April 07, 2008

SMS Caller ID on Windows Mobile.

After many years with Symbian, I recently switched to Windows Mobile. I still think Symbian is way better on mobile than Windows, Linux or MacOS.
The first problem I had with Windows Mobile was the Caller ID with SMS. It showed the number +960xxxxxxx instead of the contact on my phone book. A friend suggested me some tool (program) he used to fix it. Memory limits forced me to look for alternatives. Most probably the ID is not shown because we have 7 digits instead of 8 or more in most countries.

I found this registry fix for the callerID problem.
First you need to download a free Registry Editor for windows mobile. I recommend PHM Registry Editor.

Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Phone\
In Value name: CallIDMatch
Change Value data: from 8 to 7.

Reset the phone and you’re done.

UPDATE*
For ppl who are having the same problem with Motorola V series (subcorpus), you need a SEEM editor. These links might help.
1. HOW-TO: SEEM edit
2. SEEM map

I don't own a Moto, but I am pretty confident this is doable.

3 comments:

jaa said...

Weird, I've never had that problem... Neither on WM5 nor on WM6.

Gaanagaa said...

Yeah? But I have met few guys with the same prob. maybe its with HTC phones. I started with WM6 and now WM6.1, both with the same prob.

notsogood said...

thanks for this dude.

ive had this same problem with my HTC. hehe

number hithudhas kohggen ehenveema ulhenee.. haha

this solves a lot of problems.