Today I've received a weird sms with some strange text. I do not have any contacts from this area. I wonder what is it? Please look at the attachment. Seems like an attempt to hack.
Viktorrr said:
Today I've received a weird sms with some strange text. I do not have any contacts from this area. I wonder what is it? Please look at the attachment. Seems like an attempt to hack.
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It might just be an encrypted message sent to the wrong number.
Not even sure. It looks like it has some patterns, but it also looks like it is somewhat random. I mean decrypting this is most likely impossible, and by most likely I mean certainly. I am intrigued, unfortunately, no way of satisfying the curiosity.
yeah.. it has repetitive fragments and looks like encrypted text. but I still don't have clue what is it
We have no cipher key, no clue what kind of encryption that is and what could be the context for it. So we are probably never going to find that out.... Unfortunately.
Viktorrr said:
yeah.. it has repetitive fragments and looks like encrypted text. but I still don't have clue what is it
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Hey man im from Alaska that's INSANE because if im not mistaken I've gotten alot of texts like that and learned not to open them because they usually (once opened) executed what id assume is your code given here, it may not run on newer android versions, ive had that number send me texts that return a '0' and proceed to delete themselves on 4.4 and lower.
LilAnt530 said:
Hey man im from Alaska that's INSANE because if im not mistaken I've gotten alot of texts like that and learned not to open them because they usually (once opened) executed what id assume is your code given here, it may not run on newer android versions, ive had that number send me texts that return a '0' and proceed to delete themselves on 4.4 and lower.
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Interesting! I guess it's an "OMA" msg (silent msg) which could be "legit" (if you think it's ok your carrier can potentially mod your phone without you knowing) from your carrier but could also be malicious. Are you also on Rogers, maybe they use OMA msg to set your phone for their network? I didn't expect them to look like encryption though, thought it would be higher level type code...
Would be interested to hear from someone who knows about this sort of stuff.
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Interesting! I guess it's an "OMA" msg (silent msg) which could be "legit" (if you think it's ok your carrier can potentially mod your phone without you knowing) from your carrier but could also be malicious. Are you also on Rogers, maybe they use OMA msg to set your phone for their network? I didn't expect them to look like encryption though, thought it would be higher level type code...
Would be interested to hear from someone who knows about this sort of stuff.
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Nope I was on GCI up there and they absolutely do use those messages (from the tower bouncing) from my understanding GCI was the only company to set up towers in Alaska. AT&T and Verizon both bounce off of them . Very odd and ive never heard of a R customer receiving one (especially from an Alaska area code)
I forgot to add, I wouldn't doubt if you're in the Yukon or western areas of Canada you're indeed bouncing off GCI as well. To be honest I came across this thread by accident & totally got sucked in by seeing the area code haha. They have a lot of tech up there no telling what that is all about, weird as hell though.
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a friend of mine has been trying to send me a video of her daughter, first i found out that att has a low mms limit cap, so in order to get her to receive video from me, i had to make sure it was under 300kb(what a joke)
anyways she tells me that her phone is unable to send mms video,
after some digging i found this to be true.
why did MS leave such a key feature out of this OS?
is it something a update with fix like apple did with the iphone?
she has the samsung.
sorry, im out of my comfort zone here, im a android guy with a rooted evo.
thanks everyone for the help, and hello from android land!
afraid this is true... hopefully MS fixes it up soon. it's a bit retarded.
Erm......email it? Surprised anyone still uses MMS.
the downfall at present is that videos are trapped on the phone and only transferable via Zune. Pictures are fine, they can be sent across email/mms. it's just video.
Now then, I am a self declared WP7 "fanboy" but even I must admit, this needs fixing!
I can't say I have ever MMSed a video to anyone before....I'm not saying others don't have a burning need to, but is it really that urgent?
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I can't say I have ever MMSed a video to anyone before....I'm not saying others don't have a burning need to, but is it really that urgent?
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Well, sometimes there is a need to share a video you took of your two year old playing at a park with your close ones, sometimes it happens when there is no computer around for a few days (vacation for instance). If you are willing to wait till you get to your PC it is one thing, but sometimes you want to do it right that second.
and those goofy video FWDs as well...
ive always mms'd with ppl, could believe it when i found out this big deal smart phone left that feature out....
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i found out that att has a low mms limit cap
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Is the cap set by the provider or the device? I thought device.
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I can't say I have ever MMSed a video to anyone before....I'm not saying others don't have a burning need to, but is it really that urgent?
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When you know you can't do it but others can, it becomes urgent LOL!
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Is the cap set by the provider or the device? I thought device.
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i thought it was set by carrier.
when i try to send larger files via mms, it will go through on my end , but whatever carrier they have ill get a message saying the phone numbers carrier has a message size limit.
Nope
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Erm......email it? Surprised anyone still uses MMS.
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Can't do that either from the phone. The only way to share a video from a WP is to get it onto a PC first.
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Erm......email it? Surprised anyone still uses MMS.
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WOW! So old school you'd suggest emailing a vid rather than mms it! Sounds like my grandparents, lol. But seriously most people in the 21st century would like to have this option. It's a glaring problem for this OS.
I'm currently out of state for work, my kids wanted to send me a vid of them being funny. They have no computer with them & are staying with my parents, who have no internet or computer, lol. Guess what? They couldn't send it via mms! They & I were dissappointed that I couldn't see this video of my daughters.
That is when it can be a GLARING problem for people who enjoy this convenience. I love WP7, but it's obvious they were in a rush to get this OS out to save some jobs & keep investors happy. This is an embarassing hole left in this OS, that needs fixed ASAP.
Not sure what the big deal is. When the iPhone first came out it didn't even have mms picture messaging while every phone on the market had it and no one made a fuss about it. I've never sent anyone video messages and I don't know anyone who did either.
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Not sure what the big deal is. When the iPhone first came out it didn't even have mms picture messaging while every phone on the market had it and no one made a fuss about it. I've never sent anyone video messages and I don't know anyone who did either.
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Stop living in the past, the iPhone came out four years ago. Not being able to share videos from your phone, today, is ridiculous. While I haven't MMSed videos myself I have often shared them on YouTube or via email - this isn't even available on WP7. Also, just because you don't use it doesn't mean noone else does.
I'm sorry but when the iPhone came out EVERY OTHER phone on the market could do MMS, however we didn't hear people say that it was ridiculous that the iPhone couldn't do MMS when everyone else could.
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Aha, You could try sending a video from WP7. If you manage that you're good!
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I'm sorry but when the iPhone came out EVERY OTHER phone on the market could do MMS, however we didn't hear people say that it was ridiculous that the iPhone couldn't do MMS when everyone else could.
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Actually, everyone bar the Apple fanbois thought it was ridiculous. Just like everyone bar Microsoft-ites now thinks it's ridiculous that WP7 can't.
If Video MMS was not the de-facto standard today noone would care if WP7 had the ability or not. Fact is, all cameraphones today offer this feature, therefore it comes as a complete shock to the average consumer that their brand new WP7 device does not.
Of course, more and more people don't MMS these days when everyone has a smartphone with YouTube apps and email. Problem is, WP7 doesn't even allow you to share your video on YT or via email unless you first sync it to a computer.
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I'm sorry but when the iPhone came out EVERY OTHER phone on the market could do MMS, however we didn't hear people say that it was ridiculous that the iPhone couldn't do MMS when everyone else could.
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Please do not use "we" since obviously you weren't watching the comments and blog post roll in about how ridiculous of an omission it is.
The fact that video mms is not present is infuriating. I USED to do video mms with my wife all the time on my Touch Pro2. With no option, I've been forced to stop. For MS to advertise WP7 as the "get in and get out" OS, this is a straight slap in the face.
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Erm......email it? Surprised anyone still uses MMS.
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I'm surprised people are still telling others to email files when every other smart and feature phone allows users to send video over MMS.
Do we know when BestBuy loses their exclusivity? They refuse to sell me a phone without a name, phone and address...evil.
Pretty sure that's quite normal?
ground control, this is major tom
I usually get asked that when making a big purchase. It's not like they are going to spam you with phone calls or ads. Well, they didn't do that to me yet.
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Do we know when BestBuy loses their exclusivity? They refuse to sell me a phone without a name, phone and address...evil.
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Make up a phone # and address lol.
Well they need something to match with the DNA imprint your phone takes and sends to the CIA. So they can track you down when the world is taken over by our lizard-men overlords....
Or maybe they just want to send you coupons?
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Make up a phone # and address lol.
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Make one up? lol, you don't know how deep this goes..
er86: did you look directly into the Nexus S?? it has a front facing camera and if my suspicions are correct, your address and phone number are the least of your worries at this point: THEY'VE NOW GOT RETINA SCANS. Your position is being triangulated as we speak.. if I knew where you were, I could direct you to a friendly for safe harbor.. time is our biggest enemy now
Im not sure if this has been discussed before as I did search but cant find anything.
Today I called T-Mobile for the first time to complaint that my MMS is not working (known problem for samsung galaxy s 4g) and asking them when is the update available to fix this issue, and My SMS is in and out as well ?
I didnt tell him what program I have/downloaded on the phone since he didnt ask.
I get transfered straight to higher (level 2) technical support. He said dont touch the phone while he was checking something and the phone will reboot. The phone did reboot and the SMS get fixed.
This is what Alarmed me so much.
The tech support ( I wont publish his name here) know exactly what software I have on the phone (downloaded from the market), what is currently running, he also know I have advance task manager among other thing.
He even knew my Gmail address I use on the phone and google market account.
How is this possible ?
Is there anyway I can block this because I dont like when T-mobile snooping on my phone. If they can see the apps I downloaded on my phone and know my gmail address, know what apps currently running, Can they also access my email through my phone ?
Honestly never heard of that. Thats wild!
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Logmein app ? That's the only thing I can suspect
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Logmein app ? That's the only thing I can suspect
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I dont have that app on my phone
dude there are 30 plus million subscribers in t-mobile. unless your a celebrity or a son of bill gates or something they wont waste their time nosing on what you install or who you talk to everyday. anyway that less of your problems if you stress about that, they got your full name and ssn in file and a credit card number. if thay wanted to mess you up thats what they will go for.
I wouldn't sweat it too much, it's just like any computer service company that can push updates to your computer.. All they did was push an update and had your phone reboot.. Now if you had some terrorist shizah on there, then I'd be worried, but other than that, they've probably already forgotten about you!
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dude there are 30 plus million subscribers in t-mobile. unless your a celebrity or a son of bill gates or something they wont waste their time nosing on what you install or who you talk to everyday. anyway that less of your problems if you stress about that, they got your full name and ssn in file and a credit card number. if thay wanted to mess you up thats what they will go for.
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Dude
last time i see this is still USA where privacy matter whether you are celebrity or not.
You wouldnt enter someone else house without asking for permission wont you (unless if you want to get arrested ) ?
The guy didnt ask for permission and I never give my approval for Tmobile to snoop into my phone.
Like I said it suprise me for the tech support to mention the apps I downloaded , running in the background and my gmail account associated to my phone and market account.
Those action has nothing to do with fixing my SMS connection ???
It doesn't surprise me at all. The OTA capabilities are there in a lot of devices, including your DSL or cable modem. Google owns everything you do on your Android phone, including your location even when you're not doing anything. Unfortunately, the Facebook mentality about privacy is winning.
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r3tro8888 said:
I dont have that app on my phone
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Unless you removed it, yes, you do.
I was surprised to see it on my phone as well since I hadn't installed it.. talk about bloat... why would the phone come stock with this?
They've been doing this for years, it's nothing new at all.. Notice how you call and they automatically know what kind of phone you have? Same premise. I've called multiple times with phones that were unlocked from other networks also, they could see the phone, and never cared. Take off your tinfoil hat, there's nothing to worry about.
Yea they said let me check it to look up what phone u have and what faqs and problems. Dont be alarmed
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They've been doing this for years, it's nothing new at all.. Notice how you call and they automatically know what kind of phone you have? Same premise. I've called multiple times with phones that were unlocked from other networks also, they could see the phone, and never cared. Take off your tinfoil hat, there's nothing to worry about.
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No matter what phone you have, T-Mobile (and I'd assume AT&T) can find out what phone you are using, even if it's not a T-Mobile branded phone.
I wouldn't worry, they aren't gonna do some stupid **** with that, they just did that to repair your phone. I honestly doubt they'd risk losing a customer over a little thing like that.
Google is the one you should be worried about. They know where your phone is, exactly to the millimeter (I don't think that really works with the Vibrant though. xD).
u called to get your phone fixed didnt you? and they did just that didnt they? if you are so worried about your privacy i got a old motorola razr sitting in my closet, ill gladly trade your sgs4
Google is the devil, and will take over the planet, and join steve jobs. Put on your tin foil hats!
To further this, its done through rescue me. It is built into the kernel. On the Vibrant froyo leaks i have leaked out it is there also. We just remove the Rescue Me app.
I can remove the drivers and credentials from the kernel if people are that concerned about it. I wouldnt be though.
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A sysctl to enable/disable would be my personal choice, but I have yet to build custom kernels for Android (though have for FreeBSD and OpenWRT) so I don't know how feasible that is with the source access we have.
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Dude
last time i see this is still USA where privacy matter whether you are celebrity or not.
You wouldnt enter someone else house without asking for permission wont you (unless if you want to get arrested ) ?
The guy didnt ask for permission and I never give my approval for Tmobile to snoop into my phone.
Like I said it suprise me for the tech support to mention the apps I downloaded , running in the background and my gmail account associated to my phone and market account.
Those action has nothing to do with fixing my SMS connection ???
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I'm a computer repair tech. One of the first questions I'm going to ask is have you installed any new hardware or software? Most of the time I've found out software was the root problem of the issue. Not always, just Most of the time. So, it doesn't supprise me that he can see what is installed on your phone. It gives him a idea of what the problem can be. I would be more concerned what NSA or space aliens are doing with your phone.
heartspains88 said:
Take off your tinfoil hat, there's nothing to worry about.
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heartspains88 said:
Put on your tin foil hats!
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I'm a computer repair tech. I would be more concerned what space aliens are doing with your phone.
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Pass that roll of tin foil will you fellas ?
I like mine shaped like a tricorne .
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A sysctl to enable/disable would be my personal choice, but I have yet to build custom kernels for Android (though have for FreeBSD and OpenWRT) so I don't know how feasible that is with the source access we have.
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Its not in the source. Its in the initramfs. There are also binaries in /system/bin
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I hope in not posting in the wrong part of this forum but I was freaked out today at the tmobile store. It all starts last night when I goggle map searched "bar and grill" and later searched on browser "screen names" looking for screen name ideas. So, this morning my wife and I go to tmobile to pay our bill. The clerk in an attempt to talk to my wife says "so did you find a good screen name last night? " She had no idea what he was talking about. Then he asks "how was the bar and grill? " I was immediately angry. I know there was recent proof carriers collect our data, but not only does tmobile collect logs of most things we do on our phones, the make it available to any ass working in a tmobile store! I would v believed it was that bad without seeing it for myself. I told him to give me a print out of that info he was reading but he refused. So now I'm on an AOSP BUILD. The rom I was using before was weapon btw. Why is spyware in custom roms? Does anyone work at tmobile that can confirm this? Are AOSP builds the only way to combat this? I can't believe any asshole at a tmobile store can just punch in a number and see everything we do on our phones!
I'd love to know what you guys think. Similar experiences?
Wow, I'm shocked. I know they collect data but it shouldn't be available to anyone. What rom are you using?
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I'm going to speak to an attorney friend of mine but i do believe that is extremely illegal.
Did your rep had your phone? Cause if he did, he could have been going through the search history. Either way he shouldn't be going through them.
Dang, that's real bs. I would definately seek legal action.
Well, I would assume all carriers log all data accessed (via mobile data connection at least) to supply to the gov't for profiling and legal purposes. But allowing Joe Schmoe at the store access to it is definitely a violation of your privacy. The contract probably allows them to monitor your activity but that's a bit of an overshare if you ask me.
Well you can always get check and or get rid of the Carrier IQ thing that tracks your information.
You need a rooted phone to do so and then go here to download the app because it is not on the android market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559&postcount=110
*Note: do a backup of your phone before you do this just incase. I haven't checked if its on our phones just yet but more than likely it probably is.
**Update: Having trouble with the app on my g2x with stock rom/faux froyo kernel.05. It keeps giving an "Error copying Busybox" so the App won't update to the pro version that you need. Waiting for Dev response
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I hope in not posting in the wrong part of this forum but I was freaked out today at the tmobile store. It all starts last night when I goggle map searched "bar and grill" and later searched on browser "screen names" looking for screen name ideas. So, this morning my wife and I go to tmobile to pay our bill. The clerk in an attempt to talk to my wife says "so did you find a good screen name last night? " She had no idea what he was talking about. Then he asks "how was the bar and grill? " I was immediately angry. I know there was recent proof carriers collect our data, but not only does tmobile collect logs of most things we do on our phones, the make it available to any ass working in a tmobile store! I would v believed it was that bad without seeing it for myself. I told him to give me a print out of that info he was reading but he refused. So now I'm on an AOSP BUILD. The rom I was using before was weapon btw. Why is spyware in custom roms? Does anyone work at tmobile that can confirm this? Are AOSP builds the only way to combat this? I can't believe any asshole at a tmobile store can just punch in a number and see everything we do on our phones!
I'd love to know what you guys think. Similar experiences?
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I have serious doubts about the legitimacy of this story especially given the fact you we're already on a custom rom.
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I have serious doubts about the legitimacy of this story especially given the fact you we're already on a custom rom.
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This story is BS. Store employees do not have access to that kind of data. Almost no one within T-Mobile could get anywhere near that kind of data even if they did record any of it. Also, none of the official G2x firmwares carry CIQ.
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Works fine for me using jboxers 2.3.4 rom says no ciq found
fabricatedhero said:
Well you can always get check and or get rid of the Carrier IQ thing that tracks your information.
You need a rooted phone to do so and then go here to download the app because it is not on the android market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559&postcount=110
*Note: do a backup of your phone before you do this just incase. I haven't checked if its on our phones just yet but more than likely it probably is.
**Update: Having trouble with the app on my g2x with stock rom/faux froyo kernel.05. It keeps giving an "Error copying Busybox" so the App won't update to the pro version that you need. Waiting for Dev response
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tdtylert said:
Works fine for me using jboxers 2.3.4 rom says no ciq found
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Best I can tell, that's one of the option boxes Tracfone didn't click
Oh, and OP: cool story 'bro.... thanks for the laugh.
come on guys... this is complete BS, plus, look at OP's screen name!
im gonna send this to a friend of mine that works with tmobile. and if its true. well i would like to know more about how am i be able to see all this data. !!
I don't think a lot of you see how severe this issue is. I went to T-Mobile as well and they told me, "Been trying to get that high score on Robot Unicorn Attack, huh?" /s
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they dont know about updates. they dont know how much ram is in your phone, they have to ask you how to use the phone. but they know where you searched.
*********************i guess im about +7 on BS.
Regular Sales Reps or even Mgrs shouldn't have any access to that kind of information. None of the systems they use can dig that deep. They can see details about minutes, texts and your bill items, etc. but thats about the extent of it. Especially through CAM, Watson or Quickview. Although I would be surprised if the network engineers couldn't get that data if they were high up enough. The carrier iq thing isn't much of a surprise to me.
Weapon is based on the stock 2.3.3 rom so the OP is plausible, not probable, but certainly not busted. It has just been enhanced but most of it is stock TMO rom.
But I do think the OP is pure BS. That type of data would not be available at the store level and an employee who revealed such info would be subject to immediate termination.
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Weapon is based on the stock 2.3.3 rom so the OP is plausible, not probable, but certainly not busted. It has just been enhanced but most of it is stock TMO rom.
But I do think the OP is pure BS. That type of data would not be available at the store level and an employee who revealed such info would be subject to immediate termination.
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No firmware for the G2x has CIQ within.
I am having a problem receiving texts from only 2 of my contacts. This has persisted thru 2 devices and custom and stock roms, so thinking its a network problem. However, in calling AT&T, they (of course) could find no visual reason for this. It started on my skyrocket with slimbean build 6, but has persisted thru updating builds on that, then I got a new s3 and of course brand new sim and am running stock based deTmobilized on that. One contact is AT&T also, while the other is T-Mobile. AT&T gave me a line about my Gmail account, and if I could troubleshoot by putting my sim in a non android phone to test. I don't have access to any non android phone (why would I want to? Lol) Can anyone try to help me figure this out? wouldn't be a big deal but since one contact is having my grandbaby, I really need to be able to stay in contact with her since I live 800 miles from her. Tia for any help, suggestions, anything.
Hmm lets see
Try changing sim(of another company)
Make sure u dont have blocked them and back up in sd card
See if that two people get message like sending failed may be problem in their mobile
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Hmm lets see
Try changing sim(of another company)
Make sure u dont have blocked them and back up in sd card
See if that two people get message like sending failed may be problem in their mobile
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Just found out one contact had my number wrong. The other is an iPhone and from what I've read, they are notorious for doing things like that. The iPhone got a message kicked back saying something about undeliverable. Thank you for your suggestions.
I had the same issue with a friends iPhone, I went crazy until I realized it was on their end
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GaNkSTar said:
I had the same issue with a friends iPhone, I went crazy until I realized it was on their end
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Yes I was too. But because the iPhone is my aunt, and I rarely txt her, I'm not as concerned anymore. The one who had my number wrong was my sons dork gf. Told her that was a total blond move. She had my area code and her area code added to my number. And she's gonna be my grandchilds mother. Yikes.
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Yes I was too. But because the iPhone is my aunt, and I rarely txt her, I'm not as concerned anymore. The one who had my number wrong was my sons dork gf. Told her that was a total blond move. She had my area code and her area code added to my number. And she's gonna be my grandchilds mother. Yikes.
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Ya I just used Facebook messenger for my brother in law until he got a new phone, coincidentally he is also blonde???? Lol
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Ya I just used Facebook messenger for my brother in law until he got a new phone, coincidentally he is also blonde???? Lol
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It works with a new phone for your bil? I was just txtn my grandbabys mama from my tablet til we got it working. I know if I hadn't pushed the issue, she never would have figured it out.