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Old 18-08-2008, 11:34 AM
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Your SIM Sent a Text Message - Appears on iPhone After Inserting SIM

I get this message pop up every time I put my SIM into my iPhone:

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Anyone know what it is and how to piss it off?
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Old 18-08-2008, 11:36 AM
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Its probably the SIM sending an SMS to Optus to say what kind of phone you're using, which would in turn initiate a network-sent Over-the-Air-Configuration message to configure things such as WAP and MMS. I'd probably ignore it
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Old 18-08-2008, 11:37 AM
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Its probably the SIM sending an SMS to Optus to say what kind of phone you're using, which would in turn initiate a network-sent Over-the-Air-Configuration message to configure things such as WAP and MMS. I'd probably ignore it
Ahh, so that's why if I press cancel, or accept, it doesn't seem to do anything?
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Old 18-08-2008, 11:37 AM
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How often do you remove your SIM, and why?, if I may ask. I have not needed remove mine since inserting it.
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Old 18-08-2008, 11:38 AM
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How often do you remove your SIM, and why?, if I may ask. I have not needed remove mine since inserting it.
I often put my SIM into other phones for testing, or use other people's SIM in my iPhone. (i.e: when I unbrick other people's iPhones, I put my Optus SIM in to see if their phone works). Normal people don't need to take the SIM out.
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Old 18-08-2008, 11:39 AM
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Ahh, so that's why if I press cancel, or accept, it doesn't seem to do anything?
Yep, I'd say its because the iPhone doesn't suport OTAC messages. Its pretty much a standard on Nokias/Sony Ericssons etc.
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Old 18-08-2008, 11:44 AM
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Cheers Exocet
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Old 19-08-2008, 09:25 PM
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decryption,

I posted this in another thread, but for those who missed it:

It's a Sim back up feature (Optus only?).
You can turn it off, Settings/Phone/SIM Applications/
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Old 19-08-2008, 10:12 PM
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decryption,

I posted this in another thread, but for those who missed it:

It's a Sim back up feature (Optus only?).
You can turn it off, Settings/Phone/SIM Applications/
Didn't see it! (happens to the best of us )
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Old 19-08-2008, 10:13 PM
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No problems.

EDIT: let's take it further:
Settings/Phone/SIM Applications/SIM Backup.

On this screen, you'll see 3 options, you want the last one "Deact AUTOBkUp"
For some reason, you may need to select it a few times, it doesn't always deactivate first go.

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Old 20-08-2008, 10:22 AM
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I stand corrected!
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This is happening to me but there is no third option,
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Old 15-09-2008, 10:59 AM
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I was wondering what the Accept/Cancel messages were when I jailbroke my original iphone, back in those days the iPhone didn't tell you the whole "sent an sms" message and just gave you the black screen with Cancel/Accept

I thought it was some random bug caused by the hack :P
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Old 12-10-2008, 08:48 AM
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G'day,
I just changed to iPhone with an existing SIM and keep getting the same message. Tried using "Deact AutoBkUp" but still getting the message. What am I doing wrong??? Any help appreciated.
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