TMO US: Haunting empty SMS message from number 129

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vponomarev

Senior Member

Feb 27, 2008

210

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Samsung Galaxy S9+

• Apr 15, 2010

• #1

Hi!

I noticed a weird thing on my HD2.
There is an empty SMS message from 129 number that shows up in the inbox. After deleting it, it keeps coming back after a relatively short period of time. I DO NOT get any notifications about new SMS messages, so it's likely that this is some sort of phantom message.
I have disabled HTC messaging app and disabled the HTC messaging service (so that new SMS notifications contain "Save as read" and "Dismiss" options) and installed "SMS patch" application (from one of the other threads here) so fix the SMS counter.
Anyone has same issue?

 

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cgrec92

Senior Member

Dec 29, 2009

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27

London

• Apr 15, 2010

• #2

The mothership is coming for you....

Honestly though dont have a clue

 

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Damitu

Senior Member

Feb 21, 2010

165

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Lewisville

• Apr 15, 2010

• #3

Yeah, I get that too. I even replied to the text but, never got a response.

 

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Derbyman32

Senior Member

Apr 7, 2010

242

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Louisville, Ky

• Apr 15, 2010

• #4

yup, ,mine to... can't delete it without it coming right back. Really strange

 

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pao_revolt

Senior Member

Nov 30, 2008

140

15

• Apr 15, 2010

• #5

lol i thought it was only me

 

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skylinepigeon

Senior Member

Feb 1, 2010

155

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Pittsburgh

• Apr 15, 2010

• #6

It has to do with visual voicemail.

I enabled it and began getting these. I then disabled them and I don't get them anymore

 

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aceo07

Senior Member

Jun 29, 2009

527

10

• Apr 15, 2010

• #7

I noticed it a couple of times, but I've deleted it and it hasn't come back.

My visual voicemail is enabled and is working.

 

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vponomarev

Senior Member

Feb 27, 2008

210

67

Samsung Galaxy S9+

• Apr 16, 2010

• #8

Looks like the mystery is solved. Thanks skylinepigeon.
I removed Visual Voicemail service from my T-Mobile account (as I don't really use it anyways), and this phantom message is not coming back anymore.

 

Tin Ji

Member

Jul 3, 2010

27

1

• Jul 3, 2010

• #9

I got these everyday, when turn on the phone after it's fully charged. I been getting these before I got have Visual Voicemail service on my account.

 

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FenderGuy

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Jul 12, 2009

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ScOTTSDALE

• Jul 4, 2010

• #10

Sorry to say it's not Visual Voicemail, i just switched over to the HD2 from a Mytouch didnt have VV on mytouch but I did get a 129 message also. I delated the google sync calander on my laptop thinking that was it and I have not gotten a 129 message yet

 

Phantoms

Senior Member

May 29, 2010

156

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Savannah, GA

• Jul 4, 2010

• #11

FenderGuy said:

Sorry to say it's not Visual Voicemail, i just switched over to the HD2 from a Mytouch didnt have VV on mytouch but I did get a 129 message also. I delated the google sync calander on my laptop thinking that was it and I have not gotten a 129 message yet

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Have you tried calling TMobile and asking thm to remove VVM from your account? Just because your previous phone didn't have VVM doesn't mean a SMS wasn't being sent out.

Also check http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/T-Mobile-Touch-Pro2/message-from-129/td-p/171226 for some possible solutions.

 

Last edited: Jul 4, 2010

kabuk1

Senior Member

Jan 17, 2007

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Wisconsin

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

• Jul 4, 2010

• #12

I get this even after ditching VVM. It has to do with voicemail though. It only shows up for me if someone leaves me a voicemail or if I have any saved. What I do to get rid of it is open it up, transfer it from the sim to the phone, then delete it. And delete the voicemail(s), of course. I've called T-Mo numerous times about this too, they're aware of it & they claim they're working on it. Which I believe, because I used to not be able to delete it at all & now I can.

 

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rwt4jc

Senior Member

Apr 17, 2010

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• Jul 4, 2010

• #13

Me too!

vponomarev said:

Hi!

I noticed a weird thing on my HD2.
There is an empty SMS message from 129 number that shows up in the inbox. After deleting it, it keeps coming back after a relatively short period of time. I DO NOT get any notifications about new SMS messages, so it's likely that this is some sort of phantom message.
I have disabled HTC messaging app and disabled the HTC messaging service (so that new SMS notifications contain "Save as read" and "Dismiss" options) and installed "SMS patch" application (from one of the other threads here) so fix the SMS counter.
Anyone has same issue?

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I signed up for Micorsoft MyPhone syncronization, I wonder if it has something to do with syncing up the phone?

 

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nookin

Senior Member

Mar 24, 2012

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• Jan 6, 2016

• #14

I'm getting these empty SMS from 129 every time my phone (Verizon LG G2 VS980) boots up. Does anyone know how to make it stop? I noticed that when I delete voice mails, I get these empty SMS from 129 as well. So I am convinced that they have something to do with voicemail. It seems that T-Mobile think that my phone needs these SMS but my phone does not and ended up showing these SMS to me. This only happens when I am running a custom ROM.