Recent content by SJMaye

Checking back in. I want to confirm those mysterious messages disappeared once my data renewed. I tried checking with my provider. They were clueless. Thank you all for your help.

My data plan renews on 9/7. I will let you know.

I can confirm that although I am running with RCS enabled, my wife's messaging app was the Samsung app without RCS. When I changed her default messaging app to Google Messages and enabled RCS the MMS messages did go through. With all this does it mean these mystery "Download" messages are...

Will do

When you say chat messages on do you mean both my and my wife's phone should have RCS enabled?

The other person I tested sending an MMS text was also using Google Messages and it did not go through with Wifi. I guess I need data for all MMS. I know I have RCS turned on. not sure about the wife. Will check.

Actually, I did a test. While on Wifi I can send SMS texts, but I cannot send MMS texts at all. I wonder if that also is creating those weird mystery texts from those contacts.

Yes. All the people I am receiving these types of messages are in a group chat. I don't think I am having any issue with connection. Many times I get them while at home on wifi. I am confident that is stable. I read the link you provided and reset the APN and will monitor if I continue to...

No. I don't know much about phones. When you say clear the messages apps Data. Are you referring to going into Google Messages settings and delete the data there? If the problem is with Google Messages Data why would the Samsung Messages app do the same thing?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S9+. A year more ago I began receiving 1KB MMS messages from people in my contacts with a link simply stating DOWNLOAD. It looked suspicious, so I checked with those contacts. THEY DID NOT SEND THEM. For the last year I thought it was a glitch with the Google...

I hadn't. Thanks for the tip.

I am not seeing anything on this subject. What I think I am seeing in the streaming box market now is a rush to create and supply low cost streaming boxes not for the sale of the boxes. More so, as a ad platform. Firestick advertises for Amazon. Roku sells ad space for everyone. I suspect...

I am getting pretty tired of how advertising is creeping into my Roku box. I would like an interface free from ads. I have several old Chromeboxes. Is it possible to install Android TV?

Shows you how much I know of these phones. I thought the oem dialer could not be changed.

I wanted to come back and let you know of a workaround I have found. I noticed when calls came in for the carrier number the phone OEM phone all would open, but when I got a call to my GV number the GV app opened. I looked for a way to disable the OEM phone app to no avail. I did find I could...