T616 on ATT - how can I make AIM leave me alone?

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"Dan Birchall" <nobody@imaginary-host.birchalls.net> wrote in message
news:slrnca8rtq.i84.nobody@malasada.lava.net...
> Long ago, before I ever got a T616, and before ATT activated AIM for my
SIM
> card, I signed up for mobile AIM stuff. It never worked for some reason,
> but now that ATT updated what my SIM card can do... well, it works, but I
> can't make it STOP. I've sent numerous "off" text messages to 4647 (the
> "sign off AIM" address), but I still get messages, and I'm still visible
to
> my friends as being online (albeit on a mobile). Nothing on AIM's site
> helps (it says if I'm inactive for 26 hours, I'll be signed off - but
then,
> it says if I sign off, I'll be signed off, too, and that's obviously
false!)
>
> I've seen some reports of other people having similar problems with other
> carriers and other phones, so I'm guessing this is AOL being stupid...

It happens with T-Mobile too. People usually suggest signing on from your
computer to kill it, but some people say this doesn't work for them.

I don't use AIM, but I would try going into the connectivity menu, selecting
wap, and deleting the cache and the cookies.


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