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"129 (1)" ??? what the heck is this text message??

i keep getting this blank text message which has what looks like either my sim or storage card icon next to it. the contact or sender is "129(1)".i dont know if i am missing texts or if this is some weird glitch.
anyone know what this is?
ive attached a screenshot of my messages so you can see.
thanks,
jason

Maybe you have visual voice enable in Tmobile account but not seting up in the phone yet.

justwonder said:
Maybe you have visual voice enable in Tmobile account but not seting up in the phone yet.
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hmm, can you please explain how vvm has any impact on text messaging? also what is it i need to do in order to fix this?
thanks,
jason

jason370 said:
hmm, can you please explain how vvm has any impact on text messaging? also what is it i need to do in order to fix this?
thanks,
jason
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Visual voice mail receives its updates via sms, if the app is installed it will intercept these and you will never see them ...
If you have VVM setup and no longer have the app on the phone due to a custom rom then you will see these messages ...
Easiest thing to do is grab the VVM cab and re-install it ...

watcher64 said:
Visual voice mail receives its updates via sms, if the app is installed it will intercept these and you will never see them ...
If you have VVM setup and no longer have the app on the phone due to a custom rom then you will see these messages ...
Easiest thing to do is grab the VVM cab and re-install it ...
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thats certainly very interesting. thank you for that however, wouldnt i need to have gotten a voicemail in order for this situation to occur, if we follow your logic?
i have not hasd a voicemail in quite a few days now. iis this a recurring ping via sms or must it be triggered by an actual voicemail?
thanks a lot,
jason

jason370 said:
thats certainly very interesting. thank you for that however, wouldnt i need to have gotten a voicemail in order for this situation to occur, if we follow your logic?
i have not hasd a voicemail in quite a few days now. iis this a recurring ping via sms or must it be triggered by an actual voicemail?
thanks a lot,
jason
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Yes I do believe it is sort of a "Keep Alive" sort of thing and it may also be a trigger to tell the VVM app to check , or for it to send any changes you have made to the settings ...

i set up vvm, still getting this annoying text. surely i am not the only person to ever get this and surely it must be something?
anyone?
jason

i have gotten these too, ever since i switched to custom roms..... but i've learned to just live with it.... still hoping for a solution though

Weird, I got them Until I setup VVM app, then they went away ...

i get the same thing, almost on a daily basis! i've set up vvm but it still sends me these txt... and for some reason i also get previous txts from my gf with the sim icon next to it as well.

I get them every now and then. I have the stock ROM and did not set up VVM. I learned to ignore them. I don't even delete them anymore.

[Q] Can send texts but can't receive them

UPDATE: Full details on how I solved this problem can be found here.
I'm on CM6--haven't upgraded yet.
A couple of days ago, I stopped being able to receive text messages. I can send text messages and everyone gets them (confirmed).
I have Google Voice (GVoice) installed on my phone and if someone sends a text to that number, the phone pulls it down and displays it fine. However, if someone sends a text to my Sprint number, no go.
The only odd thing that I can think of that happened a couple of days ago was that I got an international text (from the UK) and I think it's since then that I've not been able to receive any texts.
I tried to uninstall Handcent and used the default Messaging app, but no luck. Anyone have any idea what might be going on?
Just as additional information, I called Sprint and they checked my MEID and said it was wrong and the phone needed to be "refreshed". Is my MEID # different from what they have because it's rooted?

Wait first try installing another rom. Or you could just upgrade to cm7,cm6 is too old. Then when you install another rom try texting again.
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jadden said:
Wait first try installing another rom. Or you could just upgrade to cm7,cm6 is too old. Then when you install another rom try texting again.
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Thanks Jadden.
I think I know what the problem might be. More details here. Basically, My MIN on my phone doesn't match what Sprint has for my MSID. Confirmation these need to be the same found here.
I am going to install another ROM first--a stock one, and am following the steps I documented here.

Hey, this has happened to me randomly twice before, same exact situation. Didn't matter what ROM I tried, it just wouldn't work. After a while I found the solution was to clear all data settings/reactivate the phone on Sprint's network. I don't remember the exact steps since I'm on CM7, but on a sense rom, go into EPST, and find the option to clear the data settings. Once you do this, it'll say like reactivating service or something, and it'll be fixed. Let me know if it works or you need more help.

all u have 2 do is (if not on a sense rom):
1. nandroid once in recovery
2. wipe all (3x jes to be sure)
3. flash a SENSE ROM (not AOSP)
4. in settings, update profile, den update PRL
5. nandroid back to ur old ROM
if on sense rom, do JUST step 4
ur MEID will match once u do this... n everythi g will be back 2 normal
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Sometimes the solution is super simple. Go to Google Voice settings, under the phones tab, click EDIT on your cell phone, then make sure the e text messages on this phone is clicked. Save. This turned off once on me for unknown reason. Drove me crazy trying to figure out why I couldn't get messages.

You need to update your PRL

delao13 said:
Sometimes the solution is super simple. Go to Google Voice settings, under the phones tab, click EDIT on your cell phone, then make sure the e text messages on this phone is clicked. Save. This turned off once on me for unknown reason. Drove me crazy trying to figure out why I couldn't get messages.
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I gave that a shot. It didn't work.

aagha said:
I gave that a shot. It didn't work.
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For me, I had to make sure "Notifications via text message" was ticked in the Google Voice settings. This took me three different nandroid, PRL updates and reboots to figure this out.
I like using the EVO native messaging app and for some reason this option was randomly unchecked during some upgrade.

Same problem
I'm having the same problem as of a few days ago, and I don't quite understand what you did to fix it?
Any help would make me happy. I've been fighting with this for several days, I'm out of ideas.

Can't Receive Texts

This has been going on for the past few ROMs I've been on.
It seems I can only send texts but not receive them.
This has happened to me on EE03, EF02, and EG22. (basically any Gingerbread ROM, and not just stock ones)
I have tried changing my modem numerous times, and none seem to fix it.
The only way I can ever receive texts is using Google Voice, but I don't like using a third-party app for such a simple function. I have tried uninstalling Google Voice to see if it was the app that was blocking it, and no dice.
So if anyone knows how I can start receiving messages with the stock app again, please tell me! This has been on-going for far too long.
Thanks, in advance.

Possibly a similar issue you are having.

nikon120 said:
Possibly a similar issue you are having.
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Thanks so much! I think I figured it out. About to see if it worked. Will report back.

I got it! Thank you!!

I can't receive mms messages on eg22...
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ac16313 said:
I can't receive mms messages on eg22...
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It's hit and miss for me as well, I get one message I don't get another.
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AproSamurai said:
It's hit and miss for me as well, I get one message I don't get another.
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I got one the very first day using it , but now nothing at all
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ac16313 said:
I can't receive mms messages on eg22...
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I'm still using SRF 1.2, so I'm tossing a common resolution here. Have you used a program to clear level 2 ram? Try a reboot and see if you can send MMS again.

nikon120 said:
I'm still using SRF 1.2, so I'm tossing a common resolution here. Have you used a program to clear level 2 ram? Try a reboot and see if you can send MMS again.
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im on gb they fixed that issue on here. but ive actually rebooted many times since flashing this, and i cant recieve but i can send. thanks for some input though

ac16313 said:
im on gb they fixed that issue on here. but ive actually rebooted many times since flashing this, and i cant recieve but i can send. thanks for some input though
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what was the cause of this issue??
i cant recieve texts from my friend with an iphone...
anyone else can send me texts tho. im using GV and im on CM7.2
culprit was GV
problem solved

Major problem - SMS is dead

Hey all, i run the latest MIUI and up until three-four days ago, my SMS worked just fine. Then, I changed themes and my SMS quit working. Initially i thought it was something to do with the theme(even if that seemed far fetched) so i reverted back to the previous theme. No luck.
As it stands, i haven't been receiving or sending SMS for several days, even though i get confirmation that the message has been sent. Any ideas?

SilverStone641 said:
Hey all, i run the latest MIUI and up until three-four days ago, my SMS worked just fine. Then, I changed themes and my SMS quit working. Initially i thought it was something to do with the theme(even if that seemed far fetched) so i reverted back to the previous theme. No luck.
As it stands, i haven't been receiving or sending SMS for several days, even though i get confirmation that the message has been sent. Any ideas?
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Are you using google voice by any chance?

So i had the EXACT same issue. Made a small change and totally lost my ability to send and receive sms. 100% gone but everything else worked perfectly. I tried every solution, other roms, stock rom, radio updates, disabled my google voice (which did have its own set of issues...)...
Finally I restored my EVO to factory, as in had to make it non rooted, then I re-rooted it, installed my CM7 again, and bingo. Everything was perfect.
Anyways
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This happend to me but it was just a bug in google voice so I downgraded gvoice and then it worked again
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oscar996 said:
This happend to me but it was just a bug in google voice so I downgraded gvoice and then it worked again
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Not really a bug; it can get set to auto handle your texts; you go into the sync and notifications in settings, then disable it.

sms issues sprint?

Is anyone else having issues receiving SMS and MMS on Sprint network. I also purchased me phone from Sprint. I am currently on software NMJ32F. I have reset network settings, and factory reset. I have updated PRL and Profile. I have pulled the Sim and reseated it. I have done everything I can think of any suggestions? Phone calls work perfectly fine. Just receiving messages is not working. Data works fine.

I have Sprint but the device is an unlocked model. Haven't had any issues but I'd say you've done everything you can. Take it to a Sprint store and make a stink until they replace the device.

Text yourself
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Text yourself
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That is the weird thing. I have texted myself and it works. I guess i should have added that this is happening for me for all non sprint friends and family. if they have sprint everything is okay just not if they are with another carrier.

Sprint is having texting problems with this phone and has acknowledged it. They have identified the problem and testing a fix.
The problem identified is repeatedly receiving the same text and not receiving newer ones. If you aren't receiving anything at all, I'd get in touch with support. It could be a provisioning problem.

gk1984 said:
Sprint is having texting problems with this phone and has acknowledged it. They have identified the problem and testing a fix.
The problem identified is repeatedly receiving the same text and not receiving newer ones. If you aren't receiving anything at all, I'd get in touch with support. It could be a provisioning problem.
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I got a hold of support and sounds like the fixed something on the back end on the towers. We shall see if that fixes the issue. Nothing yet but i will give it 24 hours

Norcal232001 said:
I got a hold of support and sounds like the fixed something on the back end on the towers. We shall see if that fixes the issue. Nothing yet but i will give it 24 hours
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I've been having this problem, especially not receiving mms messages and duplicate sms messages. They periodically get stuck, and the only way to fix is to get on a chat with support and have them refresh my network connection with the phone off and send a text message. I use Google voice so I can see sms messages in the voice app but know if something is wrong if I don't get a message in the messaging app.
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I updated my APN and preferred network and everything is working fine since. No more repeated/delayed sms or hanging mms.

Poxie said:
I've been having this problem, especially not receiving mms messages and duplicate sms messages. They periodically get stuck, and the only way to fix is to get on a chat with support and have them refresh my network connection with the phone off and send a text message. I use Google voice so I can see sms messages in the voice app but know if something is wrong if I don't get a message in the messaging app.
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I haven't had any issues since first contacting support

Caltinpla said:
I updated my APN and preferred network and everything is working fine since. No more repeated/delayed sms or hanging mms.
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Where is that phone info menu?
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Poxie said:
Where is that phone info menu?
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Dial *#*#4636#*#*

Caltinpla said:
I updated my APN and preferred network and everything is working fine since. No more repeated/delayed sms or hanging mms.
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How did you edit the apn settings?? I haven't been able to figure that out

mpetruzz said:
How did you edit the apn settings?? I haven't been able to figure that out
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Go to phone settings>mobile network>APN settings then pick the one (or any) that you want. Open it up then tap on any name fields that you want to edit, change it as you wish. After you edited all the name fields tap on the 3 dot at the top right corner then choose save, and exit out. Make sure you check/select the APN you just edited.

Caltinpla said:
Go to phone settings>mobile network>APN settings then pick the one (or any) that you want. Open it up then tap on any name fields that you want to edit, change it as you wish. After you edited all the name fields tap on the 3 dot at the top right corner then choose save, and exit out. Make sure you check/select the APN you just edited.
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I am on Sprint. Is there a particular one that I should try?

srb7215 said:
I am on Sprint. Is there a particular one that I should try?
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I'm with Sprint too and my settings may or may not working for you because of the location differences but you can try... You never know!