489 4xx Client error RFC 6665

SIP 489 Bad Event

The server does not understand the event package in a SUBSCRIBE or NOTIFY.

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Common causes

  • BLF, presence or message-waiting subscription to a server that doesn't support that event.

How to fix it

  1. Disable unsupported subscriptions on the phone, or enable the event package (presence, dialog, message-summary) on the server.
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About 4xx responses

The request has a problem or cannot be completed at this server, usually because of something on the requesting side or the target user.

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