Re: Nokia 3410 cell phones software flaw (fwd)

[Florin Vancea]

I thought this one is by now a well-known "feature", not a bug.
Nevertheless, could be an annoying one.
Maybe David could file a request to change his cell number ? :)

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From: "Pawel Kot" <address@hidden>
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Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:59 PM
Subject: Nokia 3410 cell phones software flaw (fwd)


> Just in case anyone is interested in Nokia bugs
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> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 00:33:40 +0000 (UTC)
> From: David Arranz <address@hidden>
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> Subject: Nokia 3410 cell phones software flaw
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> Product: Nokia 3410 cell phones
> Version: Cell phone: Nokia 3410
> Software: 40.26
> Bug: Software flaw in calls recognizing
> Impact: Phone can report a wrong name from the
> 'phone book' when receiving a call.
> Date: march 03, 2004
> Author: David Arranz Oveja
> Email: i1655087 (at) petra (dot) euitio (dot) uniovi (dot)es
> keyser (at) sdf (dot) lonestar (dot) org
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> DESCRIPTION:
>
> The cell phone Nokia 3410 have a phone book. In Spain the mobile telephone
> numbers have 9 digits and begin with '6'. E.g: 6?? ??? ??? When you save a
> number in the phone book you introduce a name for the contact entry and
> his number.
>
> BUG:
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> If the phone receive a call from a unknown terminal whose number looks
> like another that you've saved in the phone book in the nokia, with the
> only difference in the second digit from left to right, the phone will
> display the name of the other number. E.g: we've saved
> David: 64A BCD EFG  (letters are digits)
> and we receive a call from 6?A BCD EFG , and the '?' is any digit
> different of '4' the phone will display: "David".
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> I don't know if this 'work' with phone numbers of less or more digits.
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