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T68 Area Code Display |
ayers_uk
Joined: May 21, 2002
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My friend has a T68 and she was playing about with it and she has now made the area code appear on the display under the UK Vodafone bit... does anyone know how to get rid of it, I had a look and I can't see anything on any menus!
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
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sounds like she has enabled Cell information....
Messages -> Options -> SMS -> Cell information |
andrew99
Joined: Nov 29, 2001
Posts: 254
From: london
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You have to admit that is about as un intuitive a place for that option that you can think of.
Why would you put cell info under SMS messaging options? Truly bizarre!
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andre
Joined: Jan 20, 2002
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I have been asking myself the same question...
Does anybody know the reason for the cell display to be under the sms menu?
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
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 has probbaly some strange idea that it's related to SMS  it would be more logical to place it under the Settings menu as on Nokia phones.
have /Ericsson ever done something that makes any sense? 
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xenious
Joined: Dec 05, 2001
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From: USA
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I think it is because the cells send out SMS messages which pass the information to the handset. Thus it is placed under the SMS menu.
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
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Cell information is not a SMS message... Area information is kind of SMS message...
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dazmcc
Joined: Apr 28, 2002
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From: east mids,uk
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when i select this option nothing changes on screen? |
Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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From: Los Angeles, California
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What exactly does this option do anyways? It does nothing on my phone!
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
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On 2002-06-10 22:09, dazmcc wrote:
when i select this option nothing changes on screen?
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you mean the "Cell information"? very few network operator uses this feature... if it does exist the operator has the possibility to send out small text info in each GSM cell.. for example if you are in a mall (which often has it's own cells), the name of the mall can be displayed underneath the operator's name in the display.
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dazmcc
Joined: Apr 28, 2002
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From: east mids,uk
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cheers cytech! is there any setting on any phone you know of that could give you info on a persons whereabouts from there text when they reply to you? probably far fetched but it would be cool!! |
Cytech
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On 2002-06-10 22:21, dazmcc wrote:
cheers cytech!is there any setting on any phone you know of that could give you info on a persons whereabouts from there text when they reply to you? probably far fetched but it would be cool!!
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you mean tracing someone by the sms he sends to you? no, you can't do it from your mobile phone... if you wanna trace him you need to get into the MSC (mobile services switching center, the highest level in the GSM network)... or if your network provider has some sort of mobile positioning service you can use. |
dazmcc
Joined: Apr 28, 2002
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From: east mids,uk
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thought so! |
floatlite
Joined: Jan 23, 2002
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From: Glasgow
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Well remember that the band width that we use for SMS, was initially designed into the Digital service to allow the SP's to pass information to the individual mobile phones, for upgrading sims and features. Very few SP's actually utitlise the features, apart from Orange in the UK, who use it fully, for example allowing them to lock a handset remotely if its stolen. Vodafone transmit a cell data signal from all their cell sites, that can be displayed on the handset if so desired.
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Posted: 2002-06-10 13:09
