Filed under: Surveys and Polls, iPhone
Fewer prepaid alerts after iPhone 1.0.2 update?
Now that the iPhone 1.0.2 update is out and growing its installed base, do any of you prepaid users notice a difference in the number of "You Last Transaction Cost $0.00" messages? Maybe it's just me but I'm getting the sense they've been cut back significantly. If you have a prepaid account, let me know whether this latest update has affected your useless message count.
Update: Looks like this is a server-side fix according to several readers.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kory said 3:54PM on 8-22-2007
yup, with the software update you only get them now after a text or phone call. golden.
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jimmie said 3:59PM on 8-22-2007
I've noticed it is cut back VERY much. I used to get that annoying pop up after every time I used the phone, mail, safari, etc. and turned off the iPhone, the message would always pop up. I haven't gotten one all day, I usually get about 30 of them by this time. Apple and AT&T both told me that a lot of people were complaining about this, and that there might be a software update that would cut down on this. I called Apple & AT&T the 2nd day I had my iPhone because the pop up was so annoying. It's definitely not doing it as frequently, like I said by this time I usually have had to tap the green pop up about 30 times, not once today:)
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Matt said 4:04PM on 8-22-2007
It wasn't the 1.02 Update that got rid of these messages. It was on the AT&T Service Side.. See their Support Forums at www.attwireless.com. It went into effect today. August 22nd. I installed the update yesterday and still got those stupid messages all the way until I woke up this morning. So it was just a fix on AT&T's service Side. Hope this helps clarify this.
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Adam said 4:10PM on 8-22-2007
I haven't installed the update yet and can confirm that I have a lot less confirmations now. Actually haven't gotten any today :). I used to get them after ever data session terminated. This rocks!
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Zell said 4:12PM on 8-22-2007
Actually, someone on Apple's iPhone support forum and AT&T's forums said that starting today the $0.00 alerts would be no more. Now you only get alerts when your balance is actually affected. So I'm guessing this counts for free nights and weekends calls as well. I definitely haven't had a single $0.00 alert today while on EDGE.
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Justin said 4:36PM on 8-22-2007
not to change the subject, but did anyone else just get a text from AT&T saying that itemized billing was being removed? No more 30 page bills!
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Mike said 4:54PM on 8-22-2007
If I remember correctly....before this update, when using the iPod function - rotating the iPhone from vertical to horizontal caused the screen image to actually rotate from playlist or album cover (vertical) to coverflow (horizontal.) Now when rotating the iPhone the two different screens fade into each other. Very cool. Now if they can just make it so I can surf the web without the music just stopping.
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Jason Pratt said 5:42PM on 8-22-2007
Mike (#7) - nope, rotating under 1.0.1 does the same thing - fades the two screens into each other.
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Christopher Price said 7:22PM on 8-22-2007
This was not caused by the 1.0.2 update... AT&T this morning issued a network update that removes balance notifications when no money is used.
Just bad timing... Apple released a firmware yesterday, AT&T released a network update this morning.
- Christopher Price
http://www.phonenews.com
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ssyyssyy said 12:42AM on 8-23-2007
I'm using pay as you go plan, and I'm still seeing the annoying 0.00 cost alert messages.
Do you know this fix only apply to pick your plan?
Is there anything we can do about this?
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hkaplan131 said 5:25PM on 8-24-2007
Relative to #7. I can listen an surf the web at the same time. Always was this way.
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jake said 3:31PM on 8-28-2007
YOu can get pay as you go on iphone?
like the normal gophone?
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