Ok here's the deal I'm subscribed to cingular pick yer plan, and I leave my gprs connected. I keep getting annoying system messages about account balance. The message is titled phone. The sort you get after every call on a prepaid account. I was wondering if anyone could help me turn off the sound with that message. The weird thing is it beeps even if I have sounds off. Any help appreciated.
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I've just bought myself a second-hand O2 XDA Exec. I've unlocked it (thanks Buzz!), and everything was looking ok. In fact I'm typing this via my 3G connection. WiFi works well and the signal strength is great.
Unfortunately I can't make or receive phone calls. And I can't send or receive text messages either. All data services work perfectly, ActiveSync connects with my exchange server for Push mail etc, and the internet works perfectly with all 'connected' programs and pIE, etc.
When I do try to make a phone call, the dialler app just says "Dialling..." for a few seconds and then "Call Ended" There's never a dial/ring tone and when attempting to send a text message, I just get the notification: "Your message could not be sent". If I try to make a Video Call, I get a message to say that "Call Bars are active" despite the fact that my SIM works for video calls on other phones.
Have I bought a dodgy phone? Is this how a nicked phone behaves, or is there something else wrong with it? What baffles me is that I can use the net and use e-mail as much as I want, but phone calls are impossible. My T-Mobile SIM works in my other 3G phones, so I'm confused....I've tried various ROM's but they all behave the same way. Oh, and every time I turn the phone on, the STK server throws up a "Message Sent" dialogue. (Which I'm sure my old JasJar never did)
Help! Have I failed to sim-unlock this exec properly, is it nicked, or is it just knackered? I'll be off to the shop for a replacement soon, if I can't get this sorted out...
The first thing I'd try would be a hard reset. Don't know if there's another solution. Hopefully someone else will have another solution!
Tried that, and I've re-flashed with the latest Qtek and i-mate ROM's.
I think I'll have another go at "unlocking" the SIM cad, just to be sure, and I'll try another different ROM. But I think this'll end up being taken back for a refund unless anyone can give me some inspirational advice!
The first thing I'd try would be a hard reset.
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Since you say you've tried various ROMS, advising you to hard reset is pretty pointless.
The call and text behaviour you are getting is typical of a phone which is lost/stolen and barred. I always assumed that a barred phone would also not be able to use gprs & 3G. The wifi would still work though.
Are you able to use T-Mobiles data connection? What happens if you call the phone?
I always assumed that a barred phone would also not be able to use gprs & 3G. The wifi would still work though.
Are you able to use T-Mobiles data connection? What happens if you call the phone?
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Nope, 3g networks defo don't check the imei register when you log on. ( Shhhh, the operators don't want you to know)
Dunno about a GPRS connection but it sounds like the handset is barred.
Richard
If I call the phone, a lady tells me that "calls are not being connected to this number at present". If I put the SIM into another phone, it instantly starts working again.
Tried a Vodafone SIM, same story. Also tried a Tesco mobile SIM (which piggybacks on the O2 network) and that's even worse, there's no recognition of any network at all when I put that one in.
I think this thing is going back to the shop at lunchtime...
Well, CheckMEND says that my IMEI has NOT been reported as lost or stolen, but I assume that's just for people who register and use www.immobilise.com rather than the network operator themselves?
I may give O2 a call to see what they say before I go shouting at the store that sold it to me, but I think that the only answer is that it's been blocked somehow. Hmmm. You'd think there would be an obvious way of finding out for sure...
EDIT: OK, O2 wouldn't tell me anything, it's confidential you see...
Took the phone back to the shop and they reckon the previous owner probably didn't pay is phone bill, so O2 barred the phone, therefore it wouldn't have been reported as lost/stolen. Which makes sense.
At least I now have my money back, and now I know that barred phones are only barred for voice calls, not Data connections too...never knew that!
Off to find another Universal to buy now...
Hiya,
I have an issue with my blackstone. The voicemail Icon is constantly showing saying i have a voicemail, There nothing sitting waiting for me in my service providers answer messages (Orange UK) and there nothing i can find to get rid of it. I have flashed my phone and even before the sim is setup it says i have one,
Can anyone help its driving me nuts.
Cheers
cannings said:
Hiya,
I have an issue with my blackstone. The voicemail Icon is constantly showing saying i have a voicemail, There nothing sitting waiting for me in my service providers answer messages (Orange UK) and there nothing i can find to get rid of it. I have flashed my phone and even before the sim is setup it says i have one,
Can anyone help its driving me nuts.
Cheers
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Have you tried leaving yourself a voicemail, then accessing your voicemail and deleting message you just sent?
it worked thanks very much
No probs.
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Hi there from the title its pretty self explanatory
im from melb, aus
got a "Telstra" Touch HD but im using another different companies Sim card in it
i can make and recieve calls
i did a "Clear storage" but nothing helped there
i read about something referring to "At commands" or "at commanders"
but nothing found doing a search
thanks
same problem with me.. i send a message and after some time it says message could not be sent.. sometime i receive the message with a delay too.. i checked my sim in other phone, there it is fine.. the problem is only in touch
Similar problems connecting to internet and making phone calls
I occasionally have the problem sending texts but more frequently cannot make a phone call or data connection. I have found that if I go into the Comm Manager and set the phone to Airplane Mode and then back to Phone mode that this works 9 times out of 10. However, this is not a very satisfactory or permanent fix. If anyone has a more permanent solution I would be interested in hearing it. I live in the UK and am on the the 3 network. I have a feeling it may be an issue with my provider and not the phone but the help staff at 3 are useless. Thanks!
hey there
sorry for late reply
but i had my service provider reset my messaging service and it worked by the end of the day.
not sure why it was the case. too complicated for me to try and explain probably.
peace
i bought a hd2 today and it came unlocked
i made a soft reset and cleared the junk out.
everythings going good up till now
i cant send any mms to anyone?
i downloaded the att media net cab file and adjusted the mesg settings.
and everytime i try to send it i get a popup saying cannot connect.
i can send sms and make calls
time after time this damn pop up comes along and breaks my soul.
i dont have a data plan also.
can anyone help or is the hd2 this problematic with mms
another thing is when i got the phone no E was showing
and now it is
i just dont want to use data at all because iam not that plain.
thanks for any help
just saw a custom rom?
will that fix my issue
Free Msg: Unable to send message - Message Blocking is Active
I started receiving this message at exactly 4PM in california today whenever I try to text people. When android people try to text me they get the exact same message, when iphone people text me they don't receive anything but I will not receive any messages or be able to send any messages from and to anyone. I can still call, and called my parents to see if their phone is working since we have the same plan (iTalkBB), and they can send messages freely, just not to me. I figured it is a phone issue and does anyone have any clue as to how to fix this
I had this issue before, it is most likely an issue with your carrier. I have T-Mobile prepaid service. In my case I was trying to text a local 5 digit number that would send back bus/train arrival times, all you had to do is send a message containing the stop ID. But I kept getting some BS about message blocking being active. I could text my friends, no issues. It didn't matter what ROM I was running. I called T-Mo, they said that prepaid customers aren't allowed to message such short number, unless they asked for an exception. The issue is fixed for me now.
my family all use the same carrier and only I have this problem, and my case is all numbers, i can receive pictures and group texts however, which is i found out yesterday
Has the phone had any recent updates? I found that it may be Google Carrier Services that may have upset mine in the past. It gets updates. I adjusted my APN settings and saved and then it was fine.
This just happened to me. My girlfriend wrote to me and received this message. After mistakenly assuming I had blocked her and being mad at me that her account was behind, they suspended her posts. His address changed and that caused the automatic payment to fail. Restart your phone then call your carrier before assuming they are on the other person's phone. if nothing is working I recommend you read this article https://grouphowto.com/message-blocking-is-active/