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Which type of ads is this???

metalflaco

Lurker
Jul 30, 2013
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I'm trying to block these ads sent by my mobile carrier, its annoying, I cant stop them!!!.

This is the ads

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Any suggestion?
Please help
 
I will try Ad Detector, however I think it does not work cause I bought my mobile in UK, so I just changed my sim card, I did not do anything else. I told them to stop to send me offers but they dont stop, **** them.

In english says, Do you want to call 100 minutes for 6.800 pesos?, this air time lasts until the end of your current bill period.

If I press OK, they will charge me :(
 
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There are only a few options left:

Live with it.
Pro: 100 minutes extra worth $6800 (By the way, isn't that expensive? 1 minute for around $70? Or am I getting this wrong?)
Cons: Annoying ads.

Switch the phone off.
Pro: No more annoying ads.
Con: No more calls either which could be pretty bad if your girlfriend/wife calls. (Okay, thats a matter of opinion...) No 100 minutes extra worth $6800.

Switch to another carrier.
Pro: Perhaps no more ads.
Con: Perhaps the same amount or more ads. No 100 minutes extra worth $6800.

Call your carrier and tell them to cut that crap.
Pro: Possibility to get rid of that ads.
Con: Perhaps forced to call there multiple times to get a person competent enough to get this stuff done. Possible hearing damage due to extensive exposure to on-hold music. No 100 minutes extra worth $6800.
 
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Turn on Airplane mode and enable WiFi, use Grooveip or Talkatone to make and receive calls and Google voice for texts/voicemail

Root it and start hacking the files, find a logcat viewer and allow it to run, and when the ad shows up, it might give the name of the system app or whatever service is being used by the SIM app to display the message. Freeze said app/service via Titanium Backup or ROM Toolbox.
 
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