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voidzero1

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Hi,

Anyone else get these weird sms's where they just display numbers as a subject? Nothing in the text box.

I'm worried about it, 'cause I get them regularly. :sick:
 
voidzero1 said:
Using the usb modem. Using Vodacom Mobile Connect v7.03 :confused:
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Temporarily put the SIM card into a phone that has MMS capability, this should allow you to read the message(s), take down the details, and then return the SIM card to the USB modem, which I assume is a Huawei E220 USB HSDPA modem as opposed to another type of USB attached modem.
 
Basically what ic is saying, is that sometimes the modems will receive an MMS that (together with a specific dashboard version) tries to display the MMS as a SMS, resulting in the weird characters.

By putting the SIM into a normal phone you can receive he MMS and delete it. Once you've deleted the MMS's, it should be clear.

Also consider upgrading the dash to the latest version.
 
I bought a Vodacom prepaid simcard & thought it's weird to get an 082 number on prepaid, but then I started getting sms's that a lawyer is on my case, numerous voice mails left, etc - guess there was a reason for my 082 prepaid number. :)
 
kingrob said:
I bought a Vodacom prepaid simcard & thought it's weird to get an 082 number on prepaid, but then I started getting sms's that a lawyer is on my case, numerous voice mails left, etc - guess there was a reason for my 082 prepaid number. :)
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Numbers are recycled, practically I think a number would be out of use for about a year before coming active again.
 
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