This is NOT a photography post. But, I thought I would give the URL for the fix to a Cell Phone Issue, one that “tortured me” for the better part of an evening until I located the solution, online.
I was getting a “SERVICE NOT ALLOWED” error when attempting to call on my cell phone. There was no error message located in the user manual to match this.
I was able to receive calls. I was
able to send SMS. But, I could NOT call out.
Every single menu on the phone was scrutinized by me (twice). To no avail, no calling – SERVICE NOT ALLOWED each and every time.
So what was the problem?
Not hardware.
Not software.
It was user settings error and a phone user’s manual that did not include all possible troubleshooting error messages.
I had set the option on the phone to BLOCK MY PHONE NUMBER from showing up on other phones I’m calling – the Hidden Number feature (on my Samsung phone).
I TURNED THAT FEATURE OFF, and presto! I could make calls!
Mystery solved.
Here’s the link for more about this: http://www.servicenotallowed.info/
