What the heck is this strange, garbled message?!

[OCDMacGeek]

Last night, my iPhone 4 buzzed and I got this very strange, garbled message:

What could this mean? My iPhone is not jailbroken, but it is a factory unlocked phone purchased from the UK. I am using the local Cellular One as my provider. I've been using unlocked iPhones for the last 3 years, and I have never seen this message before.

(This isn't a hoax.) Any ideas, or is this just a random glitch?

[Sorry for the passworded MobileMe gallery image. I have removed password protections.]

 

[stridemat]

I not sure how you uploaded the photo file, but every time I load your thread it asks me for a user name and password for a mobileme gallery?

 

[adztaylor]

I not sure how you uploaded the photo file, but every time I load your thread it asks me for a user name and password for a mobileme gallery?

Yeah same with me.

 

[iceterminal]

Its a coded message from your alien masters.

I for one welcome our new alien overlords.

 

[Stealthipad]

I not sure how you uploaded the photo file, but every time I load your thread it asks me for a user name and password for a mobileme gallery?

Same here. The real question is why?

 

[BeyondtheTech]

Reminds me of Scary Text on the App Store. Freaks a lot of people out when I send them stuff.

 

[Daveoc64]

It looks like a "flash SMS" to me.

I found this site that explains what they are and how they look on iPhone:

http://www.mattg.co.uk/words/iphone_messages/

 

[macsrcool1234]

looks like a flash text message