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Venomrush | # 21 | 2009-12-03, 06:53 | Report

Ok before freaking out, tell us your phone setup

1. Do you have it locked? Is there are possibility you might accidentally tapped a contact and call?
2. Are those contacts on the desktop?
3. What other applications have you got installed?
4. What firmware are you using?

It seems like 'user's fault' than device fault.

Would have expect alot more reports coming in about this if it was a wide issue.

Ask your friends at what time the call was made, check phone recent call list + on carrier's website call log

Last edited by Venomrush; 2009-12-03 at 06:56.

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Venomrush | # 22 | 2009-12-03, 06:54 | Report

Originally Posted by sjgadsby View Post

Someone with a pre-release device (though not one of the 300) claimed their N900 was secretly sending crash report text messages to Nokia. I haven't heard any other report of an N900 robocalling contacts.

Only if you install Crash Reporter, that it will send report of any crashes to Nokia to investigate.

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somedude | # 23 | 2009-12-03, 07:02 | Report

Originally Posted by linuxeventually View Post

Those teleco minutes/calls checkers are delayed about 24 hours, I learned that the hard way. If it does keep this up and you aren't charged, I think we would be interested....
....
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....in learning how to exploit this bug >.>

As far as international calls go. Step one would be to remove/modify those contacts #s to prevent that. It would be different if it were dialing random numbers. Also you aren't running anything like Gizmo/Google Voice/Skype/etc. right?

and lastly your name isn't John Connor is it? =p

No I can see the one that is just 30 minutes ago, so it is up to date.
Ok going to delete all international contacts.
And not my name is not John Connor. (

may I ask why you asked me this question?)

Originally Posted by Venomrush View Post

Ok before freaking out, tell us your phone setup

1. Do you have it locked? Is there are possibility you might accidentally tapped a contact and call?
2. Are those contacts on the desktop?
3. What other applications have you got installed?
4. What firmware are you using?

It seems like 'user's fault' than device fault.

Would have expect alot more reports coming in about this if it was a wide issue.

Ask your friends at what time the call was made, check phone recent call list + on carrier's website call log

1. It locks the screen by itself, and I do lock it everytime I am not using it.
2. Only 5 contacts on desktop, none of them have yet complained.
3. Pixelpipe, Bounce, Foreca Weather, FM radio.
4. Using the retail firmware, Have not flashed or anything, I believe it is 42-11-09.001??

Asked them exact time when they called and checked my call log and tmobile's website there is nothing.

Originally Posted by Venomrush View Post

Only if you install Crash Reporter, that it will send report of any crashes to Nokia to investigate.

I would love to install this if they have any USA number that it will report to. Not interested if this is going to be international text though.

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Duffer | # 24 | 2009-12-03, 07:08 | Report

In the meantime you could contact your Telco and ask them to bar international calls, and calls to the future.

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somedude | # 25 | 2009-12-03, 07:11 | Report

Originally Posted by Duffer View Post

In the meantime you could contact your Telco and ask them to bar international calls, and calls to the future.

That was the first thing I did called them to block international dialing from my account and they said they cannot they have to completely change my plan which I dont want to. To make sure called them back 3 times still same answer

swagger | # 26 | 2009-12-03, 07:16 | Report

Originally Posted by somedude View Post

No I can see the one that is just 30 minutes ago, so it is up to date.
Ok going to delete all international contacts.
And not my name is not John Connor. (

may I ask why you asked me this question?)

1. It locks the screen by itself, and I do lock it everytime I am not using it.
2. Only 5 contacts on desktop, none of them have yet complained.
3. Pixelpipe, Bounce, Foreca Weather, FM radio.
4. Using the retail firmware, Have not flashed or anything, I believe it is 42-11-09.001??

Asked them exact time when they called and checked my call log and tmobile's website there is nothing.

I would love to install this if they have any USA number that it will report to. Not interested if this is going to be international text though.

come with me if you want to live

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jackabite | # 27 | 2009-12-03, 07:22 | Report

You didn't install a program called SkyNet by any chance?

Could this be the first maemo virus!

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Netjer | # 28 | 2009-12-03, 07:45 | Report

Originally Posted by jackabite View Post

Could this be the first maemo virus!

I thought linux is virus-free?

Andre Klapper | # 29 | 2009-12-03, 07:50 | Report

http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware explains how to reflash, and is the primary source.

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Andre Klapper | # 30 | 2009-12-03, 07:51 | Report

So in order to track this down, please provide the complete list of third party software that you have installed.

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