Hey guys,
After switching to Giffgaff, my phone number says unknown in 'about phone'
How can I fix this?
Although not important, as everything works as it should - its just very annoying to see 'unknown'
Mine also says this, but functions perfectly well. I'm on Vodafone.
I'm not particular bothered so never posted about it, but if there is a solution, I wouldn't say no.
Giffgaff is unknown as it has no CSC entries is my guess .
Does not even work with a O2 CSC .
jje
fyi my phone number is unknown. Its been like this since last phone. I think thats normal.....
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fyi my phone number is unknown. Its been like this since last phone. I think thats normal.....
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The orange sim I came from displayed my phone number perfectly.
I wonder if pulsar knows a fix, he's a giffgaffer aswell. Hmm
put your sim card in a phone like something old i did it in a samsung tocco and you can edit the sim card number put it back in your sgs2 and it will appear then, it worked for me.
Neither does mine but i cant say it's ever bothered me although my Irish number does show.
screenshot of my Giff Gaff
I've never had the phone number in "about phone", so for me it isn't a problem, but i'd be curious to know why.
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Likewise but not an issue as it's in my head.
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Even for me is not a problem but just a curiosity
Try this
Go to contacts, then contacts at the top of the slide bar, then push the menu key.
You will now see options. Go to my profile, put you mobile number there etc. It should now show after a reboot.
russpattaya said:
Try this
Go to contacts, then contacts at the top of the slide bar, then push the menu key.
You will now see options. Go to my profile, put you mobile number there etc. It should now show after a reboot.
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Thanks, but didn't work.
Still shows as unknown.
I have a feeling this might be network dependent. Mine's never been displayed and it's not an issue. As long as your IMEI is OK you shouldn't have any dramas.
ive already told you how to do it
chrisjcks said:
my phone number says unknown in 'about phone'
How can I fix this?
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E_Goldstein said:
put your sim card in a phone like something old i did it in a samsung tocco and you can edit the sim card number put it back in your sgs2 and it will appear then, it worked for me.
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I don't know why everyone else keeps posting. This is the commonly accepted answer, and the one I used too (though I used an old Sony Ericsson).
And in the time I took to make this message, I see E_Goldstein has stated the same .
E_Goldstein said:
put your sim card in a phone like something old i did it in a samsung tocco and you can edit the sim card number put it back in your sgs2 and it will appear then, it worked for me.
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Thanks, I missed your message as someone moved my thread. Lol
It just so happens, that my dad uses a crappy Samsung tocco mini, I tried your suggestion....
IT WORKED! (+1 given)
The number I typed in, is the number that's showing.
So, rather than reading my number (which it isn't doing), its showing whatever I typed on the Samsung tocco as my own number.
But not bothered about that, as my number now shows on the sgs2 woop whoop
However, if I changed my number (which I wouldn't) - I'd have to pop it back into the tocco and manually change it. Lol
I changed the number with an old SonyEricsson K800.
But the question now is:
Is it sure to have the phone number memorized in "about phone"?
E_Goldstein said:
ive already told you how to do it
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And if I do not have an old phone to use?
A possible solution could be to do a Nandroid backup of your current rom, flash CM7 or CM9, put your phone number in, then restore your backup. I haven't had to do this as I use CM9, but I don't see why this wouldn't work as the number is stored on the SIM.
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And if I do not have an old phone to use?
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you guys are for real? Lol.
Easiest fix is using cm9, open dialer than its properties, and enter your number lol.
Don't remember if stock ics have the option in dialer, on GB at the moment
Hi
I recently installed [AOKP-B37][27/05]Resurrection Remix ics v2.0[4.0.4] on my i9100, Battery life and speed are very nice but I found out a problem,
When i am on the conference bridge of my work, we need to dial an 7 digit access code for bridge details. SO I found out that it seems every number I tap in, it says: incorrect number. And I know that the number is correct, because when I dial it with my regular phone it works.
ANybody had this dialer problem also and how to resolve it?
Thx
Kevin
anyone?
Can someone perhaps point me to a new phone.apk that will work on an ICS for Galaxy S2?
Hi, I've got exactly the same problem. I'm in NL and I often use conference bridges from KPN and Microsoft. Both give me the same problem "Invalid acces code". Using another phone works as a charm. I'm using Stock Cyanogenmod 9 latest nigthly and the LPW baseband.
Sometimes i reboot and then it seems to work ... very strange.
If someone knows how to solve, please let me know
Exactly the same problem...
I am facing the exact problem... if some one knows the answer, kindly help. In fact I am planning to buy a new cheap descent phone to address this. Your solution will save me frm managing 2 phones
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My real problem for past 1 week is to use what key words to search this problem... I got the clue from Kevain's post (Thanks ) and found the solution:
1. Either turn off speaker phone while dialing conference bridge - worked for me
2. Turn off the Dial pad touch tone (Settings -> Sounds) - worked for me
Reference:
I could not post the reference URL as I am new here, any way google for this "Galaxy Nexus/ICS Dialer and entering of codes - Google mobile help"
Waw, I'm going to try that out, I indeed found out that sometimes the problem is not there, but I never linked it to the speaker phone ...
Good news in any case that there is a workaround!
Thanks a lot for your reply
Hi, my Xperia U can't make calls at all, it can find available mobile networks but can't connect.
I'm in the UK and the phone is on the Orange network.
I don't know if it's a software or hardware problem, I have tried flashing ICS, and earlier versions of GB but that hasn't fixed it.
With ICS I get this message "Phone not allowed mm#6"
Has anyone else had this problem, did you find a fix?
Thanks
Garry
You may want to check whether your IMEI buy typing in your call app: *#06#
Compare the IMEI with the one printed below your battery. If it differs you may have overwritten your IMEI with a one blocked by your operator.
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IMEI numbers match
I've checked the IMEI numbers as you described and they match.
Does anyone have an idea on if this can be fixed?
Solved
Phoned Orange, they had blocked the phone due to debit card expiring and different card being used to top up.
Orange did not contact me in any way to inform me that the phone had been blocked.
I've been searching all day for a good solution for this but can't seem to find anything that works for the S2.
I've seen some people have an issue in Android where the phone number will show up as Unknown in the My phone number field in the About phone status screen. I have a similar issue, but different. My phone number shows up 11 zero's instead of unknown.
As my previous phone was an Iphone my sim won't fit to try write my number to the sim. Is it the same issue as the unknown? and has anyone found a fix while using an S2? I've already updated the ME contact with my number and still no luck.
There seem to be a few apps that use this number to display information about you including Kies which return this 00000000000 number.
It doesn't stop the phone from being used, but it is started to be an annoyance that I guess I could do with out.
Any help you could give would be great.
Thanks,
infinitesd said:
I've been searching all day for a good solution for this but can't seem to find anything that works for the S2.
I've seen some people have an issue in Android where the phone number will show up as Unknown in the My phone number field in the About phone status screen. I have a similar issue, but different. My phone number shows up 11 zero's instead of unknown.
As my previous phone was an Iphone my sim won't fit to try write my number to the sim. Is it the same issue as the unknown? and has anyone found a fix while using an S2? I've already updated the ME contact with my number and still no luck.
There seem to be a few apps that use this number to display information about you including Kies which return this 00000000000 number.
It doesn't stop the phone from being used, but it is started to be an annoyance that I guess I could do with out.
Any help you could give would be great.
Thanks,
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My phone number is also Unknown. Maybe i'm not reading it right, but what's your problem?
Sorry I must have left out the most important part. How do i get my phone to show my correct number?
Thanks
infinitesd said:
Sorry I must have left out the most important part. How do i get my phone to show my correct number?
Thanks
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I got that, but since I've got the unknown number maybe you can do something extra when you got number displaying there. So my question was needed to be like: where do you need it for?
But sorry I don't known how to get it there.
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I messed with the phono information and after i did so when ever i send a text it says message not sent. Anyone know how to fix?
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I messed with the phono information and after i did so when ever i send a text it says message not sent. Anyone know how to fix?
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I have the same problem. Had any luck fixing it? I changed some APN settings in order to fix the 3G (which worked) but now I can't send texts.
It seems to be a problem with the sim card, as I tried putting it into my old phone, and I wasn't able to send texts there either. I am going to get a replacement sim to see if that fixes it.
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Ok I think I seem to have fixed the problem (for me anyway).
Go onto the messaging app, hit the drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner and go into settings.
Then press "Text message(SMS)",
Then "SMS Service centre".
Here you need to enter the 'SMS service centre number' for your network (For example, on Talk mobile you enter +44 7785 014 318. For Vodafone you enter +44 7785 016 005). You can find the specific number you need by googling it.
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I have the same problem. Had any luck fixing it? I changed some APN settings in order to fix the 3G (which worked) but now I can't send texts.
It seems to be a problem with the sim card, as I tried putting it into my old phone, and I wasn't able to send texts there either. I am going to get a replacement sim to see if that fixes it.
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Ok I think I seem to have fixed the problem (for me anyway).
Go onto the messaging app, hit the drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner and go into settings.
Then press "Text message(SMS)",
Then "SMS Service centre".
Here you need to enter the 'SMS service centre number' for your network (For example, on Talk mobile you enter +44 7785 014 318. For Vodafone you enter +44 7785 016 005). You can find the specific number you need by googling it.
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Thank you