Weird text message from unknown sender

**crackberryscott** · 07-18-2012, 04:10 PM

Is anyone else getting these texts?

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**the727kid** · 07-18-2012, 04:47 PM

Anyone else getting tired of these threads? I think 3 out of the top 5 threads here are about this.

**benniejoc** · 07-18-2012, 05:14 PM

Yes - I've been getting them - on several different occassions - I just called Sprint and we changed the MSID - before the call I had 16 now I in less than a 1/2 hour I 18 more and they keep coming - She is supposed to call back in an hour to check
Any solutions?

**tukarjabi** · 07-18-2012, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by the727kid

Anyone else getting tired of these threads? I think 3 out of the top 5 threads here are about this.

Really need to be a ***** about it? This is the first time I've seen a thread about this. To the OP, yes I've gotten 3 of these texts today. Got mine from 2-5pm on the hour.

**the727kid** · 07-18-2012, 11:03 PM

Well people don't seem to read or search before posting.

**jeffrok** · 07-18-2012, 11:05 PM

For the record, I got 4 of them today from 1pm to 4pm, exactly on the hour.

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BTW, not rooted.

**pistos** · 07-18-2012, 11:52 PM

I got several today too, on the hour.

So, what is the deal?

**eze036** · 07-19-2012, 08:16 AM

yea i get them when someone sends me a picture message.. i am rooted with apex rom..

**Mellimel22** · 07-19-2012, 08:22 AM

Yeah I used to get them when I flashed a custom rom but they stopped now though

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**LNWJ** · 07-19-2012, 08:45 AM

I'm getting them as well... for several weeks now.

**kuoirad** · 07-19-2012, 09:59 AM

I get them too - they seemed to pick up in number yesterday. Never noticed the "on the hour" part - I'll have to remember to check that today.

**pitmasterme** · 07-19-2012, 12:59 PM

I thought I had heard that they are the result of the new national emergency text alert system, and these scrambled texts(issues with sprint) are "tests"("this is a monthly test of the emergency alert system......this is only a test").............

10....0011....10101

**Grey_girl** · 07-20-2012, 02:10 PM

I got a few between 2 and 4 PM. Then between 4:45 and 6:30 PM I received one every 2-3 minutes, when they suddenly stopped. Nothing since.

**OleSalt** · 07-23-2012, 10:25 AM

Get them a couple of times a week seem to be getting more frequent...

**giograves** · 07-23-2012, 10:27 AM

+1

Wait, only Nexus S users on Sprint are seeing this?

-Sent from my Jelly Bean Nexus 7

**crackberryscott** · 07-23-2012, 12:03 PM

Its odd..when it does come there's like a few to follow right after. Then it doesn't happen for awhile. Then it happens again.

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**6tr6tr** · 07-23-2012, 02:29 PM

Anyone have any clue what's causing it? Has anyone talked to Sprint about it?

**6tr6tr** · 07-23-2012, 02:42 PM

It *looks* like it's from the wireless emergency alerts (which cannot be turned off from a Nexus S 4G phone):

**eze036** · 07-26-2012, 10:21 AM

this is the issue "Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) which the Nexus S 4G does not support at this time.Please educate customers that these messages can be ignored and that there is no way to block them." that is what sprint said...

**6tr6tr** · 07-26-2012, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by eze036

this is the issue "Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) which the Nexus S 4G does not support at this time.Please educate customers that these messages can be ignored and that there is no way to block them." that is what sprint said...

There is no way to block them on the Nexus S. Some other phones do have a way to block them.

**thisizsic** · 07-27-2012, 06:42 PM

well this sucks. i've been getting them for awhile now too. it always comes in just 1 day and i get them on the hour for several hours. sad to see there's no solution to it yet. i'm running stock ics.

**Grey_girl** · 07-27-2012, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by eze036

this is the issue "Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) which the Nexus S 4G does not support at this time.Please educate customers that these messages can be ignored and that there is no way to block them." that is what sprint said...

I received different information. When I had the problem two weeks ago, I was told by Sprint that they were unable to identify the origin of the texts.