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receiving sms problem

Okay so its been a few weeks into my relationship with my Samsung Focus.
I bought it off contract from someone on Kijiji. The problem I seem to be having is that sometimes I don't always receive sms messages. My girlfriend (clearly the one I always txt) says she always gets my msgs. As far as I know it just happens randomly...There doesn't seem to be any trends that I notice, it basically just makes up its own mind and chooses not to receive the txt.
I have the Network Profile app installed and it is set to the Rogers network; the carrier I am with. In Settings>cellular my network selection is set to automatic.....and currently i have no APN added.
I've read in the forums before that someone was having sms issues but they seemed to follow a pattern...So im not sure if my situation is the same. Regardless, I'm quite frustrated as I do love the phone....but its turning into a mini tablet because of this loss of functionality I'm experiencing.
Any suggestions?

dannykavs said:
Okay so its been a few weeks into my relationship with my Samsung Focus.
I bought it off contract from someone on Kijiji. The problem I seem to be having is that sometimes I don't always receive sms messages. My girlfriend (clearly the one I always txt) says she always gets my msgs. As far as I know it just happens randomly...There doesn't seem to be any trends that I notice, it basically just makes up its own mind and chooses not to receive the txt.
I have the Network Profile app installed and it is set to the Rogers network; the carrier I am with. In Settings>cellular my network selection is set to automatic.....and currently i have no APN added.
I've read in the forums before that someone was having sms issues but they seemed to follow a pattern...So im not sure if my situation is the same. Regardless, I'm quite frustrated as I do love the phone....but its turning into a mini tablet because of this loss of functionality I'm experiencing.
Any suggestions?
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im having a problem also. seems if the phone sets idle for a long period , like over nite, i can reset the phone and poof i get a crap load of messages. Dont know what is causing this maybe someone can help. Its really strange and started after i made some the diagnostic menu changes, but dont know what caused it. Its very random, all i know is if i dont get any txt after a few hrs then i know to reset the phone.
can anyone else help with this ?

MRWRANGLERS1 said:
im having a problem also. seems if the phone sets idle for a long period , like over nite, i can reset the phone and poof i get a crap load of messages. Dont know what is causing this maybe someone can help. Its really strange and started after i made some the diagnostic menu changes, but dont know what caused it. Its very random, all i know is if i dont get any txt after a few hrs then i know to reset the phone.
can anyone else help with this ?
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My issue seems to be different from most.....whenever I reset my phone I never get the txts I missed. I ended up doing a factory reset....started off missing a few sms's but since then its been almost a week and I don't think iv missed one. I think I'm going to try that solution provided in another thread and see how that works.

Unable to receive text messages(can send out) and Voicemail.

Hello everyone...a little important matter to me. Has anyone rooted through "Revolutionary" with their Evo and experienced the following symptoms (BTW im unrooted now so these issues followed my after going stock again)...
1.Unable to receive text messages but can successfully send text messages out ( I called Sprint and they could not fix this)
2.Unable to retrieve Voice mails ( I called Sprint and they reset my VM system so im getting them now but im not receiving notifications for them I have to manually call the VM *2 number to listen to them).
3.Camera and camcorder do not work properly...yes they work however if im recording or taking a picture in portrait mode the phone doesnt seem to recognize this and the layout stays in landscape mode. (I havent told Sprint about this issue as I just realized it after I took it in to a local Sprint store and the tech told me he found this issue...i believe he also realized i had previously rooted the phone however they are still sending me a replacement phone today (free of charge).
Main thing is I would love to root my phone again however under these circumstances it would be difficult for me to just root it knowing these same problems can occur again. I love Sense 3.0-3.5 and going back to using a 2.3 UI is not somthing I would wish on anyone else...If anyone here has a solution or has gone through or is still going through these problems please i beg you..respond to this post or PM me. my UN is drewskee. I need advice and I want to use a ROM. Much thanks to anyone who can help or atleast relate. ..and i have checked all over Google to find an answer and theres nothing solid out there...ive tried a bunch of stuff ..and as you can see i had to make my final decison to just unroot andthat didnt work so im hoping this community can lend a hand, Thanks everyone.

MMS FIX
Use to work as Tier 2/3 Tech Support, so I have a few tricks for you to try. After flashing skip all tutorials, syncs, and setups. Update profile immediately followed by prl. If unable to do so, power down phone and pull battery (soft reset), power up and update profile and prl. If still doesnt update, boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik and try again.
Remember these simple rules: MMS is dependent on signal strength. If you have a problem with text and updating profile and prl, its because of signal strength. If your roaming and have a poor signal, none of these features will work.

^^^This! I made that mistake once, didn't update.
Mistress of Mischief

[Q] SMS issues on new ATRIX 4G

Hi there,
I exchanged by HTC HD2 phone for a Motorola Atrix 4G a few months ago. And am not really sure any more if I took the right decision Am frustrated with the following problems:
- I tend to receive the same text messages sometimes more than once and interesting the time stamp for both the messages is the same. For example a message which says 'lets do coffee' is sent/received on the phone 1030am and the same message pops up again with the time stamp of 1030am at 0200pm!!
- Sometimes i get a text message which says "Incoming message is not delivered to your mobile as your INBOX is full. Please delete some messages to free some space". However, my phone has ample memory (approximately 8-10gb), and i just have 10-12sms the rest I normally delete after reading.
I visited the service provider and they claim there is no problem from their side. I have checked and rechecked the phone/settings but in vain. Can some kind soul out here please please help me. I am really frustrated and probably planning to sell off the phone as I have missed some important SMS's in the past (which got delivered to me after 3-4days with the original time stamps!)
Cheers!

If your using a different sms app then stock one then you'll need to disable one for notification . That should fix for more then one pop up.. As for running out space maybe someone else jump in to help on that...

Have you tried a factory reset? I assume you not running a customer ROM or anything. I have had that issue before on a different phones and it was all ready service provider issue they had something messed up in my account or a auth issue with thier network

Switch to google voice. That's my solution
But in normal terms, your sd space is not for sms or whatever app to take all tue space. That'd be like saying the browser cache could get that big just cause you have the space
Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G using Tapatalk on AT&T, the company that disappoints me so much that I have to use my tapatalk signature to tell everyone

hello all,
Thanks for responding. The phone is fairly new and I have not changed any ROM's or anything like that. Its updated with the current official version...absolutely no hacking on it... I am using the standard SMS app that is inbuilt. Interestingly I did a factory reset today and so lets see how it works.
When I delete the message am hoping it gets deleted for ever..or does it get stored in some 'delete' box that I need to clear ?? Though I have a general feeling that the problem is probably from the service provider and not really the phone...
Any other ideas/tips would be appreciated.
Cheers!

i am pretty sure that just deleting it form the phone should take care of it. i am almost positive that there is no were else it is stored on the phone. not sure about if it is stored on hte network some were but i highly doubt it.

I think it has something to do with cell towers.
not sure what the explanation is.

Hello all,
The service provider sent me a text message last afternoon at 1600hrs and as per their records the message was delivered immediately to my number. However in actuality I received it this morning at 1035hrs!! Its so spooky and strange. I really don't know what to do. Motorola is not ready to help either.Their customer service says there is no problem from their side.
I am quiet sure its not a signal issues as I seem to be receiving calls and most sms. Its just a few messages that I don't receive ..and its random.. not from specific numbers...
PLEASE HELP!!
Thanks

Problem with my phone!

Been a member for a few years, but generally just read and give thanks. However, over the weekend I ran into some issues with my wife's phone and was hoping someone might be able to help me out.
My wife has a nexus one running CM7.2
The problem started on Friday night and has persisted through last night. Random people are receiving phone calls and texts with their caller ID showing my wife's phone number on their caller ID. At first we thought it might be crossed signals and did not pay attention. Until last night when the calls were escalating in a manner that we finally contacted the police. Unfortunately they said there is nothing they could do as no criminal act has actually been committed and to contact our service provider.
We contacted T-mobile and all they said was to change numbers, which we are going to do when she gets home from work. My concern is if they somehow cloned her phone or I dont even know what is possible with technology would they not have all of her IMEI information to just repeat the process?
I wanted to know if anyone has heard of something like this before. If so any suggestions or what to do besides just changing numbers.
Thank you in advance!

jhenson496 said:
Been a member for a few years, but generally just read and give thanks. However, over the weekend I ran into some issues with my wife's phone and was hoping someone might be able to help me out.
My wife has a nexus one running CM7.2
The problem started on Friday night and has persisted through last night. Random people are receiving phone calls and texts with their caller ID showing my wife's phone number on their caller ID. At first we thought it might be crossed signals and did not pay attention. Until last night when the calls were escalating in a manner that we finally contacted the police. Unfortunately they said there is nothing they could do as no criminal act has actually been committed and to contact our service provider.
We contacted T-mobile and all they said was to change numbers, which we are going to do when she gets home from work. My concern is if they somehow cloned her phone or I dont even know what is possible with technology would they not have all of her IMEI information to just repeat the process?
I wanted to know if anyone has heard of something like this before. If so any suggestions or what to do besides just changing numbers.
Thank you in advance!
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Did your wife download any app that could use your wife's phone number to appear for outgoing call? What you can do is do a factory reset and then flash the ROM clean (i.e., no downloaded app) to see if the problems still persist. If you have strange calls and wanted to block them, then download an app called Mr. Number to block unwanted calls.

Thanks for the response. She only uses this phone for text and business calls now, so I am going to factory reset, wipe everything and resinstall all apps fresh and only apps she needs.

same issue with my friends phone
my friend is having same issue since an hour
but she is using some samsung android phone..
would like to no the solution to it..

Need Opinions And Thoughts Please

Ok ive been pulling my hair out for a while with this problem so im really hoping you guys can give me some answers or suggestions to help me fix it My Girlfriend has the Galaxy S5 SM-G900V. Baseband version G900VVRU2BOG5 So rooting or custom ROMS is out of the question so that leaves me with trying to diagnose and eliminate this problem without a easy way out.
Ok the problem is once she updated the phone to lollipop she had all the common problems that come with it over time i have slowly eliminated them with factory resets and cache cleaning and such although i have one problem that not even verizon can figure out. The phone itself with occassionally and randomly just refuse to make or receive calls its a very odd problem because the phone will send and receive sms and mms just fine when this happens but when we try to dial out it just sits at dialing and never connects, when calls are dialed into the phone it will ring 5 times or so then go to voice mail or just go straight to voicemail altogether without ever ringing the s5 shows no sign of anyone ever trying to call at all no ringing no records nothing. Once in a blue moon it will ring 4 times on the dial in and then the s5 will start ringing around the 5th ring which is extremely long time IMO. This happens very randomly and in all different locations i have disabled call blocking and auto reject i have tried safe mode to only experience the same problems, i have factory reset several times. Verizon opened a ticket with there tier 2 techs and network development team to check out the issue they tell us everything is completely fine and theres nothing they can see wrong. But they do not deny the problem is there they just cant explain it. Now get this, This is the second phone that has done this to her Ther first one had the same problem and was warranty claimed this is the second phone and same exact issues. Im not sure what else i can do i am a very tech savy person and this one has got me stumped the only thing i can see thats odd for me is the phone has 3 Phone services running in the background But I believe this may have something to do with the Touchwiz Easy Or Regular Home UI althought im not sure why it would use seperate apps. Anyway any input would be helpful Thanks