Wierd SMS Failure: Alltel PPC 6700 > WM6 Cricket ROM + 1050 PRL: Calls/Internet Work

[as.forum]

Wierd SMS Failure: Alltel PPC 6700 > WM6 Cricket ROM + 1050 PRL: Calls/Internet Work

STORY:
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I updated the Alltel PPC 6700 with the following steps:

- Update with 1040 Cricket PRL
- Go to cricket 'Preferred Dealer' Store and activate new line
Dealer insists that my phone might not be flashed & ready for Cricket and want to charge another 30$ for it
I deny it saying that I had already flashed and unlocked it
- Activate 60$ Plan + Tax
- I mention activation charge is $15. They say with taxes it becomes more.
- Pay 90$ (Round) by CC
(Something is fishy here)

Cricket Bill:
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$0.99 (Regulatory Recovery),
$60.00 (Unlim M60),
$8.95 Taxes
Total: $69.94

Sales Receipt Invoice:
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Reactivation: $90
Tax (8.25%): $7.43
Discount - $7.43

Total to Collect: $90
Amount Received: $100
Change Due: $10.01

I figured it was $60 (+$0.99) for 1st month, $15 activation + Taxes.
That at 8.25% Tax is $ 6.269 Tax
Total: 81 $ approximately

Why did they charge me $90 ?

Even if I take

$69.94 (Tax included)
$15 + 8.25% Tax = 16.2375$ (Why is there tax on activation fee?)

It becomes around 75$ Total.

What they hell are they doing?


- Activation gives different MDN and MIN numbers
- ##778 > To enter the MSN, MDN, MSID etc

- First the MDN number was entered and phone not work. Then MIN number added and dialing works.

Now, before I got home and tried to send SMS messages to friends about new number after synching contacts from Outlook. SMSes do not seem to go out.

- I get home and put Cricket_WAP & Cricket_MMS settings into the phone (As outlined by someone online). INTERNET starts working but I have no idea if MMS works or not (Since I dont use it that much).


PROBLEM:
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I am not able to send out a single SMS, yet. Also, I have not yet received an SMS a friend had sent to my new mobile number.

What kind of SMS Settings are required here?

RESOLUTION ATTEMPTS:
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- Called CRICKET - They said they are resetting the service and I should turn off & on the phone. Did not fix it.
- Installed & Flashed the 'Cricket' ROM Patch WM6 that was uploaded by helmi on PPCGeeks. Added 1050 .PRL and again the CricketWAP/MMS settings posted online.

I was able to configure calling & internet. SMS still wont work. What do I need to fix especially from an Alltel > Cricket standpoint.

SYMPTOMS:
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"Your text message cannot be sent." I keep getting this.

Another app on my Alltell 6700 was 'Text Messaged Retry'.

It keeps trying and fails and gives me notifications that look like this:

______________________________
Text Messages Retry
_____________________________
Error Class: Temporary
Cause Code: Encd.Prbl

Message failed would you like to retry?
___________________________________

Is there something I am missing here to ensure that SMSes work? I am not that big into MMS but if that could be made to work as well that would be nice.

PLEASE HELP!!!

PS: Tried a bunch of restarts...

[as.forum]

I figured out the issue by accident.

All my numbers were stored as +1 972 XXX XXXX, + 1 214 YYY YYYY , +91 XXXXX, + 44 XXXXXX.

When dialing the +1 numbers it dials out fine. But when SMSing anything with a + Prefix goes Kaput on Cricket network via this PPC 6700.

I can send SMS easily to the same US number without the +1 prefix and to international numbers by replacing the + with 011 and then the remaining number.

The "+" prefix is universal so works best irrespective of where you might be calling or SMSing from irrespective of International Dial Out Code. Its 011 in US, 00 in India.. and so on.

Is there a better way to ensure (besides changing every + number) into a non plus that these things get autotranslated?

Any software / plugins?

[redheadlady4]

Originally Posted by as.forum

Wierd SMS Failure: Alltel PPC 6700 > WM6 Cricket ROM + 1050 PRL: Calls/Internet Work

STORY:
------
I updated the Alltel PPC 6700 with the following steps:

- Update with 1040 Cricket PRL
- Go to cricket 'Preferred Dealer' Store and activate new line
Dealer insists that my phone might not be flashed & ready for Cricket and want to charge another 30$ for it
I deny it saying that I had already flashed and unlocked it
- Activate 60$ Plan + Tax
- I mention activation charge is $15. They say with taxes it becomes more.
- Pay 90$ (Round) by CC
(Something is fishy here)

What they hell are they doing?


- Activation gives different MDN and MIN numbers
- ##778 > To enter the MSN, MDN, MSID etc

- First the MDN number was entered and phone not work. Then MIN number added and dialing works.

Now, before I got home and tried to send SMS messages to friends about new number after synching contacts from Outlook. SMSes do not seem to go out.

- I get home and put Cricket_WAP & Cricket_MMS settings into the phone (As outlined by someone online). INTERNET starts working but I have no idea if MMS works or not (Since I dont use it that much).


PROBLEM:
------------
I am not able to send out a single SMS, yet. Also, I have not yet received an SMS a friend had sent to my new mobile number.

What kind of SMS Settings are required here?

RESOLUTION ATTEMPTS:
--------------------
- Called CRICKET - They said they are resetting the service and I should turn off & on the phone. Did not fix it.
- Installed & Flashed the 'Cricket' ROM Patch WM6 that was uploaded by helmi on PPCGeeks. Added 1050 .PRL and again the CricketWAP/MMS settings posted online.

I was able to configure calling & internet. SMS still wont work. What do I need to fix especially from an Alltel > Cricket standpoint.

SYMPTOMS:
---------
"Your text message cannot be sent." I keep getting this.

Another app on my Alltell 6700 was 'Text Messaged Retry'.

It keeps trying and fails and gives me notifications that look like this:

______________________________
Text Messages Retry
_____________________________
Error Class: Temporary
Cause Code: Encd.Prbl

Message failed would you like to retry?
___________________________________

Is there something I am missing here to ensure that SMSes work? I am not that big into MMS but if that could be made to work as well that would be nice.

PLEASE HELP!!!

PS: Tried a bunch of restarts...

You said you got internet to work...could you please tell me what u did to achieve this? There are so many solutions, I don't know which to try. I have Cricket service on a Pocket PC 6700 that is already flashed. Thank you so much!

[crckt20]

hey redheadlady4 pm me i can show you how to get internet on you 6700

alson as.forum have you tried the 1040 PRL that might be the problem the same thing happend to me once
on the 1050 PRL went back to the 1040 for one day then went back to the 1050 also for mms that normal on that phone, for the sms make shour that every thing in EPST is programmed right if no check to see what is diffrent if that dosent work pm me.

[TechnoHippie]

Im trying to get a 6700 on cricket...and I cant connect to ANY towers here in las vegas. anyone got a PRL for this area?

[westfinest20]

Hey! how did you get the internet? email me the info. thanks it would help alot

[PDAPhoneJunkie]

Originally Posted by westfinest20

Hey! how did you get the internet? email me the info. thanks it would help alot

Use the search feature. There are guides on these types of things. No one is going to write you a long email with all the steps, be reasonable.