I have a non-MMS phone with an ancient Orange PAYG SIM (still has Out
Here).

I received a couple of text messages which I think were telling me how
to access MMS from either a call or the website. They said:

"You have a new voice message from [number], subject: Recording. Call O
to listen to you message, using access code [code]".

"Call O" isn't very informative. Anyone know the phone number or website
I should use? I tried the www.orange.co.uk/mms but that asks for an ID
and password and all I have is an "access code".

Steve.

On 22/02/2008 01:47, Steve wrote:

> "You have a new voice message from [number], subject: Recording. Call O
> to listen to you message, using access code [code]".

It sounds more like an a scam attempt to me, I'd ignore it, if a human
being is trying to contact you about something important, they'll try again.

In article <13rt0d3jg3f3kaf@corp.supernews.com>, usenet.jan2008
@adslpipe.co.uk says...
> On 22/02/2008 01:47, Steve wrote:
>
> > "You have a new voice message from [number], subject: Recording. Call O
> > to listen to you message, using access code [code]".
>
> It sounds more like an a scam attempt to me, I'd ignore it, if a human
> being is trying to contact you about something important, they'll try again.
>

It is legitimate, the number is a genuine contact and they've confirmed
they sent it. Just wondered if anyone knew how to retrieve it.

Steve.

On 2008-02-22, Steve <nobody@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <13rt0d3jg3f3kaf@corp.supernews.com>, usenet.jan2008
> @adslpipe.co.uk says...
>> On 22/02/2008 01:47, Steve wrote:
>>
>> > "You have a new voice message from [number], subject: Recording. Call O
>> > to listen to you message, using access code [code]".
>>
>> It sounds more like an a scam attempt to me, I'd ignore it, if a human
>> being is trying to contact you about something important, they'll try again.
>>
>
> It is legitimate, the number is a genuine contact and they've confirmed
> they sent it. Just wondered if anyone knew how to retrieve it.
>
> Steve.

Can't the caller send the (presumably audio recording) binary content via
email, or put it on a web site you could visit? If your mobile account
and handset don't include MMS then I don't think you can receive anything
sent by that method.

--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~

In article <slrnfrtlr2.92e.catwheezel@ID-107770.user.individual.net>,
catwheezel@operamail.com says...
> On 2008-02-22, Steve <nobody@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> > In article <13rt0d3jg3f3kaf@corp.supernews.com>, usenet.jan2008
> > @adslpipe.co.uk says...
> >> On 22/02/2008 01:47, Steve wrote:
> >>
>
> Can't the caller send the (presumably audio recording) binary content via
> email, or put it on a web site you could visit? If your mobile account
> and handset don't include MMS then I don't think you can receive anything
> sent by that method.
>
>

They could but didn't have a computer nearby at the time.

I've been sent MMSes to a handset without MMS enabled on T-mobile and it
gives a useful text giving a URL and details about how to retrieve it.

The Orange text implies that there is some way to retrieve the message
by e.g. dialing a number, giving the access code and listening to it. It
looks like Orange haven't put the correct details in and left the very
informative "O" on it instead of the correct number.

I wondered if anyone knew what the actual number you are supposed to
call is.

Steve.

In article <MPG.222839f3cbb4a021989683@news.clara.net>,
nobody@nospam.invalid says...
> I have a non-MMS phone with an ancient Orange PAYG SIM (still has Out
> Here).
>
> I received a couple of text messages which I think were telling me how
> to access MMS from either a call or the website. They said:
>
> "You have a new voice message from [number], subject: Recording. Call O
> to listen to you message, using access code [code]".
>
> "Call O" isn't very informative. Anyone know the phone number or website
> I should use? I tried the www.orange.co.uk/mms but that asks for an ID
> and password and all I have is an "access code".

Sounds like a premium rate spam/scam to me.

It's not geniune thats for sure.
--
Regards
Jon

In article <MPG.22292dcbaba75e99989685@news.clara.net>,
nobody@nospam.invalid says...

> I've been sent MMSes to a handset without MMS enabled on T-mobile and it
> gives a useful text giving a URL and details about how to retrieve it.

Orange have the same system, a URL with a passcode to retrieve the mms.

> The Orange text implies that there is some way to retrieve the message
> by e.g. dialing a number, giving the access code and listening to it. It
> looks like Orange haven't put the correct details in and left the very
> informative "O" on it instead of the correct number.

I don't think this message was from Orange.

> I wondered if anyone knew what the actual number you are supposed to
> call is.

Voicemail is 123, there is no voice number you can call to retrieve an
mms.
--
Regards
Jon

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:47:30 UTC, Steve <nobody@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> I have a non-MMS phone with an ancient Orange PAYG SIM (still has Out
> Here).
>
> I received a couple of text messages which I think were telling me how
> to access MMS from either a call or the website. They said:
>
> "You have a new voice message from [number], subject: Recording. Call O
> to listen to you message, using access code [code]".
>
> "Call O" isn't very informative. Anyone know the phone number or website
> I should use? I tried the www.orange.co.uk/mms but that asks for an ID
> and password and all I have is an "access code".

Were the first digits of the 'access code' something like 70, perhaps?

Then you'd dial 0 70xxxxxxx - an expensive number with a possible
profit for the callee.

--
Bob Eager
begin 123 a new life...take up Extreme Ironing!

In article <176uZD2KcidF-pn2-2Su8dk1LMZKM@rikki.tavi.co.uk>, rde42
@spamcop.net says...
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:47:30 UTC, Steve <nobody@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> >
> > "Call O" isn't very informative. Anyone know the phone number or website
> > I should use? I tried the www.orange.co.uk/mms but that asks for an ID
> > and password and all I have is an "access code".
>
> Were the first digits of the 'access code' something like 70, perhaps?
>
> Then you'd dial 0 70xxxxxxx - an expensive number with a possible
> profit for the callee.
>
>

I suspected a scam at first but the number matches a genuine contact and
they have confirmed sending the recording via MMS.

They are on the 3 network in case it may have been generated by 3 and
not Orange.

Steve.