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stefanielynn83

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So I've always gotten a duplicate text here or there, but it seems like in the last few weeks, it is getting out of control. I regularly get duplicate texts from people, sometimes as many as 9 copies of the same message! I have tried the stock messaging app, Go SMS, and Handcent and the issue persists regardless of what app I am using.

Is this a known Bionic issue? Any ideas on how to resolve it? It is driving me crazy when I get the same text 9 times and my phone won't stop vibrating lol.

Thanks!
 
That isn't an issue with your phone, that's a problem at the network side of things. For some reason the servers that handle the SMS traffic aren't registering the fact that the messages have been received.
 
brotherswing said:
That isn't an issue with your phone, that's a problem at the network side of things. For some reason the servers that handle the SMS traffic aren't registering the fact that the messages have been received.
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Thanks for the info! So is that something that I can fix on my end or do I just have to hope the network fixes itself? Lol
 
stefanielynn83 said:
Thanks for the info! So is that something that I can fix on my end or do I just have to hope the network fixes itself? Lol
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There was a recent update for Handcent(as I use it for primary sms) and it was to help fix duplicate messages receiving on MOTO phones, since that update I have not had a duplicate message myself, but was experiencing 2, 3 and sometimes up to 5 duplicates....on stock SMS as well.
 
CamoCustom said:
There was a recent update for Handcent(as I use it for primary sms) and it was to help fix duplicate messages receiving on MOTO phones, since that update I have not had a duplicate message myself, but was experiencing 2, 3 and sometimes up to 5 duplicates....on stock SMS as well.
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I received the Handcent update too, and was excited to see that it would fix the duplicate issue. However, for my phone, it has not. I am using Handcent still and just this morning got a message 8 times. :(
 
stefanielynn83 said:
I received the Handcent update too, and was excited to see that it would fix the duplicate issue. However, for my phone, it has not. I am using Handcent still and just this morning got a message 8 times. :(
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Oh that sucks! Yea it totally fixed mine. Not sure if it really matters that much, but I am on a custom ROM, eclipse 2.2, still on build .902. Any word if the new update has pushed yet?
 
CamoCustom said:
Oh that sucks! Yea it totally fixed mine. Not sure if it really matters that much, but I am on a custom ROM, eclipse 2.2, still on build .902. Any word if the new update has pushed yet?
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I am not rooted, still stock. And I have heard about the update, but I haven't gotten it yet. Maybe that will help? Lol I'll keep my fingers crossed.
 
It is possible that your phone is grabbing the messages from the server, but not informing the server that those messages have now been retrieved. Since you're stock, updates won't break anything.
Just thinking out loud here....
 
brotherswing said:
It is possible that your phone is grabbing the messages from the server, but not informing the server that those messages have now been retrieved. Since you're stock, updates won't break anything.
Just thinking out loud here....
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Well if I wasn't tech r*tarded, I would love to root the phone but I know NOTHING about how to do it. Seems even the "one step" or "easy" root guides are too complicated for me lol. Not worried about voiding the warranty on my phone, didn't buy it through Verizon anyways.

If rooting would fix the issue, and someone could give me REALLY easy instructions how to do it, I'd be happy to try.
 
stefanielynn83 said:
Well if I wasn't tech r*tarded, I would love to root the phone but I know NOTHING about how to do it. Seems even the "one step" or "easy" root guides are too complicated for me lol. Not worried about voiding the warranty on my phone, didn't buy it through Verizon anyways.

If rooting would fix the issue, and someone could give me REALLY easy instructions how to do it, I'd be happy to try.
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Send me a pm when you are ready. It is very easy. Once your phone is plugged in. Download a file, unzip the file and then run the file. That's it.
 
dfib said:
Send me a pm when you are ready. It is very easy. Once your phone is plugged in. Download a file, unzip the file and then run the file. That's it.
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Thank you! I will try to get a chance to do it tonight once I get my son to bed.

I may sound ridiculous by asking, but does your phone look the same after it is rooted? As far as the homescreen, apps, etc?

And do I lose everything on my phone when I root?

Sorry for sounding like I have no clue what is going on haha.
 
stefanielynn83 said:
Thank you! I will try to get a chance to do it tonight once I get my son to bed.

I may sound ridiculous by asking, but does your phone look the same after it is rooted? As far as the homescreen, apps, etc?

And do I lose everything on my phone when I root?

Sorry for sounding like I have no clue what is going on haha.
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Everything looks the same, unless you get into flashing custom roms of course where you can change the look of your phone. I think the only app added after you root is the Superuser app. You won't lose anything by rooting your phone.
 
stefanielynn83 said:
Thank you! I will try to get a chance to do it tonight once I get my son to bed.

I may sound ridiculous by asking, but does your phone look the same after it is rooted? As far as the homescreen, apps, etc?

And do I lose everything on my phone when I root?

Sorry for sounding like I have no clue what is going on haha.
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I suggest you visit ... Bionic - All Things Root - Android Forums ... before you root ... especially for the first time.

As many people will point out, you will not hurt anything by root-ing other athan not being able to rent some media online (some don't send their material to root-ed devices).

The kicker is those annoying limitations that you had are no longer there ... and that's great. However those annoying limitation that you had are no longer there.

The problem is that you are eventually going to do something with your root-ed phone that seems irrelevant at the time and will cost you a lot of time to correct. An example is delete ting "bloatware" instead of freezing it. Since it is deleted when you try do do a system upgrade it is not found and the upgrade fails.

Good luck.

... Thom

(My Bionic is not root-ed. My Droid X was root-ed until I installed the latest system update that was pushed to it.)
 
Thom Little said:
I suggest you visit ... Bionic - All Things Root - Android Forums ... before you root ... especially for the first time.

As many people will point out, you will not hurt anything by root-ing other athan not being able to rent some media online (some don't send their material to root-ed devices).

The kicker is those annoying limitations that you had are no longer there ... and that's great. However those annoying limitation that you had are no longer there.

The problem is that you are eventually going to do something with your root-ed phone that seems irrelevant at the time and will cost you a lot of time to correct. An example is delete ting "bloatware" instead of freezing it. Since it is deleted when you try do do a system upgrade it is not found and the upgrade fails.

Good luck.

... Thom

(My Bionic is not root-ed. My Droid X was root-ed until I installed the latest system update that was pushed to it.)
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Thanks! Not gonna be able to do anything tonight anyway, really bad thunderstorm, don't think getting on the computer would be a good idea haha.

Have a good night everyone.
 
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