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snonoz

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#107591 14-Aug-2012 19:20
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My partner has an HTC Sensation on 2 Degrees and recently did the Android 4 update.  Now he gets random txt messages from sender '50' that just says the area he's in (read on another topic on geekzone that this the Cell ID broadcast)

Can these message be stopped?

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johnr
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  #672450 14-Aug-2012 19:23
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Turn off cell broadcast messages on the handset under message settings

 
 
 
 

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snonoz

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  #672472 14-Aug-2012 20:12
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johnr: Turn off cell broadcast messages on the handset under message settings


Thanks for the reply

Nothing in the message settings mentions cell broadcast?? There are settings for Notifications, Text messages, MMS messages and General - and none contain anything about cell broadcast...

colinsw
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  #672477 14-Aug-2012 20:22
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Hi
On my HTC the option is under Settings -> Device -> Call -> Cell Broadcast -> "Disable receipt of CB messages"
Set this option to Checked and you should not receive anymore messages

Rgds



snonoz

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  #672500 14-Aug-2012 21:06
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colinsw: Hi
On my HTC the option is under Settings -> Device -> Call -> Cell Broadcast -> "Disable receipt of CB messages"
Set this option to Checked and you should not receive anymore messages

Rgds


Thanks - was under Settings - Call - Cell Broadcast. It was checked and now unchecked to disable messages (different android vers. I guess?)

Thanks for the help!

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