending messages?" i understand that this is built into the os in order to prevent overuse of texting, however i find it very annoying as it comes up with the message after every text even if i haven't texted in hours, is there any way to change this so this does not happen? it would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
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Go to settings then go to security and scroll all the way to the bottom. Change the max to 30 or 200, the highest you prefer, and you shouldn't get the notification anymore. I doubt you send 200 msgs in any 30 min period. Haha
After updating from the April to May Android Q betas, when I'm in Messages (the Google SMS app) I get a pop up approval window stating "Phone Services would like to send a message to 45567", with smaller text warning about SMS charges and a check box to remember the decision I make.
Does anyone know what this behavior is for and if I should approve the prompt? I've canceled the approval dialogue repeatedly and I haven't noticed any issues, but it does keep presenting itself, I think after a reboot.
Android build: QPP3.190404.015
Messages: 4.3.098
Phone Services: "Version 10"
My mobile provider is Freedom Mobile in Toronto.
mentalfloss said:
After updating from the April to May Android Q betas, when I'm in Messages (the Google SMS app) I get a pop up approval window stating "Phone Services would like to send a message to 45567", with smaller text warning about SMS charges and a check box to remember the decision I make.
Does anyone know what this behavior is for and if I should approve the prompt? I've canceled the approval dialogue repeatedly and I haven't noticed any issues, but it does keep presenting itself, I think after a reboot.
Android build: QPP3.190404.015
Messages: 4.3.098
Phone Services: "Version 10"
My mobile provider is Freedom Mobile in Toronto.
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Not to sound rude but did you read the warning? "May cause charges to your account" depending on your carrier, they could charge you for sending a message to 45567. That's been on all versions of Android as far as I can remember. I've always clicked allow and never had a charge show up on my bill. I believe, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, but back in the day you could buy wallpapers and ringtones and have it charged to your account just by texting a certain number.
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Not to sound rude but did you read the warning? "May cause charges to your account" depending on your carrier, they could charge you for sending a message to 45567. That's been on all versions of Android as far as I can remember. I've always clicked allow and never had a charge show up on my bill. I believe, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, but back in the day you could buy wallpapers and ringtones and have it charged to your account just by texting a certain number.
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You missed the intent of my post.
I've since found out that it's Android requesting access to Visual Voicemail from my carrier. It can be disabled in the Phone app's Settings in the Voicemail section.
Thanks for replying (although confused) as I forgot I had made this post but only recently found out the reason for this new behavior, so now I can include it here.
Since I swapped my sim into this T-Mobile branded Z Flip 3 I've been getting a "<Subject: NoSubject>" line on top off all my MMS. Getting it on group text on every text, since group texting uses MMS.
Was just wondering if I'm the only one getting this, since I didn't find this on my search?
man... I guess I'm to only one
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Since I swapped my sim into this T-Mobile branded Z Flip 3 I've been getting a "<Subject: NoSubject>" line on top off all my MMS. Getting it on group text on every text, since group texting uses MMS.
Was just wondering if I'm the only one getting this, since I didn't find this on my search?
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I'm experiencing the EXACT same thing with my new Unlocked Z Fold 3 (that has a T-Mobile sim card installed). I've spent the last 90-minutes on the phone with T-Mobile support, and they are dumbfounded. Next they are going to reach out to Samsung. (If you do a Google search on this subject, you'll see that it goes back years on various Samsung models on the T-Mobile network.. I've not come across any posts that explain how it was ever fixed. Hopefully they'll find a solution for me, and I'll be sure to reply here, if so.)
As a work around, you could try installing a different messaging app from the Google Play store. I went with Textra. The Textra app does NOT display the "Subject: NoSubject" (even though the "Subject: NoSubject" is appearing in the exact same text message when viewed inside of the Samsung Message app.)
Honestly... without sounding bad, I'm at least happy it's not just me.
You can download Google Messages and it will fix that, but then you are giving Google all your text messages also. You also cannot use "text and call on other devices" with google messages.
I'm almost 100% sure that it has to do with their Messages application
This is the only thing I do not like about this phone. Hope TMobile can fix this asap
is "download automatically" turned on from the messages settings?
you should contact T-Mobile
Yeah, it's setup to download automatically.
I did contact T-mobile and they are aware of the issue