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#854212 12-Jul-2013 09:18

Benjip: Have you jailbroken the phone? I don't think iPhone apps even have permission to make calls and send messages..

Very good question

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#854214 12-Jul-2013 09:20

johnr:
Benjip: Have you jailbroken the phone? I don't think iPhone apps even have permission to make calls and send messages..

Very good question

Phone is definitely NOT jail-broken.
Is there a way to find out which app id doing it?

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#854222 12-Jul-2013 09:36

Ha well Telecom can get F*cked, I know it is probably not their fault but I rang to see what they would say anyway. I waited 40 minutes on hold for some stupid bint to not understand my problem then I got hung up on and no.. I was not abusive demanding or accusing.

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#854223 12-Jul-2013 09:37

If you google 'iphone sending texts by itself' you get plenty of results.
Either your phone has been hacked somehow or its something you have installed.
Either way it seems that a reset is the best bet and I have seen a few comments that its best to set up a new apple account as well.

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#854227 12-Jul-2013 09:41

Or remove any apps installed in last few weeks, and start adding them one at a time over an extended period... ie: install one, wait a few days, no issues, goto next one... repeat.

But full reset wouldnt hurt as others have said.

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#854229 12-Jul-2013 09:42

There are a few videos of iphones going crazy all by themselves as well - like someone has taken them over - On the video I saw the owner mentioned it had fallen in water at some point - so I think there was some damage somewhere. It was dialing and texting as well. Has it had a bad drop or water damage?

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#854230 12-Jul-2013 09:50

xpd: Or remove any apps installed in last few weeks, and start adding them one at a time over an extended period... ie: install one, wait a few days, no issues, goto next one... repeat.

But full reset wouldnt hurt as others have said.

The thing is I have not installed any apps for 2 weeks

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#854231 12-Jul-2013 09:52

robjg63: There are a few videos of iphones going crazy all by themselves as well - like someone has taken them over - On the video I saw the owner mentioned it had fallen in water at some point - so I think there was some damage somewhere. It was dialing and texting as well. Has it had a bad drop or water damage?

I have had it about 2 years, only water damage could be from humidity, had a couple of drops but nothing recent. It is in pretty good condition overall. I really don't think that is the problem here.

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#854234 12-Jul-2013 09:53

qwerty7: Ha well Telecom can get F*cked, I know it is probably not their fault but I rang to see what they would say anyway. I waited 40 minutes on hold for some stupid bint to not understand my problem then I got hung up on and no.. I was not abusive demanding or accusing.

Not sure why you are getting angry with Telecom they don't control what you install on your handset and what ' Your ' handset decides to do,

Would you call TVNZ if your Smart TV started doing odd things?

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#854235 12-Jul-2013 09:54

qwerty7: Ha well Telecom can get F*cked, I know it is probably not their fault but I rang to see what they would say anyway. I waited 40 minutes on hold for some stupid bint to not understand my problem then I got hung up on and no.. I was not abusive demanding or accusing.

Sure, you were not abusive. Somehow I don't believe it, reading your text above and expletive.

Actually, do not use swear words again on Geekzone as it is a breach of FUG.

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#854237 12-Jul-2013 09:56

Actually, seeing this user has been repeatedly warned over use of bad words, the account is banned.

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