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rich hathaway
06-21-2011, 05:18 PM
ok most of you know about the problems with cricket iphone incomming and outgoing text messaging...

i was approched by the crickets engineering dept. last week to "put our heads together" and try and get a solution for this problem.

i was asked not to be specific with details of names or pesonal info,so i wont.

but have come to the conclusion that it is a problem not with cricket,but with phone its self,and the lack of ability to deal with IA5 encoding (international alphabet) very similar to the default 7 bit gsm alphabet,and also ASCII,and also possible issues with the way the phone is programmed to handle the sms because of the difference in logging for facetime,which uses not only data,but sms also.

i was sent a dump or a trace of a sms sent from a pocketpcs to cricket viphone that shows the proof that what we suspected was in fact true.the phone you will see acknowledges the receiving of the sms,but is unable to deal with the IA5 encoding and then reports, dumps and parses leaving the user not knowing they ever got a message.

also the engineering dept just informed me that cricket to cricket doesn't work if the receiver is an iPhone being served by Sprint. Sprint errors the message saying it is missing a mandatory parameter. Doesn't happen with the android as the receiver.

all messages comming in from intercarriers come to cricket as an IA5 ITU-T T.50 encoded message.which is the common form of encoding



here is a link for more info IA5 encoding
[Only registered and activated users can see links]

i will add to this as i find info.
here is the trace from cricket

notice where i underlined the segment showing the sms encoding.

Cricket to Cricket uses 7-bit ASCII. Looks like the iPhone is capable of presenting the ASCII-7 bit encoding scheme and that's why Cricket to Cricket SMS works.


Decoded signal unit THIS IS THE MESSAGE FROM THE SMSC TO THE SWITCH, WHICH GETS DELIVERED TO THE PHONE

# User:
# Date:
# Octets: 118

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet001 ANSI SS7 Count=000001 Time=
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10100011 BIB/BSN (163) 1/35
10000001 FIB/FSN (129) 1/1
..111111 SU type/length (63) MSU63
00...... Spare 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet004 Service information octet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
....0011 Service indicator (3) SCCP Signalling Connection Control Part
..01.... Message priority 1
10...... Network indicator (2) N National network
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet005 Routing label
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
........ DPC: Net-Clstr-Mbr 00X-XXX-XXX MSC
........ OPC: Net-Clstr-Mbr XXX-XXX-XXX SMSC
01011100 SLS 92
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet012 Message type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00001001 Message type (9) UDT Unitdata
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet013 SCCP Protocol Class parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
....0000 Protocol class (0) Class 0
0000.... Message handling (0) Discard message on error
00000011 Ptr -> Called number 3
00001000 Ptr -> Calling # 8
00001101 Pointer -> Data 13
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet017 SCCP Called Party Address parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000101 Parameter length 5
.......1 Subsystem # bit (1) SSN present
......1. Sgnl pt code bit (1) SPC present
..0000.. Global title ind (0) No global title included
.1...... Routing bit (1) DPC and SSN based routing
1....... Natl Intnatl bit (1) National address
00000101 Subsystem number (5) MAP Mobile Application Part
........ Point code MSC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet023 SCCP Calling Party Address parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000101 Parameter length 5
.......1 Subsystem # bit (1) SSN present
......1. Sgnl pt code bit (1) SPC present
..0000.. Global title ind (0) No global title included
.1...... Routing bit (1) DPC and SSN based routing
1....... Natl Intnatl bit (1) National address
00001011 Subsystem number (11) IS41 IS41D2000
........ Point code SMSC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet029 SCCP Data parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01011001 Parameter length 89
11100010 Tag (226) QRY W Query with permission, constructor, private use
01010111 Length 87
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet032 TCAP Transaction ID
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...00111 Tag (7) TCAP Transaction ID
110..... Class and form (6) Private use, primitive
00000100 Length 4
........ Originating ID XXXXXXXXXX
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet038 TCAP Component Sequence
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...01000 Tag (8) TCAP Component Sequence
111..... Class and form (7) Private use, constructor
01001111 Length 79
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet040 Invoke component
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...01001 Tag (9) Invoke component
111..... Class and form (7) Private use, constructor
01001101 Length 77
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet042 TCAP Component ID
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...01111 Tag (15) TCAP Component ID
110..... Class and form (6) Private use, primitive
00000001 Length 1
00000000 Invoke ID 00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet045 Private TCAP Op Code
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...10001 Tag (17) Private TCAP Op Code
110..... Class and form (6) Private use, primitive
00000010 Length 2
.0001001 Operation Family (9) IS-41
0....... Reply Expected 0
00110101 Operation Specifier (53) SMSDelptpt SMS Delivery Point To Point
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet049 Parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...10010 Tag (18) Parameter Set
111..... Class and form (7) Private use, constructor
01000100 Length 68
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet051 IS-41 SMS_Bearer Data
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...11111 Tag (31) Extended tag
100..... Class and form (4) Context-specific, primitive
........ Extended tag (105) IS-41 SMS Bearer Data
00011111 Length 31
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet054 Message Identifier
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000000 Subparameter Id (0) Message Identifier
00000011 Length 3
0001.... Message type (1) Deliver (mobile-terminated only)
........ Message identifier XXXXXXXX
........ Reserved 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet059 Message Center Time Stamp
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000011 Subparameter Id (3) Message Center Time Stamp
00000110 Length X
00010001 Year XX
00000110 Month XX
00010111 Day XX
00010110 Hours XX
01000011 Minutes XX
01000011 Seconds XX
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet067 Priority Indicator
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00001000 Subparameter Id (8) Priority Indicator
00000001 Length 1
..000000 Reserved 0
00...... Priority (0) Normal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet070 User Data
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000001 Subparameter Id (1) User Data
00001101 Length 13
00011... Message encoding (3) IA5 (Table 11 of ITU-T T.50)
........ Number fields 12
........ IA5 Char Tjatjatjatja
........ Reserved 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet085 IS-41 SMS_Teleservice Identifier
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...11111 Tag (31) Extended tag
100..... Class and form (4) Context-specific, primitive
........ Extended tag (116) IS-41 SMS Teleservice Identifier
00000010 Parameter length 2
........ Teleservice ID (4098) CDMA Cellular Messaging Teleservice
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet090 IS-41 Electronic Serial Number
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...01001 Tag (9) IS-41 Electronic Serial Number
100..... Class and form (4) Context-specific, primitive
00000100 Parameter length 4
10000000 Manufacturer's Code XXX
........ Serial Number XXXXXXX
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet096 IS-41 Mobile Identification Number
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...01000 Tag (8) IS-41 Mobile Identification Number
100..... Class and form (4) Context-specific, primitive
00000101 Parameter length 5
........ Digit(s) XXXXXXXXXX
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet103 IS-41 SMS_Charge Indicator
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...11111 Tag (31) Extended tag
100..... Class and form (4) Context-specific, primitive
........ Extended tag (106) IS-41 SMS Charge Indicator
00000001 Parameter length 1
00000010 charge indicator (2) Charge original originator
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet107 IS-41 SMS_Original Originating Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...11111 Tag (31) Extended tag
100..... Class and form (4) Context-specific, primitive
........ Extended tag (112) IS-41 SMS Original Originating Address
00001001 Parameter length 9
00000000 Type of digits (0) Not used
.......0 Natl Intnatl bit (0) International
......0. Presentation? (0) Allowed
.....0.. Number (0) Available
....0... Reserved 0
..00.... Provided (0) User provided, not screened
00...... Reserved 0
....0001 Encoding scheme (1) BCD
0010.... Numbering plan (2) Telephony numbering
00001010 Number of digits 10
........ address YYYYYYYYY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Checksum CRC16................ 0000000000000000 hex=0000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Decoded signal unit RESPONSE MESSAGE - THIS IS THE SWITCH TELLING THE SMSC THAT THE MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED.

# User:
# Date:
# Octets: 43

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet001 ANSI SS7 Count=000001 Time=
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11011101 BIB/BSN (221) 1/93
11101111 FIB/FSN (239) 1/111
..101000 SU type/length (40) MSU40
00...... Spare 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet004 Service information octet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
....0011 Service indicator (3) SCCP Signalling Connection Control Part
..00.... Message priority 0
10...... Network indicator (2) N National network
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet005 Routing label
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
........ DPC: Net-Clstr-Mbr XXX-XXX-XXX SMSC
........ OPC: Net-Clstr-Mbr XXX-XXX-XXX MSC
01010011 SLS 83
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet012 Message type
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00001001 Message type (9) UDT Unitdata
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet013 SCCP Protocol Class parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
....0000 Protocol class (0) Class 0
0000.... Message handling (0) Discard message on error
00000011 Ptr -> Called number 3
00000101 Ptr -> Calling # 5
00001010 Pointer -> Data 10
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet017 SCCP Called Party Address parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000010 Parameter length 2
.......1 Subsystem # bit (1) SSN present
......0. Sgnl pt code bit (0) SPC not present
..0000.. Global title ind (0) No global title included
.1...... Routing bit (1) DPC and SSN based routing
1....... Natl Intnatl bit (1) National address
00001011 Subsystem number (11) IS41 IS41D2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet020 SCCP Calling Party Address parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000101 Parameter length 5
.......1 Subsystem # bit (1) SSN present
......1. Sgnl pt code bit (1) SPC present
..0000.. Global title ind (0) No global title included
.1...... Routing bit (1) DPC and SSN based routing
1....... Natl Intnatl bit (1) National address
00000101 Subsystem number (5) MAP Mobile Application Part
........ Point code XXX-XXX-XXX MSC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet026 SCCP Data parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00010001 Parameter length 17
11100100 Tag (228) RESP Response, constructor, private use
00001111 Length 15
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet029 TCAP Transaction ID
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...00111 Tag (7) TCAP Transaction ID
110..... Class and form (6) Private use, primitive
00000100 Length 4
........ Responding ID
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet035 TCAP Component Sequence
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...01000 Tag (8) TCAP Component Sequence
111..... Class and form (7) Private use, constructor
00000111 Length 7
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet037 Return Result component
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...01010 Tag (10) Return Result component
111..... Class and form (7) Private use, constructor
00000101 Length 5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet039 TCAP Component ID
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...01111 Tag (15) TCAP Component ID
110..... Class and form (6) Private use, primitive
00000001 Length 1
00000000 Correlation ID 00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Octet042 Parameter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...10010 Tag (18) Parameter Set
111..... Class and form (7) Private use, constructor
00000000 Length 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Checksum CRC16................ 0001110100001111 hex=1D0F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

t-rav
07-06-2011, 12:23 PM
so the problem i am having is due to the phone not being able to translate the message from the sender? i understand that some people with iphone on cricket are able to receive messages from all networks, why would others not be able to receive them as well?

t-rav
07-07-2011, 10:39 AM
rich, is this something that could be written into my phone with adjustments to make it receive other carrier's sms?

rich hathaway
07-07-2011, 04:56 PM
others are not recieving all sms,if you are hearing that,its probly bull.but we are working on alot with this phone still.there will be a fix available in the near future.

t-rav
07-08-2011, 09:36 PM
the guy at cricket told me that when they flash it in the stores they fix the problem of not receiving text from all carriers. the guy i bought my phone from told me he had messages from other carriers but i had to reset the phone and reflash.

Dex
07-09-2011, 06:16 PM
yea well im using an iphone as we speak on cricket and i cant get outta network texts except through GV which i use for texting on this fone becuase of that problem so ya it does not work me and rich are workin on a solution and when we fix it we will let the public kno

DRAMER007
07-10-2011, 01:57 AM
ok thank u for letting us know what the public should know....but does everyone understand the fact that the 32000 prl is corrupted...u should use the 30000 prl

Nat3
07-10-2011, 05:25 PM
I can't wait til the sms issue is fixed. Hope it doesn't take long. Thanks for the INFO Rich my man!

rich hathaway
07-10-2011, 05:38 PM
ok thank u for letting us know what the public should know....but does everyone understand the fact that the 32000 prl is corrupted...u should use the 30000 prl

why do you keep saying that? i have 32000.prl and have used it a bunch.is the copy you have corrupt or something? i believe we have 32000.prl posted in the prl thread,but really i have never had a problem with it.sometimes they will stop using prls or change something in the sys,or the switch that will make prl's stop working,but that is only for the old,old prl's. i know guy's that still use 1039---and man that is an old, simple prl,but still works. i am curious why your saying that, i am gonna try it tomorrow on a iphone and see,but please explain why your saying it is corrupt.

prl files may corrupt on a single pc,but tat doesnt mean when they corrupt on one pc they somehow corrupt on all pc's,you just gotta get a new copy if yer's is bad.

DRAMER007
07-10-2011, 09:05 PM
well with these new prls that are coming these companies are monitoring them quite heavily, [ (corrupted) may be a strong word, my bad for using that word ]. n when traffic picks up beyond the normal they do the sweep n knock everyone off.. the reasoning behind the 30000.prl n lower is the fact that the CORPORATE eyes arnt to busy to look n know thats not to big of a concern to them. (in therory) now u can ask why would they spend more money on something that is out of date when there wanting to move forward with bigger n better prls. just saying...oh by the way what sercurity is apple using i might have a lead...

rich hathaway
07-10-2011, 10:13 PM
security is md5

DRAMER007
07-10-2011, 11:00 PM
ok m.i.t can produce the encoding for this security....anyone know a professor there...lol

dmac198333
07-18-2011, 03:23 PM
i might have a little lead as to things to come i am using a ios5 beta version and i was to get facetime and the sms was little better in terms of who can text me back att and cricket the rest where a NO GO but i am think with the beta ios there is more room to play will update soon

caz345
07-21-2011, 12:54 AM
Just had my verizon Iphone 4 flashed to cricket its running the 4.2.9 firmware, The first text I sent out was to a friend on verizon, he texted me back and I got it, next text was to a friend on AT&T he received the text and replied but I never got it, since the the only text I get now is the cricket to cricket ones just thought it was weird how the first one went through and then they stopped working. any word on a jailbreak for the 4.2.9 or am I screwed on that one?

caz345
07-25-2011, 03:26 AM
Any updates on this text problem, this is killing me not being able to get text other than cricket, also anybody know if we will ever be able to have mobile web and be able to use google maps
and send picture messages?

Nat3
07-25-2011, 11:39 AM
I'm hoping with iOs5 coming out...there will be something vulnerable in the system to flash this sucker

rich hathaway
07-25-2011, 01:35 PM
generally speaking,as the os's progress,security gets tougher,and more complicted.

rich hathaway
08-11-2011, 09:09 PM
there is a fix for the text message problem comming.its in the works and shouldnt be long.

king
10-04-2011, 06:33 PM
rich i know u got the iphone working but canou tell us how to at least get the text issue working ... the akey worked great by the ways .. thanks

rich hathaway
10-04-2011, 06:58 PM
how to get it working is to make the phone understand IA5.(not easy)

amoamare
10-05-2011, 02:04 AM
Rich if it was possible to write to the NV items, then we can actually have it receive texts in a different matter most phones have this ability and its a standard nv item the problem is changing that nv item I have fully tested this on many devices including the palm devices.

motley28
10-06-2011, 02:33 PM
Yep akey and comm center patch work great. Just started editing carrier bundle ..plst whichever one my phone is using cant remember if it was zeppelin or 300 anyway I put the cricket mms servlet in with iFile and changed a few other things like carrier name. I texted my bud on Verizon and he got the text he text me back but i didnt receive it. I had tried before to text him and he wouldn't get it. Do u think i just got lucky. My classes at college are slowing down some so now I got time to put into this crap. Time to start logging changes etc. Doubt ill get where Rich is but no matter I love this sh*t!!!!

caz345
10-12-2011, 12:35 AM
Wow, the text problem STILL isnt fixed? Glad I switched to verizon, I liked the $35 cricket price but couldn't deal with the text not working.

rich hathaway
11-24-2011, 11:12 AM
ok peeps,some good news on the sms prob with cricket.

lab testing will be conducted the first of next week to implement ascii7 text encoding (which will correct the problem) as alot of u know i have been working with crickets engineering dept to get this corrected and have since made good progress a new friend in that dept. together we identified the problem and have been working together for the solution.we were talking about this a couple days ago and,well, i will just copy the last email i recieved from him yesterday.

"Hi Rich

We should be lab testing the ascii7 encoding after thanksgiving. Roll out likely won't be until after new year. If lab testing proves easy and safe I will push to do this in December (needs VP approval because of a network freeze that is imposed each year at this time) "

so there is finally some light here.with a little luck sms will be 100% from other cariers to cricket in december,so 3 or 4 more weeks guy's.

there will be nothing anyone will need to do to implement this on there phones,it will just start working.

i will announce the exact day a few days before we make the change.

motley28
11-26-2011, 06:16 AM
What a relief! Thanx for the update and your efforts. There for a bit I was curious if a solution would ever be done.

manjilt
12-19-2011, 02:18 PM
Any new update on the testing...

rajruchu
12-31-2011, 01:45 AM
Hi guys i am not able to send text messages. i have upgraded to 5.0.1.any help will be appreciated

rich hathaway
12-31-2011, 12:26 PM
here is an update on the sms fix for iphone 4 on cricket,i know we were saying this was gonna be fixed by december,but it just didnt happen,the reason is,well there are a few reason's such as, holidays,loosing of dept heads and shift in the corporate ladder that issue caused,and the biggest issue is that to implement this "fix" so everyone can have it free of charge and without doing anything to there phone is that it had to go thru high level permissions such as vp of cricket and it just simply takes time to get that done,i mean after all we are talking about changing the way the entire network deals with sms,but this will fix sms with not only iphone,but with the palm's as well and a few other phones that had issues with 7 bit encoding,so alot of us will benefit from this without having to do anything,it will just start working.

i was taliking with my friend in the engineering dept a couple of days ago via email,i will cut out and post the part pertaining to sms and ip for u to see.

Hi Rick. We've successfully tested the intercarrier iphone SMS fix in the lab. The team is discussing production rollout and likely we will make the change the week after that. We should have fully operational SMS on cricket iPhones by the end of January. i am happy this issue will finally be put to rest.

anyway,this timeline not written in stone and things change in the corporate world,but it looks like this will be done this month(january)
so please be a little more patient people and dont send me tons of pm's asking what day or for other info about it,i simply cant answer all pm's and questions.

thanks.

captainkirks
12-31-2011, 04:32 PM
Some friend he call you Rick lol, thanks for the update we are hoping it happen asap.

rich hathaway
12-31-2011, 07:00 PM
that is my name

motley28
01-02-2012, 05:53 PM
thanx for the update

Bjornsitte
01-27-2012, 04:00 PM
eyeballing the calendar and the fast approaching end of January. Sigh. Guess we (Rich) will be getting another email from "corporate" stating the obvious; maybe it'll be in February now....


I bet a mass exodus from cricket would realign the priorities of corporate techs...... Ready..... 1, 2, 3.... jump!

captainkirks
02-02-2012, 08:53 AM
here is an update on the sms fix for iphone 4 on cricket,i know we were saying this was gonna be fixed by december,but it just didnt happen,the reason is,well there are a few reason's such as, holidays,loosing of dept heads and shift in the corporate ladder that issue caused,and the biggest issue is that to implement this "fix" so everyone can have it free of charge and without doing anything to there phone is that it had to go thru high level permissions such as vp of cricket and it just simply takes time to get that done,i mean after all we are talking about changing the way the entire network deals with sms,but this will fix sms with not only iphone,but with the palm's as well and a few other phones that had issues with 7 bit encoding,so alot of us will benefit from this without having to do anything,it will just start working.

i was taliking with my friend in the engineering dept a couple of days ago via email,i will cut out and post the part pertaining to sms and ip for u to see.

Hi Rick. We've successfully tested the intercarrier iphone SMS fix in the lab. The team is discussing production rollout and likely we will make the change the week after that. We should have fully operational SMS on cricket iPhones by the end of January. i am happy this issue will finally be put to rest.

anyway,this timeline not written in stone and things change in the corporate world,but it looks like this will be done this month(january)
so please be a little more patient people and dont send me tons of pm's asking what day or for other info about it,i simply cant answer all pm's and questions.

thanks.

Any update on the fix from your friend?

tomudachi
02-03-2012, 07:56 PM
is there a fix for texting yet all i get is from cricket.

tomudachi
02-05-2012, 07:51 PM
is there something i can do in ifile to change the coding so i can get text i can send text but not get text back. but i get text back from other cricket phones.

Tyler Okland
02-06-2012, 04:07 PM
Hey rick! Im getting really tired of waiting for something that was started a year ago WTF???? I am not receiving any text and it is pissing me off and customer service dont know shit!!! Im still getting text messages to my android score intead of my iphone 4!!! any idea when this will be fixed in hayden idaho or Spokane Wa??????

rich hathaway
02-14-2012, 10:22 AM
wow dude,maybe you should try fixing it or something.if you want to know why it doesnt work,read the thread your posting in...

this may not be soon enough for you,but the intercarrier sms repair is slated to be implemented this wed night into thursday morning.

that is 2-15-12 to 2-16-12 if all goes well we will all have working sms thursday morning.sorry to inconvenience you. and btw its free.

captainkirks
02-14-2012, 10:54 AM
Hey rick! Im getting really tired of waiting for something that was started a year ago WTF???? I am not receiving any text and it is pissing me off and customer service dont know shit!!! Im still getting text messages to my android score intead of my iphone 4!!! any idea when this will be fixed in hayden idaho or Spokane Wa??????

First post and crying already cause his iphone does not work. Sound like your a spoil kid. When they get it fix rich/rick will let us know, he is the only one I know with information on it. Next time try to post something useful instead of complaining.

tomudachi
02-14-2012, 06:39 PM
So are you puting the fix out or is cricket fixing it with a new pro or a update and if so how would we no if u or cricket put the fix out

rich hathaway
02-14-2012, 10:02 PM
if you read thru this thread i explane it.but, the fix will be implemented thru crickets switch,meaning that you wont have to do anything to make it work.cricket will handle the conversion then send the compatable data to your iphone converting the data from 8 bit to 7 bit and that is what iphone needs to be able to handle the message.many peeps are responsible for the "fix",mostly crickets engineering and sms teams, it took alot of people get this done as well as vice president approval,that is why it has taken so long,we have know since the begining and lab testing proved that the problem was iphones lack of ability to deal with 8 bit encoding.

tomudachi
02-14-2012, 10:59 PM
Sweeeeeeeet I am so happy so they is no way to change the 8bit in the iphone to 7bit

rich hathaway
02-14-2012, 11:08 PM
if you mean is there a boolean for it the answer is no,it can be changed within the phone but there is no need to now.

tomudachi
02-15-2012, 01:30 AM
I No it is off topic but do you have a way I can put a cricket logo were it says verizion. I don't like the way it looks if u change it with a text it looks like this cricKet i wont with the the green K

tomudachi
02-15-2012, 06:31 PM
cant see the photo

whitey10tc
02-15-2012, 06:57 PM
cant see the photoCan you see ithe image in post 44? It's the same...

tomudachi
02-15-2012, 08:53 PM
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rich hathaway
02-15-2012, 11:07 PM
cant see the photo

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what whitey is saying is that the image you see is the same as the one you cant,i cant delete the one that doesnt show for now due to some problems,but rest assured your not missing anything,it is just an error.

rich hathaway
02-16-2012, 12:01 AM
this is the image on my phone and consists of about 10 diff images to make one,and is not somthing that you can just put on your phone without some doing,at least thru the filesys.however there is an app for that (of course) i cant remember the name but it works like fake carrier only allows you to use carrier logo animations,so just search for it,it shouldnt be to hard to find,although i do not know if its been updated to 5x.

ive been meaning to post a comcenter patch and guide for the green k logo i use ive just been to bizzy as of late.[Only registered and activated users can see links]

Bjornsitte
02-16-2012, 10:02 AM
Incoming SMS is working just fine! Thanks Rich /Cricket Techs!

Not that I am complaining at all, but FYI outgoing group and picture still out.

rich hathaway
02-16-2012, 10:19 AM
picture is data so gotta have web for it to work. but sms is working good here in kc now as well.

tomudachi
02-16-2012, 12:58 PM
So u are saying that I can get web

rich hathaway
02-16-2012, 02:17 PM
dude,where did i say that? i said --
"picture is data so gotta have web for it to work"

i didnt say you can fully flash your phone now so you can get mms did i?

it is possible but i have no idea if you can do it or not.

tomudachi
02-16-2012, 03:18 PM
I was asking becose u said if u get web mms will work I dis not no if u ment web will work or not

TUAN1163
02-16-2012, 11:17 PM
Is sms working? i had 2 text today from non cricket carrier, but when testing it with my friend, it's not working, is there something else i need to be doing. thanks

lolopez999
02-16-2012, 11:18 PM
Thanks for everything Rich. Just a quick? What model on c.i.d do you suggest putting iphone as? thanks

TUAN1163
02-16-2012, 11:22 PM
is your sms working?

rich hathaway
02-17-2012, 12:26 AM
yes it is working,and for the model well it kinda depends on the plan you got it on.if its 35 or 45 dollar list it as v3c if its the android plan use a android prl and list it as m6000 or m860.

tomudachi
02-17-2012, 01:36 AM
Love having text on my iPhone 4 on 5.0.1 sometimes I can get mms working on the 35 plan. O and for any one that can't get texting *228 then reboot the phone and it sould work.

tomudachi
02-18-2012, 01:09 AM
So has Any had any Luck with the web on the iPhone now that they have text working

motley28
02-18-2012, 12:41 PM
working here my phone is listed as Motorola K1M KRZR on $35 plan. Have only tested with virgin mobile(daughters phone) Thank you very much Rich and the engine's at cricket!!! YES!!!!!

tomudachi
02-22-2012, 04:12 PM
Any updates for cricket iPhone having web. And I won't to le others no if your cant get SMS working call *228 or *22804 then reboot phone. That sould make it work.

lolopez999
03-06-2012, 01:00 PM
100% working sms in south texas triband market