Weird text message issue with my phone today. What the heck happened?! - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have the strangest story to tell. I'm not sure where to post this but I do have a N6 and this happened with the messenger app on the N6.
On Friday I got a random text message from a number I did not know. The message simply said "OK". I meant to ask who it was but it slipped my mind as I was at work.
Then today I get another text message from the SAME number. I quickly realized this was a screen shot of my wife's Samsung S3. She was sending me a screen shot of a text she has gotten letting me know I had a script to pick up at the Pharmacy.
OK no big deal other than I did NOT know this number.
So I texted her on her Google Hangouts and asked why she sent me the texts from this strange number I did not know about. My first thought was Gvoice but she said NO I sent it from my cell. I said well obviously, but do you have GVoice installed or something? She said no.
I was thinking she had installed it and made a number and did not realize it or something so I screen captured the text showing the message from a number I did NOT have in my contacts. I've NEVER seen this number before either. I sent her the image.
She hadn't replied yet so I called the number and this girl picks up. She simply says hello? I said hello who is this? She tells me her name and said the company she works for.... It's my wife's office.
So I message my wife again and say so I called that number, your secretary picked up??? She said um that is one of our unlisted landlines here at the company, we have about 15 of them. She goes on to say that she has NO IDEA how it would be humanly possible for that number to send me a text but she sees my screen capture clearly showing it did. She is very instant on the fact she sent that text from her cellphone.
I Googled the number and it was not listed, comes up as a land line being owned by a service provider called BROOKS FIBER COMMUNICATIONS OF MICHIGAN.
Her phone is not connected to any networks at work other than she gets her Exchange email.
How is this even possible? How could my wife send me a text from her cellphone and it appears on my phone as a land line from her work that isn't even her phone? I can bring the message up and look, it's clearly a number not in my phone and if I call it, someone at her company picks up.

Do you have any enemies in the NSA? Sounds like someone there is trying to mess with your head lol

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joshm.1219 said:
Do you have any enemies in the NSA? Sounds like someone there is trying to mess with your head lol
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That is whatI told my wife! This is a small company with a lot of Govt. Mil. and NASA contracts, I told her the NSA/CIA relay must have messed up or something!
But seriously.... This makes NO sense. She couldn't send a photo over the landline if she wanted lol.
I'm being 100% serious on the OP too. This actually happened.

How *exactly* did she send the messages? I.e., from what application...? Is her cell phone being provided by her work?

How about a network extender of some sort that reroutes through their phone system?

A glitch in the matrix. Carry on

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New message from ATT with free software

Did anyone else get a bizarre message today?
AT&T Free Msg: Click below to download a free mobile app! Std data rates apply. Send stop to 2402 to end mktg msg
http://b.wappush.net/wapclick//ma/1164557/218325296
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Anyone know what this is... strangely enough, I am very reluctant to download software recommended by random text messages.....
i received that same text message...didnt bother downloading because it was from an unknown sender
Also think about this. IF AT&T was offering free software wouldn't they put it on wireless.att.com?
The link redirects (or tries to before timing out) to http://wap2.cingularextras.com.
Trying to go to http://www.cingularextras.com takes you to http://mediamall.wireless.att.com which is pretty much where you'll end up trying to 'Shop' from http://wireless.att.com/home.
You can go into your Account and uncheck all the marketing options. I used to get text messages for promotions and what not and I removed all of them and now I don't get anything.
JimmyMcGee said:
Also think about this. IF AT&T was offering free software wouldn't they put it on wireless.att.com?
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They certainly wouldn't distribute over a text message from a domain called wappush.net. I'd be more than reluctant to download it. It screams of a virus.
TomH123 said:
They certainly wouldn't distribute over a text message from a domain called wappush.net. I'd be more than reluctant to download it. It screams of a virus.
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Yeah, that's what it screamed to me too....
Thought I would throw it out here before I deleted it, though....
Very Suspicious!
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cyjeff said:
Did anyone else get a bizarre message today?
Anyone know what this is... strangely enough, I am very reluctant to download software recommended by random text messages.....
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i work for att. this is a legit text. i followed the link at it takes you to what is free this week in mediamall.
as long as the message says att with in the first three words then it is legit.
herg62123 said:
i work for att. this is a legit text. i followed the link at it takes you to what is free this week in mediamall.
as long as the message says att with in the first three words then it is legit.
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Sure tell everyone the Code. Now scammers know to put att in the first three words. And At&t Really should be smart enough not to use such an unidentifiable website. The should use wappush.att.net or something. I'm still very suspicious of this.

spoof app??

anyone know of any spoof apps that can change ur number for txts or calls ...isaw on one the market a while ago but it was pay per min...dont like that idea wouldnt mind buying an app but to pay by the min could get costly...just looking for an app to use is sound boards to mess with friends..
I don't believe it's possible for an app to do such a thing without using a 3rd party route (in otherwords you will have to pay for it) as caller ID and sms transmission is all controlled on the Network side of things. Even when you hide your number it is still identified to the network you are calling it just hides it on the other end from the call recipients phone.
cool thats what i thought...
I believe the app you are looking for is called 123SPOOF. It is free for a 2min call which i believe is long enough to mess with someone pretty good. When you call you have to listen to a 30 sec Ad then it connects you.
Ive used a few times works great and really freaks people out.
real deal said:
I believe the app you are looking for is called 123SPOOF. It is free for a 2min call which i believe is long enough to mess with someone pretty good. When you call you have to listen to a 30 sec Ad then it connects you.
Ive used a few times works great and really freaks people out.
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The original app is called "Spoof App" and it ain't that exspensive. Paid $20 for 120 minutes. Its lasted me for months now and still have 60 something minutes. Fun stuff.
any way we can ask the developers to make a WM version or someone make one for WM ?
spoof app for every one but ppc???
spoof 123 does blackberry iphone and android. but no ppc whats up????
cool1234 said:
spoof 123 does blackberry iphone and android. but no ppc whats up????
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Since this is an Android forum, your post is absolutely irrelevant.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519911
Mod's please delete
nowayjose said:
http://www.bluffmycall.com/wm/
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Who the F cares about WM in the ANdroid Section? No one.
Also good job resurrecting a months old thread douchenozzle.
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Belmthemus said:
I don't believe it's possible for an app to do such a thing without using a 3rd party route (in otherwords you will have to pay for it) as caller ID and sms transmission is all controlled on the Network side of things. Even when you hide your number it is still identified to the network you are calling it just hides it on the other end from the call recipients phone.
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here look what i got 4 u----->>>http://www.gizmosms.com/

Anybody live in Scunthorpe

Hi folks anybody live in Scunthorpe in the UK?? dont happen to have the shop phone number for cex do they?? had to pick up a pre-owned 360 first one was broke, second one is banned, and cant find a phone number anywhere
Here: http://uk.webuy.com/stores/index2.php?id=134
No number but hours of operation and address.
yeah I found that I also found this number 0845 345 1664 put it through say no to 0870 and got through the guy ended up telling me to **** off and i shouldnt be ringing that number so pissed of and upset right now
Well, why can't you visit the store? Isn't that how you bought it?
yeah i went back again this morning, my girlfriend took me as i don't drive and its an hour away, I picked it up yesterday cause we was there on a day out, and she gone out now
Ooooh, well..... I guess you could always walk if worst comes to worst?
lol its a tad to far, well i cans till play games I just no never to go there ever again
Well instead of walking you could always hitch a ride on one of these....
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It's Ferrari lol
I've had issues with CEX before, they were rude and put me off ever using them again. Unfortunately though, I don't live near scunthorpe... I'm a long way down south!
I'm not surprised you had issues with them, how long until you can take it back? I have only ever been able to contact them by e-mail.
Could try this number (source) 01923 228828.
haha captainstu that number LOL, I was greeted by hello how the hell did you get this number and then cut off, so i rang backwas quite annoyed and they asked who i was what i wanted and they was tuff you cant call this number you shouldnt have it, and it shouldnt be online lol, well it is, cut off again, so the third time i was really peeved off, rang with my cousin his a pc plod lol, gave him the phone and he told him to get fu^&ed lol. the guys name was Dan and I would really like to smash his face in lol.
anyway took it back they almost wouldnt give me a refund untill they had tested the machine tried to tell me I had broken the consol, start getting Irate by then,
I wont be going back, disgusting behavour from there staff. sham though because they had a couple of phones i wanted lol
i've been southampton but i've never been to scunthorpe
pass out
i live in southampton XD
tinie tempah has been to southampton

[Q] Repaired Galaxy Tab - gaps along frame?

So about a month ago I bricked my Galaxy Tab and had to send it in for repairs. When it came back, it had an about two inch-long vertical gap between the upper-left side of the frame and the screen wide enough to be able to stick a fingernail into. They had us send it in again, and when it came back it looked like a brand new unit. Although according to them they just replaced the frame. Now however it appears to have a shorter horizontal gap along the right-upper frame. It's not as wide either, but in sunlight you can kinda see into it and glean something small and metallic in there. I don't seem to remember the Tab having had any of these gaps to begin with. I was wondering if anyone can say whether this is typical of the tab in general? Or of units that have been repaired?
Thanks, Nir
Mine is a brand new tmobile tab and that aint normal
Imagine what contaminents can get in there now. Get it fixed.
Hit the thanks button if I have helped
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Can you post some pics?
I wasn't sure I'd be able to capture it using my camera, but this picture turned out pretty well: (can't post direct links apparently, sorry for the hassle) www dot slsknet dot org slash galaxy-gap.jpg . You can really see the separation between the frame and the screen. What's not apparent from the picture is that you can shine a light directly above it and see into the device, which as serpentine pointed out makes me worry about dust particles and such getting into it. I'm about ready to give up. Verizon won't replace the device and Samsung clearly can't fix the problem. Paying that early termination fee is starting to look pretty good.
For everyone else
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Hrmm, i would complain to whoever you need to, to get a replacement, your provider should really replace it as its "defective"
Thank you, I'll try to talk to Verizon one more time. One way or another I should have some kind of resolution soon.
Cheers, Nir
Well, we spent the morning being bounced back and forth between Verizon and Samsung. Neither company is willing to replace the device, Samsung is offering another repair but as this would be their third and we sort of lost faith in their ability to not return the device physically damaged, we said no thank you and decided to have Verizon suspend our account. Fortunately the lady we talked to was sympathetic to our situation and put our device on the stolen/lost list so we can keep it suspended indefinitely. I'm just really glad this headache is finally over with.
Thanks, Nir
So just curious how does this solve your problems if its been classed as stolen?
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Well, my understanding from what the Verizon representative was saying is that since the device is marked as missing, I'm no longer obligated to resume my plan once it has been suspended. I'm not getting the $200 I paid for the Tab back, but at least I don't have to pay for a monthly plan on a device I'm no longer interested in using. And I don't have to pay the exorbitant $350 early termination fee.
If it was "stolen" will they send you a new replacement? lol
I don't think replacing a stolen unit is in line with their "sucks to be you" policy I guess that's what the indefinite suspension is for.

[Q] GO SMS Pro Animated Banner?

I've been use Go SMS Pro for few month, but today something weird happen, there is a red love banner, animated on the top of my message, it happen in less than 10 seconds. Anyone know what's that?
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Valentines Day reminder !!??
It happens whenever you send or receive a text with "i love you" written in the message. It would also snow when you said merry Christmas... I'm not sure if it happens everytime or just near the applicable holiday, like Valentine's day - I haven't had a chance to send or receive merry Christmas in a while
The "What's New" section on the Go SMS entry in the android market mentions that the 4.32 update adds an easter egg for valentine's day. That would be it I suppose!
That looks funny
Gotta send my girlfriend a sms
I started noticing this a few days ago. My girlfriend also uses GO SMS but it is not doing it on her end. I'd actually like to find a way to disable these if anybody has found it in the menu (I'm not having much luck).
I think there is no option to disable it.
It's an easter egg and build in the source code.
It might be disabled after the next update.
thanks everyone for the info, i got it now. it's really depend on the word we use in the sms and also the date where near to the holiday event...
gemini040686 said:
I've been use Go SMS Pro for few month, but today something weird happen, there is a red love banner, animated on the top of my message, it happen in less than 10 seconds. Anyone know what's that?
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Gemini, in your image above, it looks like your Go SMS is set up to show when someone has opened a message (the little check marks to the right of messages). How do you set that up? I cannot find the option.
it was cool for a while but now its damn bloody annoying.. how to remove?! gosh...
rantzzz said:
it was cool for a while but now its damn bloody annoying.. how to remove?! gosh...
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if anyone finds a way to disable this feature please post it here. can't seem to turn off the stupid animation.
willow_ve said:
if anyone finds a way to disable this feature please post it here. can't seem to turn off the stupid animation.
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Stop telling your girlfriend that you love her
No... just kidding I'm sure it'll be disabled in the next few days, with an update.
I was texting my friend&&did not say "i love you" in any way , shape , or form , but the animation still showed up multiple times ! Even when I was just checking back to the convo .
It was issued back by christmas, they are easter eggs. There's several as far as I know, key words: Merry Christmas = Snow, I like you = Heartbeat and heart. same for "I love you" I havent found anymore yet.

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