"you received a message but it was deleted"

sla_steve · 24-11-2008, 15:09

Hi,

Friend has recently but getting what appear to be text messages on their phone but when they go to read them it says something along the lines of:

"You received a text message from <some unknown number> but it has been deleted"

Anyone seen this before? Is it someone somehow recalling the text message before they get to read it?

Thanks

clive4 · 24-11-2008, 17:36

Sounds like a nice little earner to me.
Is it still 25 pence to read one?
Send a few thousand of those out:
you are on to a WINNER!

Kev_Akas · 30-11-2008, 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by clive4

Sounds like a nice little earner to me.
Is it still 25 pence to read one?
Send a few thousand of those out:
you are on to a WINNER!

Load of crap!

flagpole · 30-11-2008, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by clive4

Sounds like a nice little earner to me.
Is it still 25 pence to read one?
Send a few thousand of those out:
you are on to a WINNER!

i don't know if you believe that and are wrong, or you're being deliberately misleading.

either way you are wrong.

Could be a flash message i guess.

prking · 30-11-2008, 19:44

The only thing I can think of is that its Spam. If the 'unknown number' was a 07 personal number, when you phone it back to ask who it is, they get a few pence. The missing piece of information, which would enable us to decide, is the number that sent the text.

Finglonga · 30-11-2008, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

Could be a flash message i guess.

You can read flash messages but as soon as you do it will delete itself.

prking · 01-12-2008, 07:47

Unless you select the save option.

TeaCosy · 01-12-2008, 09:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by prking

Unless you select the save option.

If it's "!!One of these" it wouldn't save. It would surely vanish for ever as soon as you touch a key.

flagpole · 01-12-2008, 10:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Finglonga

You can read flash messages but as soon as you do it will delete itself.

unless the flash message said 'You received a text message from <some unknown number> but it has been deleted'

ehy???

It's been so long since i've received a flash message i wonder how say my n95-2 handles them.

TeaCosy · 01-12-2008, 11:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

unless the flash message said 'You received a text message from <some unknown number> but it has been deleted'

ehy???

Might it be someone trying to get random recipients to become so curious about the number given in the message that they ring or text it, thereby confirming that their own number is active? Could just be a friend messing about too, of course.

Quote:

It's been so long since i've received a flash message i wonder how say my n95-2 handles them.

To my surprise my n95 let me save one to the inbox just now.

flagpole · 01-12-2008, 11:42

i don't have a phone that can send them any more, last one was my 3220. i remember people hated it when i sent them.

TeaCosy · 01-12-2008, 12:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

i don't have a phone that can send them any more, last one was my 3220. i remember people hated it when i sent them.

I had to use a T-Mob sim in a k800i. O2 and Orange don't appear to support the !! trick.

flagpole · 01-12-2008, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeaCosy

I had to use a T-Mob sim in a k800i. O2 and Orange don't appear to support the !! trick.

??????

Dan 8t1 · 01-12-2008, 13:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kev_Akas

Load of crap!

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

i don't know if you believe that and are wrong, or you're being deliberately misleading.

either way you are wrong.

Could be a flash message i guess.

Maybe I'm missing something here, but why do you find clive4's suggestion so inconceivable? Someone could easily send out a load of reverse billed SMS's, costing each recipient 25p/50p/etc. Perhaps the content of the message is just to make it look more like something from the network, so the user doesn't realise they have been reverse billed for anything?

As it happens, I think it's probably not due to the above, but it is absolutely possible.

One explanation is perhaps the message was generated by the network to let user know that a message sent to them has expired (reached the end of its validity period) before it could be delivered.

flagpole · 01-12-2008, 13:26

a message that you pay to read????

Dan 8t1 · 01-12-2008, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

a message that you pay to read????

Almost - a message you pay to receive.

TeaCosy · 01-12-2008, 16:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

??????

On t-mob, if you start an SMS with a double exclamation mark, t-mob turns the rest of that SMS into a flash message. Whether it's received as a flash msg depends on the recipient's provider -- and these days it depends on their phone too, evidently!

I'll be amazed if I've been able to explain something to you for a change as usually it's me who learns absolutely loads of stuff by reading your posts LOL

24-11-2008, 15:09	#1
sla_steve Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Belfast, N.Ireland Posts: 1,457	"you received a message but it was deleted" Hi, Friend has recently but getting what appear to be text messages on their phone but when they go to read them it says something along the lines of: "You received a text message from <some unknown number> but it has been deleted" Anyone seen this before? Is it someone somehow recalling the text message before they get to read it? Thanks

24-11-2008, 17:36	#2
clive4 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 383	Sounds like a nice little earner to me. Is it still 25 pence to read one? Send a few thousand of those out: you are on to a WINNER!

30-11-2008, 10:12	#3
Kev_Akas Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 867	Quote: Originally Posted by clive4 Sounds like a nice little earner to me. Is it still 25 pence to read one? Send a few thousand of those out: you are on to a WINNER! Load of crap!

30-11-2008, 12:13	#4
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	Quote: Originally Posted by clive4 Sounds like a nice little earner to me. Is it still 25 pence to read one? Send a few thousand of those out: you are on to a WINNER! i don't know if you believe that and are wrong, or you're being deliberately misleading. either way you are wrong. Could be a flash message i guess.

30-11-2008, 19:44	#5
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	The only thing I can think of is that its Spam. If the 'unknown number' was a 07 personal number, when you phone it back to ask who it is, they get a few pence. The missing piece of information, which would enable us to decide, is the number that sent the text.

30-11-2008, 21:20	#6
Finglonga Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Stafford. Posts: 4,706	Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole Could be a flash message i guess. You can read flash messages but as soon as you do it will delete itself.

01-12-2008, 07:47	#7
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	Unless you select the save option.

01-12-2008, 09:06	#8
TeaCosy Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Beyond the reef Posts: 12,905	Quote: Originally Posted by prking Unless you select the save option. If it's "!!One of these" it wouldn't save. It would surely vanish for ever as soon as you touch a key.

01-12-2008, 10:17	#9
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	Quote: Originally Posted by Finglonga You can read flash messages but as soon as you do it will delete itself. unless the flash message said 'You received a text message from <some unknown number> but it has been deleted' ehy??? It's been so long since i've received a flash message i wonder how say my n95-2 handles them.

01-12-2008, 11:35	#10
TeaCosy Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Beyond the reef Posts: 12,905	Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole unless the flash message said 'You received a text message from <some unknown number> but it has been deleted' ehy??? Might it be someone trying to get random recipients to become so curious about the number given in the message that they ring or text it, thereby confirming that their own number is active? Could just be a friend messing about too, of course. Quote: It's been so long since i've received a flash message i wonder how say my n95-2 handles them. To my surprise my n95 let me save one to the inbox just now.

01-12-2008, 11:42	#11
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	i don't have a phone that can send them any more, last one was my 3220. i remember people hated it when i sent them.

01-12-2008, 12:27	#12
TeaCosy Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Beyond the reef Posts: 12,905	Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole i don't have a phone that can send them any more, last one was my 3220. i remember people hated it when i sent them. I had to use a T-Mob sim in a k800i. O2 and Orange don't appear to support the !! trick.

01-12-2008, 12:30	#13
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	Quote: Originally Posted by TeaCosy I had to use a T-Mob sim in a k800i. O2 and Orange don't appear to support the !! trick. ??????

01-12-2008, 13:20	#14
Dan 8t1 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Leicester Posts: 897	Quote: Originally Posted by Kev_Akas Load of crap! Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole i don't know if you believe that and are wrong, or you're being deliberately misleading. either way you are wrong. Could be a flash message i guess. Maybe I'm missing something here, but why do you find clive4's suggestion so inconceivable? Someone could easily send out a load of reverse billed SMS's, costing each recipient 25p/50p/etc. Perhaps the content of the message is just to make it look more like something from the network, so the user doesn't realise they have been reverse billed for anything? As it happens, I think it's probably not due to the above, but it is absolutely possible. One explanation is perhaps the message was generated by the network to let user know that a message sent to them has expired (reached the end of its validity period) before it could be delivered.

01-12-2008, 13:26	#15
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	a message that you pay to read????

01-12-2008, 15:35	#16
Dan 8t1 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Leicester Posts: 897	Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole a message that you pay to read???? Almost - a message you pay to receive.

01-12-2008, 16:35	#17
TeaCosy Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Beyond the reef Posts: 12,905	Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole ?????? On t-mob, if you start an SMS with a double exclamation mark, t-mob turns the rest of that SMS into a flash message. Whether it's received as a flash msg depends on the recipient's provider -- and these days it depends on their phone too, evidently! I'll be amazed if I've been able to explain something to you for a change as usually it's me who learns absolutely loads of stuff by reading your posts LOL

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