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How to disable USSD notification balloon?

Hi all
I'm trying to develop a windows mobile 5 managed application on AT&T 8525 smart phone, and on a prepaid plan from AT&T.
Unfortunately, the prepaid plan sim generates notification messages about the current balance preriodically, and this happens even if my application is running!!!
Is there anyway to trap, disable, or surpress system notification through managed code, phone settings, or registry hack?
I spent some time playing around with the registry settings, especially those under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications. However, I was not able to get it to work.
Note that the notification comes from the network as a USSD message.
I have been trying to find a solution for this problem for a while, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Stanley

I have been looking for a way to disable ignore get rid of etc etc of that annoying USSD message. If you come up with anything please shoot me an e-mail.
However... I have a nokia 5500 that I use with a prepaid sim sometimes and it does something wierd. Usually it will start ignoring the balance notification message. If I have the MP3 player going and I send and recieve texts through the nokia suite it will eventually stop showing the messages. Not sure why and my Nokia friend didn't know why either. It has to go through the whole thing again if you reboot the phone though. I'm afraid to upgrade the firmware as I might loos this really great feature.
But if you come across something let me know as I have been digging all over for a solution and there is almost no info on it out there other than frustrated customers.

hklm\services\ussd

Notification balloon suppression SOLVED
After much searching and tinkering I finally found a simple way to disable the annoying balance notification message that arrives after every data connection on the AT&T Pay As You Go service with a data package. This fix involves adding a single registry entry and it suppresses all USSD messages that originate from the carrier, even those that you might request manually.
Here is the registry change:
HLKM/ControlPanel/Phone
New value: SuppressUSSD := DWORD(1)
Add this value and (probably after a soft-reset) you will not be bothered with the $0.00 change notification messages.
-Kevin

Samsung Sync
I have this same problem with my Samsung Sync it is also prepaid. How do i disable the notifacation using Bitpim? or what is the program you used to disable it with.. Sorry I'm new to this and don't really understand what I'm doing.
Thanks

sdkevin said:
Here is the registry change:
HLKM/ControlPanel/Phone
New value: SuppressUSSD := DWORD(1)
Add this value and (probably after a soft-reset) you will not be bothered with the $0.00 change notification messages.
-Kevin
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Thank you!! Worked like a charm

Thanks
Many thank yous, worked for me as well. I called ATT before finding this and they told me there was no way to turn them off, looks like I have to spread the word now.

HLKM/ControlPanel/Phone
New value: SuppressUSSD := DWORD(1)
-Kevin[/QUOTE]
I am new to registry editing. I am going into the phone folder (using PHM), Selecting "New DWORD value," typing "SuppressUSSD" in the value name field, entering 1 in the value data field, and selecting decimal. I am still getting the popup notifications.
Sorry to ask such a newbie question, but what am I doing wrong?

help please.
sdkevin said:
After much searching and tinkering I finally found a simple way to disable the annoying balance notification message that arrives after every data connection on the AT&T Pay As You Go service with a data package. This fix involves adding a single registry entry and it suppresses all USSD messages that originate from the carrier, even those that you might request manually.
Here is the registry change:
HLKM/ControlPanel/Phone
New value: SuppressUSSD := DWORD(1)
Add this value and (probably after a soft-reset) you will not be bothered with the $0.00 change notification messages.
-Kevin
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is this something i have to do on the computer or on the phone? i need your help with this step by step. please reply asap. email at [email protected] if need be.

This would be on the Hermes. You can find a regedit tool by using the search function or just check in your programs directory (check all folders too, especially tools) as it may have been cooked in.
Cheers...

sdkevin said:
After much searching and tinkering I finally found a simple way to disable the annoying balance notification message that arrives after every data connection on the AT&T Pay As You Go service with a data package. This fix involves adding a single registry entry and it suppresses all USSD messages that originate from the carrier, even those that you might request manually.
Here is the registry change:
HLKM/ControlPanel/Phone
New value: SuppressUSSD := DWORD(1)
Add this value and (probably after a soft-reset) you will not be bothered with the $0.00 change notification messages.
-Kevin
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Thanks a lot, you made my day.

hello
could somebody explain this step by step please
i need it baaaaaad!

at &t notification
I have a blackberry curve 8310. I am on the go phone plan and i am tired of getting these notifications after every thing i do. Can somebody walk me through on how to get this off.

for wm6 users, i have written a walk through in my blog, hope this helps
http://www.xanga.com/ewcy/692252173...nnoying-att-gophone-balance-reminder-message/

sweet
awesome. just used this to help a friend of mine who has uses prepaid cingular with his 8525. worked great!

thank you!!!

sdkevin said:
After much searching and tinkering I finally found a simple way to disable the annoying balance notification message that arrives after every data connection on the AT&T Pay As You Go service with a data package. This fix involves adding a single registry entry and it suppresses all USSD messages that originate from the carrier, even those that you might request manually.
Here is the registry change:
HLKM/ControlPanel/Phone
New value: SuppressUSSD := DWORD(1)
Add this value and (probably after a soft-reset) you will not be bothered with the $0.00 change notification messages.
-Kevin
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worked like a charm for the wizard
just got at&t today and it already started to bug me

ww2250 said:
hklm\services\ussd
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once here what do u do
what do you turn off

Thank you so much for the info.. i disable that annoying pop up on my HTC touch viva.

Sprint MMS Block Workaround [Idea for Developers]

If you haven't already heard Sprint has denied access to the MMS service with PPC devices. We used to get around this by installing Arcsoft MMS but even that won't work anymore.
Since the only way to send MMS or PictureMail is through E-Mail I was wondering if it's possible to develop an application to make this an easier process. The application will ask for phone number or contact name, the carrier, the media to be sent, the subject, and the message. With all that information it'll compose an e-mail to [phonenumber]@[carrier'saddress].com
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no2chem is working on a workaround. see his post on ppcgeeks from more info.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=19122

A simple workaround...is to send the pic to urself...([email protected]) and once u receive it jus forward the url to people u wanna send it to. thaz wut they get anyway. that way you dont have to worry about different carrier mms addresses.

Others have a working MMS application installed through their carriers or none PPC Sprint phones. The beauty of MMS is the fact that it's so simple to send and retrieve the media. If it wasn't for that then we can just e-mail each other photos and skip the whole process.

this sounds like a great idea, until sprint lets us use it again, which i don't see happening

malibu_23 said:
A simple workaround...is to send the pic to urself...([email protected]) and once u receive it jus forward the url to people u wanna send it to. thaz wut they get anyway. that way you dont have to worry about different carrier mms addresses.
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When you say send the pic to your self at [email protected] I am assuming you mean to your 10 digit phone #@sprint.pm.com
I sent a pic to myself via hotmail and I get the message returned to me...how did you do this?

you have the address wrong.
it's [email protected][B]pm.sprint.com[/B]

initial said:
you have the address wrong.
it's [email protected][B]pm.sprint.com[/B]
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meh, im thinking about working on this. but believe me, i have a looooot of other things on my hands.
wouldn't be that hard though, a simple app where it just asks you the photo/audio/video you want to send and the destination number... and whisks it away....

no2chem said:
meh, im thinking about working on this. but believe me, i have a looooot of other things on my hands.
wouldn't be that hard though, a simple app where it just asks you the photo/audio/video you want to send and the destination number... and whisks it away....
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Actually thats funny, because I have been working on this lol. Building the DB right now still. Do you happen to know of any third party MMS applications? Open source or the API's?

what language are you writing it in.. I would be more then Happy to help with the dev work.

I better start preparing to bow down to you guys if you crack this

fr0st said:
what language are you writing it in.. I would be more then Happy to help with the dev work.
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Visual Basic

i developed a beta workaround,
see
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=192013#post192013

COUNT ME IN.. I would rather c# but I would love to help. My roommate and I both are programmers and would love to assist? You looking for some help blue?

do you have any problems with sharing your code (which I am sure in in c++) no2chem

fr0st said:
do you have any problems with sharing your code (which I am sure in in c++) no2chem
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Frost be more then happy. As I told u in pm my last post is still pending it will shed some nfo on this. NU said he wrote in C++ not sure if he is willing to help. As far as I go I haven't wrote C in 7yrs never took on ++ though there not far off.
NUC - I will go check out what you have.

Someone posted this
Someone over on the PPCGeeks forum posted this site:
http://pktpix.com/
Seems like it might be a workaround as well as no2chem's... Just like teleflip and other SMS Gateways, but this one is international (and free)...

fr0st said:
do you have any problems with sharing your code (which I am sure in in c++) no2chem
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no problems really, but the code is very simple and is in c#...
c++ would have been too much time...
this code does nearly all the work...
OutlookSession os = new OutlookSession();
EmailAccount ea = os.EmailAccounts[0];
EmailMessage em = new EmailMessage();
em.BodyText = textBox1.Text;
em.To.Add(new Recipient(textBox2.Text + "@" + ((carrier)comboBox1.Items[comboBox1.SelectedIndex]).address));
em.Importance = Importance.Normal;
em.Sensitivity = Sensitivity.Normal;
if (imagename != null)
{
em.Attachments.Add(new Attachment(imagename));
}
ea.Send(em);
mapi.setAccountName(ea.Name);
if (mapi.forceSyncbyName())
{
MessageBox.Show("Message Sent");
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Forcing sync failed, message is in your outbox.");
}

Visual Basic, I could use help new to developing on a PPC platform.
This is the function. The idea is to build a small DB because most people only have a small group of people they MMS. Easily containable in a personal config. A DB of all the carriers MMS addresses on file where users also configure a parameter of numaric class carriers with exceptions for ported numbers. Look a little like this to give you a basic idea. Like local zone 850-532-XXXX = ATT and 850-543-XXX = Sprint.
User adds contact in send list. App verify value as.
Load contact in string as send_to but we will only load first 7 chars
Open DB config file
Load DB config file
If send_to is = to a char value in config we auto address sending address as textBox.Text = string_to + carrier match
Else
Prompt string carrier_db user selects a carrier from list load to string usr_carrier
Then textBox.Text = send_to + user_carrier
Write send_to+usr_carrier to DB config
call Send_btn
EndIf
Obviously more then 1 IF statement is needed lol just a concept idea so you know what I am doing. As well an exempt file is needed for ported numbers to reference before the DB carrier file is called. Then if number is not listed we can call an ElseIf statement to carry onto the above. The grab contacts reference is also still needed.

no2chem said:
no problems really, but the code is very simple and is in c#...
c++ would have been too much time...
this code does nearly all the work...
OutlookSession os = new OutlookSession();
EmailAccount ea = os.EmailAccounts[0];
EmailMessage em = new EmailMessage();
em.BodyText = textBox1.Text;
em.To.Add(new Recipient(textBox2.Text + "@" + ((carrier)comboBox1.Items[comboBox1.SelectedIndex]).address));
em.Importance = Importance.Normal;
em.Sensitivity = Sensitivity.Normal;
if (imagename != null)
{
em.Attachments.Add(new Attachment(imagename));
}
ea.Send(em);
mapi.setAccountName(ea.Name);
if (mapi.forceSyncbyName())
{
MessageBox.Show("Message Sent");
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Forcing sync failed, message is in your outbox.");
}
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"EmailAccount ea = os.EmailAccounts[0];" So you change the 0 to whatever number the email account on your phone is right? 0 being outlook... and i'm guessing an autonumber from then on?
Also what namespaces and assembly references are you using?

fr0st said:
"EmailAccount ea = os.EmailAccounts[0];" So you change the 0 to whatever number the email account on your phone is right? 0 being outlook... and i'm guessing an autonumber from then on?
Also what namespaces and assembly references are you using?
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well, that was code for the quick beta.
Microsoft.Windowsmobile namespace, look into it =) its quite nice.
EmailAccounts[0] would pick the first e-mail account, it only can use e-mail accounts in outlook. i used[0] as a quick hack and slash test, but now i let them choose which e-mail they want to use, , you would just enumerate thorugh all the email accounts,
foreach (EmailAccount ea in os.EmailAccounts)
{
....
}

SMS sent confirmation

One thing I miss about my old phone is the "sms sent" confirmation I used to get after sending a message. (also with a little animation).
It's really annoying to have to go round the houses to get to the sent folder to see if a message has been sent or not.
I had a whole day with a load of messages unknowingly sat in the outbox thinking they'd been sent which really annoyed me. It was only after I checked at the end of the day I found out they hadn't
Does such a thing exist for the diamond or is it too dependant on windows mobile.
Also still have not found a decent lock program that locks EVERY button (including the power) and stops me answering calls getting my phone out my pocket and the sleeve. Tied s2u2 and touchlockpro but they are still unreliable
What was wrong with "menu - star" like on the nokias. - Worked a treat !!!
Any help would be appreciated
ROM Dutty 3.1 WWE
Radio 1.0.25.16

Alright mate.
Can't help with the locking problem, but here's what you need to do to get notification of SMS sent...
Go to the "messages" tab in TouchFlo and click "all messages". Then click "menu", "tools" and "options". Click "* SMS\MMS" and make sure "Request delivery notifications" is checked.
I don't use this myself, but I just tested it and it works for me.
Hope this helps you out.
John.

I use the following tip:
Use any Registry Editor, such as freeware CeRegEditor or PHM Registry Editor, and navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings\
If “Settings” branch does not exist, create a New Key with name as Settings. Then highlight Settings, and then create a new String Value key with value name as SMSNoSentMsg, with its value data as 1.

phreaq said:
I use the following tip:
Use any Registry Editor, such as freeware CeRegEditor or PHM Registry Editor, and navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings\
If “Settings” branch does not exist, create a New Key with name as Settings. Then highlight Settings, and then create a new String Value key with value name as SMSNoSentMsg, with its value data as 1.
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... you're nearly right. You need to set the value to '0' if you wish to receive a notification that the SMS has been sent. If you set it to '1', you will not receive the notification (this is the default).

Nice one thanks guys. Went for the reg edit as didn't fancy getting a text back from operator every time I send one.
Just for the record yes the value of "SMSNoSentMsg" needs to be 0.
Again cheers for your help

Resurrecting this thread
I discovered this one earlier today, so far I'm liking it.
SMS Retry Notification
Enables/Disables a notification when an SMS message failed to be delivered. The phone will display a Popup displaying a summary of the message, to whom it was sent and when, and ask if you would like to try again.
[HKCU\ControlPanel\PhoneExtendFunction\CDMA] change PhoneExt_SmsRetry
0 - Disable (Default)
1 - Enable
My phone is a Sprint CDMA phone (hence the registry address) but hopefully it's not a Sprint setting and other CDMA phones and maybe GSM phones have a similar location.

Retry Notification
smotrs said:
I discovered this one earlier today, so far I'm liking it.
SMS Retry Notification
Enables/Disables a notification when an SMS message failed to be delivered. The phone will display a Popup displaying a summary of the message, to whom it was sent and when, and ask if you would like to try again.
[HKCU\ControlPanel\PhoneExtendFunction\CDMA] change PhoneExt_SmsRetry
0 - Disable (Default)
1 - Enable
My phone is a Sprint CDMA phone (hence the registry address) but hopefully it's not a Sprint setting and other CDMA phones and maybe GSM phones have a similar location.
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Sweet. I also like the original setting in this thread. I like to know when my text is sent. I don't use text that ofte, s this is not an inconvenience to me.

Not sending SMS

When I used my Lolite in the beginning for sending SMS, I noticed that SMS stayed in my out-box and was only sent when I restarted the PDA. When I googled this problem, I found a similar question with a Touch Diamond. The proposed resolution was to change or make a register-key. I tried it and it worked for me too. So, for anyone with the same problem, this is the key:
In HKLM\Software\OEM\UMTS make a parameter with the name OpMode type DWORD with the value 1
After a reset it should work!

time in text messages not acurate?

Hi, for some reason every time i get a text message the time of reception is off by a few hours. Really annoying. How can i fix this?

ouisi said:
Hi, for some reason every time i get a text message the time of reception is off by a few hours. Really annoying. How can i fix this?
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Hi,
Check your regional settings, make sure you select your location as per the GMT+ - clock...
That should solve it..

use a regedit program and do the following steps:
1) Goto HKLM/SOFTWARE/OEM/PhoneSetting
2) Add DWORD Value 'TrustTimeZoneField'
3) Set value = 0
and then soft reset the phone