Well, ya see I can text and get internet, but no MMS. I have Cellular One (Dobson) for now until my contract is up in about a year. I am wondering if anyone knows how I can achieve a connection better than EDGE and how to send MMS. I tried the MMS settings from HowardForums btw and it goes to 99% and boofs. I tried ATT settings for the internet and it doesn't work.
I know it has been a problem for the G1 to send/receive MMS messages from certain carriers, however I was wondering if any fix has been found. Currently my only problem is I cannot receive MMS messages from AT&T users, but sending/receiving with any other carrier works fine. Any ideas? Thanks!
Rangerbob86 said:
I know it has been a problem for the G1 to send/receive MMS messages from certain carriers, however I was wondering if any fix has been found. Currently my only problem is I cannot receive MMS messages from AT&T users, but sending/receiving with any other carrier works fine. Any ideas? Thanks!
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What rom are you on.
Rangerbob86 said:
I know it has been a problem for the G1 to send/receive MMS messages from certain carriers, however I was wondering if any fix has been found. Currently my only problem is I cannot receive MMS messages from AT&T users, but sending/receiving with any other carrier works fine. Any ideas? Thanks!
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tell them to put a subject on it, it will work
im on Cyanogen 3.6.8.1...it will work with a subject?
My girlfriend is on att, and that's the only way I can receive a mms from her. It works 100% of the time. No subject = no mms. Its annoying.
Anyone know how this is possible, ive read of older ideas but they do not work anymore...
Maybe we ned different apn settings?
My friend told me he recieved picture mail without the data plan when his phone switched to at&t up north...
sassyness77 said:
Anyone know how this is possible, ive read of older ideas but they do not work anymore...
Maybe we ned different apn settings?
My friend told me he recieved picture mail without the data plan when his phone switched to at&t up north...
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your friend probably caught a glitch... when i had a blackberry i could use the internet on it without a data plan or wifi, but everything else that came with the data plan didn't work.
however, i also didn't know you had to have the data plan for mms to work. i thought this came with the messaging plan? then again i use t-mobile. i take it your on at&t or something? i have a friend who has a g1 with no data plan and he sends me picture messages. (he's also on t-mobile)
im on t mobile. i have unlimited messaging but from day 1 could never send an mms or recieve one. there used to be a have with the apns but it doesnt work anymore.
sassyness77 said:
im on t mobile. i have unlimited messaging but from day 1 could never send an mms or recieve one. there used to be a have with the apns but it doesnt work anymore.
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waaaat? i've always got them without any data plan whatsoever. and i know the people who send them to me don't have one. maybe we're just lucky and i should shut my mouth before t-mobile finds out.
edit: dunno about mytouch, though. i've always had a data plan on this. but blackberry didn't need one and nor did any other phone. but all my other phones before blackberry weren't considered "smartphones."
weird...
yeah, i cant download the mms message, pressing the button to downlad does nothing...
sassyness77 said:
yeah, i cant download the mms message, pressing the button to downlad does nothing...
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like you can't see the picture you get? or it just tells you that you have a mms and you have to download? it never asks me anything like that. i've seen another person say that they can't download mms (even with data plan because of an error), but i just get the mms without clicking download.
maybe they don't actually have a data plan, though. people here seem to tend to leave out the most important details. i don't know how to help, though. i would have put money on it you could get a picture message without a data plan as long as you had texting.
are you sure you have a G1?! ha but i thought everone had to dowload the mms before you could actually see it. Thats all ive heard and if been trying to find the answer for a year and a half! I thought it was wierd that whe my friend when up north and it switched to AT&T he was able to recieve picture messages. I get a notification that says 0 new messages which is weird...but then i have the message in the thread with only a download button. i have an "mms notification" it says when i long press and click details on the message.
anyone?
Is there other people who can recieve mms without the data plan on t mobile?
I do have unllimited messaging, and i could recieve them on everyother phone i owned except my g1.
i have a mytouch, and no i never have to click download... i gust get a new msg and it has a little paper clip on it and it shows directly up... now thats for PICTURE... ones that have music or something i have to click download but as for pictures not once have i had to download... am i supposed to have to click download on picture? lol. that's odd as hell.
What's up everyone. If u have a g1 or my touch with tmobile and u don't have a data plan and u can send and receive mms please post ur apn settings. I think that's why we are here. Thanks.
im going to bump this thread because the issue hasnt been resolved yet
If you root a mytouch can you then use MMS again? I want to get the MyTouch slide but with no data plan.
i am having the same issue except sometimes i get the pics and sometimes i don't i think it depends on the size and maybe what network the sender is on. I changed some settings and started getting pics but when I tried it again i'm not getting them. still working on it. I have a G1
I have a G1 with the new prepaid plan and no data plan, i can recieve pictures and videos but i cant send any at all. Does anyone know why?
Your phone has to have a data connection to receive MMS. With MMS, the network basically sends your phone a special SMS message containing a URL and your phone then loads the URL to retrieve the full MMS message.
You shouldn't need a data plan to use MMS as your carrier should charge visits to that URL as MMS and not regular data usage, but you do still need your carrier's APN setup in your phone.
athakur999 said:
Your phone has to have a data connection to receive MMS. With MMS, the network basically sends your phone a special SMS message containing a URL and your phone then loads the URL to retrieve the full MMS message.
You shouldn't need a data plan to use MMS as your carrier should charge visits to that URL as MMS and not regular data usage, but you do still need your carrier's APN setup in your phone.
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So, what are the APN settings for T-mobile?
I have a similar problem, I get free mms from my carrier but to receive them I need to turn on data, If its off I receive a message with download button but it says: cant download atm, try again later. If I have data on it downloads perfectly. To do this you need to have 2 apns configured, one for net and one for mms, on your provider webpage there should be the configurations you need around the suport areas, or ask someone with same phone and carrier to copy them.
My problem is that I have a data plan, and so when I turn on the data it starts synchronizing, downloading mails etc... and wastes my limited badwidth.
Now I do remember on my stock phone I used to be able to grab mms with data off.. anyone have a clue about how to do it? or some app that blocks net but not the mms?
I cant send mms to my wife's slide, my two friends' nexus ones, my other friend's iphone 3g, my other friend's iphone 3gs, my other friend's evo OR my mom's g1. I havent tried sending an mms in a while but i do remember problems on all of my android phones.
This really shouldnt be a problem right? Isnt this a pretty basic function of a super phone?
Ive tried everything i can think of, any ides? I really like this phone and im glad to hear about the forthcoming UI overhaul, but id rather the basic functions of the phone be dependable first. Any help would be awesome, perhaps there is a simple setting i havent thought of, although im pretty sure mms has worked in the past... thank you
What service do you have, does it include MMS? Is your APN setup correctly? MMS works fine for me, both sending and receiveing on T-Mobile.
I have never had a problem sending MMS via TMo.
Are you using Hancent or the stock msg? I have discovered that you have to make sure you change the settings for it to reduce it to send max mms size is 200k or else it won't go through. Most carries allow max of 250k mms size. Hancent has default of 1M.
ok thanks for the help. im on stock, i have tmobile with mms included with my service, also i receive mms fine.
How do i change the size limit and what should the apn be? i looked in the settings in the message app but couldnt find size limit...thanks
Your best bet is to call t-mobile @ 611 from your phone. When I switched from my iPhone 2g to my nexus recently, they fixed my internet and settings account-side to work with android. Worth a shot.
The default APN is T-Mobile US epc.tmobile.com
wdfowty said:
Your best bet is to call t-mobile @ 611 from your phone. When I switched from my iPhone 2g to my nexus recently, they fixed my internet and settings account-side to work with android. Worth a shot.
The default APN is T-Mobile US epc.tmobile.com
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will do, thanks
Just picked up a H811 to replace my H851 and am having MMS issues. Could not send or receive MMS and thought it was an APN issue as I'm on ATT. Finally figured out it's only happen if wifi is connected. If it's off MMS is fine. Of course I've tried pretty mush all the different APNs and most of the stock and modified stock ROMs on XDA and all are the same. Anyone have a clue?
rzracer2 said:
Just picked up a H811 to replace my H851 and am having MMS issues. Could not send or receive MMS and thought it was an APN issue as I'm on ATT. Finally figured out it's only happen if wifi is connected. If it's off MMS is fine. Of course I've tried pretty mush all the different APNs and most of the stock and modified stock ROMs on XDA and all are the same. Anyone have a clue?
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As far as I know you need to be connected to mobile data to send MMS messages.
Vseprz said:
As far as I know you need to be connected to mobile data to send MMS messages.
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Yes that seems to be the issue, when wifi is connected it's blocking the cellular data connection so MMS can't send or receive. Not extremely happy with the performance as the only game I play is Flappy Bird and it seems laggy, even on the debloated ROMS and different Kernals. Had a Nexus 5X with the same CPU and no issue. Probably just return this phone but will miss the LG UI