Alright, recently as in like 5 minutes ago, I've been getting blank no subject texts from two of my contacts. It is clearly a virus of some sort and am not downloading the file, but the texts aren't stopping and the mms is constantly trying to auto download the file when the texts arrive (fortunately they are failing). I would like information on stopping this from continuing and have notified my family that if this begins happening to them to not download the file.
I've tried scanning for anything already on my phone and disconnecting from my wifi in case that was compromised, but they still keep coming. I even checked the phones of the contacts that were sending me these texts and they show that those texts weren't even registered in their history.
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I use my phone for internet access a lot via USB tethering. When I download something like a big file and someone calls me or texts me my 3G is cut off for a second and not resumed till the call is over. This is annoying because I can be downloading a large file be halfway through and then my phone rings breaking the download and I have to start all over.
Is there anyway to get around this or do something like enable 3G but go into a mode where you can not revive calls or texts?
settings-call settings- put a check in DDTM Mode
Thanks, is there a way to do this only while I am USB tethering? I dont want it to send calls to voicemail when I have my phone in my pocket and gmail is syncing or something like that.
it will only send your calls to VM when you have an active download. so it might do it when gmail updates BUT gmail updates so quickly that the chances of that occuring are minimal unless you receive many many calls and constantly update your gmail in between.
im not sure exactly what the flag is to send the call to voicemail but i'm thinking its along the line of kb/secs so a speed of x/kb over x/secs and anything less will just ring. i've been idle on the computer tethered and received a call
I am running ecliptic rez 9 with Handcent but I'm not sure if either of these is the problem.
I noticed this last night when my answering service tried to page me and then called me after I didn't respond to the SMS. I rebooted my Rezound and the most recent SMS from 3 hours prior was pushed through again. I even sent myself a test SMS via vtext gateway which was blocked. Tried deleting all copies of the duplicate culprit but it persisted. Eventually, the problem just seemed to resolve itself and I'm not sure why. And the tonight, it occurred again. If I delete the last appropriately delivered message and reboot I now get 3 consecutive notifications of the same message but new messages are not received.
Lately I seem to be having an issue with my EVO. It seems that whenever I restart my phone, it sends out ghost text messages to people. The first time this happened, I was having issues getting my pandora to play. So I did a hard rest on the phone and once it came back up, I started receiving a bunch of texts from friends. At first I thought maybe my phone got hijacked or something but came to find out that it was just sending the last txt message I had sent to that individual. Over the next few weeks, this same process would repeat. Once with someone that was in the car with me who could clearly know I didn't just send her a text.
This doesn't send it to everyone. I cannot determine the who/what/why and where, which leads me to why I am here.
I have tried contacting Sprint on a different issue today; for about the same time period I have not been getting notified of new voicemails. If I call into my voicemail, it will sayd I have X new messages, but no notification of such. Sprint said they would restart both my voice and text service. Had me turn off the phone while doing so. Once I brought it back up, low and behold, I started getting texts asking what I meant from folks. So it is still sending these texts. These texts do not show in my sent list.
I am using Go SMS Pro currently but have also tried Handcent in the past and still had the same issue.
Finster32 said:
Lately I seem to be having an issue with my EVO. It seems that whenever I restart my phone, it sends out ghost text messages to people. The first time this happened, I was having issues getting my pandora to play. So I did a hard rest on the phone and once it came back up, I started receiving a bunch of texts from friends. At first I thought maybe my phone got hijacked or something but came to find out that it was just sending the last txt message I had sent to that individual. Over the next few weeks, this same process would repeat. Once with someone that was in the car with me who could clearly know I didn't just send her a text.
This doesn't send it to everyone. I cannot determine the who/what/why and where, which leads me to why I am here.
I have tried contacting Sprint on a different issue today; for about the same time period I have not been getting notified of new voicemails. If I call into my voicemail, it will sayd I have X new messages, but no notification of such. Sprint said they would restart both my voice and text service. Had me turn off the phone while doing so. Once I brought it back up, low and behold, I started getting texts asking what I meant from folks. So it is still sending these texts. These texts do not show in my sent list.
I am using Go SMS Pro currently but have also tried Handcent in the past and still had the same issue.
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Long ago when the OG EVO was just about to reach the EOL It did the same. I was using GO SMS too at the time. I switched to the default messaging app and it never happened.Have you tried using the default messaging app? All go sms does is piggy back off the messaging app. Once you receive a message it goes straight to the default messaging app then go SMS. Try using the default messaging app for a few days and update us if it still happens.
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Hi Guru's,
I'm getting frequent Text Msg failure notices, a pop-up saying Text Messenger has stopped, with an "OK" button that must be clicked or the screen stays locked on that pop-up. It was only happening in group texts with rapid texting between multiple people at one time, but now it's happening randomly, even when texting with individuals.
In addition to this error, there are some cases when pictures or attachments will show they're loading (downloading with the spiraling circle), yet the download never comes in and the spiral never stops spinning. I end up deleting that text to make it go away. It never attempts to reload.
In an effort to help with diagnosis, I've closed all apps when texting and I still get these errors. The only two apps open when I'm texting is the stock texting app that came with the phone - with Swift-Key ... and as stated, I'm on Verizon with a phone bought at the Verizon store.
I've done everything I know to do, except a Factory Reset.
Anyone have any helpful answers/solutions?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Gregory
Are you using the Verizon messanger? What is the specifics on that?
Not using Verizon's text app.
Mostly because Verizon keeps secondary copies even after I delete them.
Since I wrote that and having surfed every thread on similar topics, I decided the best course of action was to back up and do a Factory Reset.
It worked, but I've got issues with notification settings that I'm working through.
First-World problems. ;- )
In the last few days I have noticed that I cannot receive security verification texts from different companies. It happened on trying to login to my social security account where they send a verification code by text to the phone number on the account as a part of their 2 step identification process . It happened again yesterday with my phone carrier Cricket that sends text notices to all phones on the account. I needed to reset my password and was on the phone with rep from Cricket wireless and she send the text while I was on the phone with her. It just would not come through. This has been only recently as I was getting texts from Cricket on payment notice and such. I did check my messaging and found the texts with and error saying cannot download. I tried to download but it keeps saying "failed to download". I get all regular texts from friends and family including MMS. It seems only from companies sending notices to my phone. Anyone have any ideas? I have the US version BLA-A09 on 8.0.0.125(C567). I recently updated to .125 and I am wondering if that could be something that caused this.
Thanks in advance for any help or ideas.
Barry