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[Q] Nexus S MMS problem! Blurry MMS in UK

Hello!
I have seen the threads on blurry MMS messages in the US.....which has been more or less fixed.....anyone in the UK have any idea how we get this fixed over here?!
I have contacted O2 and they have said the phone is not officially supported by them and therefore they cannot assist (although I bought the phone on a 2 year contract with them!!!). They have advised I take the phone back to Carphone warehouse and get another model as they cannot give me a date when the Nexus S will be supported.
Anyone have a work around for this in the UK? Surely I'm not the only one in the UK with this issue?
Regards
G
UPDATE
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Have just spoken with O2 technical data services and they have confirmed there is nothing at all they can do and the phone apparently should be used on the network and they have no plans in the near future to support the phone and they advised I get a refund.
If anyone in the UK has found a work around for this on one of the other networks please let me know as I love the phone agh!! Its available on all the UK networks from Carphone Warehouse/Bestbuy....need to know if they have a fix!

Just tried sending an MMS to myself (may not be a valid test ) and pic looks fine.
On O2 UK (Simplicity package) using Handcent SMS. Rooted running 2.3.1 at the moment.
I've played around with the "stock" APN's which may or may not be relevant - happy to post settings if needed.

Yeah if you could post setting so I can compare that would be great!
I have tried sending a pic from the camera to myself and thats blurry also! As well as ones other people have sent me.
Dont know if its the phone settings then or something in your rooted ROM may have rectified it? Hmm...

I'm not in the UK, but 2.3.1 corrected the blurry mms for me.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

garoelms said:
Yeah if you could post setting so I can compare that would be great!
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MMS APN details:
Name: O2 MMS
APN: wap.o2.co.uk
Proxy: http://wap.o2.co.uk
Port:9201
Username: o2wap
Password: password
Server: http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002
MMSproxy: 193.113.200.195
MMS port: 8080
MCC: 234
MNC: 10
APN type: mms
(Originally taken from http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/archive/index.php/t-96298.html - post dated 12-03-2010, 11:29 AM)
You'll need to reboot for the APN to take affect.
I only have two APN's listed currently (the other is for 3g/mobile web - it's listed on the same post as the MMS APN in the link above)

sorry m8, what blurry?

I have tried all the settings you have listed and still exactly the same....cant explain it! It sends fine....but any incoming MMS messages are blurred beyond belief!!! How annoying! grr

garoelms said:
I have tried all the settings you have listed and still exactly the same....cant explain it! It sends fine....but any incoming MMS messages are blurred beyond belief!!! How annoying! grr
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which network are you on?
i believe there is some switch that can be turn on/off on the network.
when i first switch from iphone to N1, i have similar problem.
sending a MMS to iphone is not a issue (other than needing to manually resize the picture), but upon receiving MMS, it comes in a very small picture.
at that time, i heard other users on other network does not have this issue.
if you have friends on other network, maybe you will want to borrow their sim to give it a try.

garoelms said:
Hello!
UPDATE
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Have just spoken with O2 technical data services and they have confirmed there is nothing at all they can do and the phone apparently should be used on the network and they have no plans in the near future to support the phone and they advised I get a refund.
If anyone in the UK has found a work around for this on one of the other networks please let me know as I love the phone agh!! Its available on all the UK networks from Carphone Warehouse/Bestbuy....need to know if they have a fix!
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What a chicken **** response from them.....it is a network issue, prolly the same issue with us on Tmobile

garoelms said:
I have tried all the settings you have listed and still exactly the same....cant explain it! It sends fine....but any incoming MMS messages are blurred beyond belief!!! How annoying! grr
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What app are you using to send MMS with? Have you tried something like handcent?

Hi...I have tried it stock and handcent.....same issue! :-(

qwerp_ said:
which network are you on?
i believe there is some switch that can be turn on/off on the network.
when i first switch from iphone to N1, i have similar problem.
sending a MMS to iphone is not a issue (other than needing to manually resize the picture), but upon receiving MMS, it comes in a very small picture.
at that time, i heard other users on other network does not have this issue.
if you have friends on other network, maybe you will want to borrow their sim to give it a try.
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I am on O2 UK. ANy idea what this "switch" is as they are clueless their end! I have tried another O2 sim in my handset....exactly the same issue :-(

Highland3r said:
MMS APN details:
Name: O2 MMS
APN: wap.o2.co.uk
Proxy: http://wap.o2.co.uk
Port:9201
Username: o2wap
Password: password
Server: http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002
MMSproxy: 193.113.200.195
MMS port: 8080
MCC: 234
MNC: 10
APN type: mms
(Originally taken from http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/archive/index.php/t-96298.html - post dated 12-03-2010, 11:29 AM)
You'll need to reboot for the APN to take affect.
I only have two APN's listed currently (the other is for 3g/mobile web - it's listed on the same post as the MMS APN in the link above)
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When you took these APN details and put them in...did you get a green circle by them? When I entered all the details in manually.....I havent got a green circle and after reboot the net/mms wouldnt work at all! Had to "restore default" to get them back (still blurry!! haha)

You get the green circle for the default APN (afaik this should be set to the 3G/Data APN you have setup)
I don't have a green circle (MMS APN set as default) next to the MMS APN either.
You should also ensure you have your 3G/data APN set as default (use the settings on that post if needed) and just delete the other APN's from the list.

garoelms said:
I am on O2 UK. ANy idea what this "switch" is as they are clueless their end! I have tried another O2 sim in my handset....exactly the same issue :-(
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Have you tried an app such as picsay to reduce the size of the image see if that helps?
YGPM btw

Highland3r said:
Have you tried an app such as picsay to reduce the size of the image see if that helps?
YGPM btw
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Outgoing MMS is fine, resizes ok....and an be viewed on the other handsets with no issues.....its only incoming MMS that goes blurry beyond recognition

Firstly thanks to Highland3r this post with the MMS APN settings got sending and receiving working on my Nexus S! Secondly also being on O2 UK I concur the MMS messages all come through with low res small scaled pictures. I had the same issue on my previous HTC hero too.
Its definitely down to O2 not recognising the capabilities/supporting the phone type so it defults to the lowest res/size their MMS server supports.
OP you got a complete BS answer off O2 - They should simply add the nexus S into their list of supported phones and ensure their MMS server knows about them!

Sorry to bring up such an old thread but did anyone manage to solve the problem of the blurry mms's? I'm on giffgaff which uses the o2 network and have the same problem. Funnily enough it seemed fine when I first used it and friends pictures that they sent me were coming through at about 200k. I recently had to do a reinstall of the firmware and im having troubles now. I can send myself a picture via the stock app or gosms and can see it has resized it to 150k+ for outgoing but when I receive it back it has resized to anything below 20k making it un viewable.

I started using the Handcent SMS app, instead of the stock one, and it seemed to fix the problem for me
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

Unable to send SMS/MMS to AT&T Phone

My girlfriend has a Samsung Captivate and she can send me SMS/MMS but I cannot send her.
I have called AT&T Tech Support and also T-Mobile Tech Support, nobody can give me solid answers or resolutions.
Our workaround is to use that TiKL Touch2Talk Application for messaging, but this is simply annoying!
Anyone? Ideas? Also, anyone wish to PM me a phone number if they use AT&T so I can test with your line?
Thanks a lot guys,
Michael

What phone are you using and through what carrier and also what firmware?

I am using the Samsung Galaxy S 4G with T-Mobile.
Stock firmware, haven't flashed anything. Its out of box.

Try going into Settings/Wireless and Network/Mobile Network Settings and then Access Point Names.
See if there's an APN showing T-MOBILE US then underneath epc.tmobile.com
If there's nothing then click the menu key on the bottom left and select New APN.
Either way make sure it matches these settings.
Name: T-Mobile US
APN: epc.tmobile.com
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
User name: Not set
Password: Not Set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.tobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: Not Set
MMS: port: Not Set
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: None
APN type: Internet + MMS
Hope this helps.

Yep, everything matches. =(

* UPDATE *
I sent an MMS just fine, but SMS is still not working!

mikeDCMDVA said:
My girlfriend has a Samsung Captivate and she can send me SMS/MMS but I cannot send her.
I have called AT&T Tech Support and also T-Mobile Tech Support, nobody can give me solid answers or resolutions.
Our workaround is to use that TiKL Touch2Talk Application for messaging, but this is simply annoying!
Anyone? Ideas? Also, anyone wish to PM me a phone number if they use AT&T so I can test with your line?
Thanks a lot guys,
Michael
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here's a work around. remove the dashes from the contacts phone number when sending MMS.

I've had the same issue when my friend (on the iphone) and I try to send mms to each other.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA Premium App

First, removing the dashes definitely does not work, lol.
IPhone also, that sucks, Mann I don't know where to turn for this one...
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

mikeDCMDVA said:
First, removing the dashes definitely does not work, lol.
IPhone also, that sucks, Mann I don't know where to turn for this one...
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App
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I'm referring to sending MMS messages. MMS has always been an issue even on the Vibrant. Oh BTW! removing the dashes is one of the quick fix that you can do to fix the MMS sending issue! if you use the search bar you will see what i'm talking about... soo search around this forum instead of asking and laughing at the someone who is trying to help with your situation. I suggest go find help somewhere else!

Not laughing at you, just laughing at how there isn't really any information about this...I have never had a problem like this before with any phone....

[FIX (Possibly)] MMS sending/receiving Issues

So this has been bothering me since the first time I flashed a custom rom on my G2x (had this phone since late September), I know that my data speeds suck and that it's common for a custom rom to mess up our phones' data sending/receiving capabilities (using a mobile network that is). So I've been searching, calling technical support, and playing around with my phone for a long time, and I might have just figured it out, so why not share
To make it clear, this is for anyone who has 2 SEPARATE APNs (one for internet access and one for MMS), especially wind users, since I'm one. No harm can be done from trying this, if it doesn't work for you, just restore your APNs to default and move on.
So here it goes:
In settings -> wireless & networks -> mobile networks -> access point names -> Wind CA MMS (or whatever your MMS APN is), now change the APN type to <not set> (i.e. delete whatever's there and hit ok) and change Authentication type to None (it's usually <not set> by default) then hit the menu button and save.
What this mainly does is it breaks the link between the internet APN and the MMS APN, so to use one of them you'd have to manually select the relevant one then do what you need to do (i.e. now you have to manually select Wind CA MMS (or whatever your MMS APN is) from the access point names menu, turn data on, send/download your MMS, then do whatever you want after, or go back and select Wind CA (or whatever your internet APN is) to get internet access)
By default the 2 APNs are linked and when you need to use MMS your phone switches to the proper APN, then switches back when you need internet access. I'm guessing my phone's been having a hard time finding it's way to my MMS APN (even with it's dual core processor lol) since the data icon usually disappears as soon as I hit send! So doing this manually is more work but it solves the problem (for me at least, and hopefully for you )
I know this sounds like a pain, but I've been able to send and receive MMS at speeds I've never seen before on my phone
Good luck and don't forget to hit the thanks button whenever appropriate

What rom are you running because I'm running cm7 and I send mms within seconds. Also where do u live?
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

moeahmad1995 said:
What rom are you running because I'm running cm7 and I send mms within seconds. Also where do u live?
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
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Check out my signature for my current rom, and i'm from Waterloo as stated in my profile

jj_z1 said:
Check out my signature for my current rom, and i'm from Waterloo as stated in my profile
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Sorry on mobile app so didn't see where u lived.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

moeahmad1995 said:
Sorry on mobile app so didn't see where u lived.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
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I wasn't trying to be an ass or anything, sorry dude! I don't use the xda app on devices I usually log on through the browser, so I don't know how the app works! I just thought it was strange that you asked, forgive me if I insulted you in any way.
The thing is, the carrier I'm with has limited coverage in Canada and my area was only recently added plus they used to have one APN for both internet and MMS which worked better but they changed it and it's been giving me problems ever since! But with this fix I can send/receive MMS in seconds now

I'm a wind user in waterloo as well. I did notice the phone gets confused sometimes when I try to send a MMS, it'll send it but every once in a while show up in the message screen to resend (over and over again).
Anyway so I tried to change the settings, the phone let me save those settings saying "The APN cannot be empty." Although when I look at the APN, it clearly says <not set> like in your original post...

jj_z1 said:
I wasn't trying to be an ass or anything, sorry dude! I don't use the xda app on devices I usually log on through the browser, so I don't know how the app works! I just thought it was strange that you asked, forgive me if I insulted you in any way.
The thing is, the carrier I'm with has limited coverage in Canada and my area was only recently added plus they used to have one APN for both internet and MMS which worked better but they changed it and it's been giving me problems ever since! But with this fix I can send/receive MMS in seconds now
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It's fine don't worry about it, I should be thanking u for taking the time to try to figure out a solution and posting ur findings. Thanks
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

lulzo said:
I'm a wind user in waterloo as well. I did notice the phone gets confused sometimes when I try to send a MMS, it'll send it but every once in a while show up in the message screen to resend (over and over again).
Anyway so I tried to change the settings, the phone let me save those settings saying "The APN cannot be empty." Although when I look at the APN, it clearly says <not set> like in your original post...
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It's not the APN you need to change, it's the APN type, should be the second to last entry in the list, try it out and let me know if it works

And my solution is....
Here is how i fixed my MMS send/receive issue on WIND with cm7..
1. Restore APN to default
2. Change user-agent in Messaging->settings to Android-Mms/2.0 which is the default "Custom" on cm7
3. Enjoy your MMS sending are receiving.
PS. You will still get disconnected when sending MMS.
EDIT: if you are updating your RIL (using getRIL or any other method) to V11H or something other than v20c (CM7 default RIL) change the user-agent in Messaging Messaging->settings to the default on cm7. Otherwise you will not be able to send MMS with the v11H ril.

Thank you Good_Newz ! This did the trick!

Im using Hell Fire Phoenix 1.9 and still need tissues for my issues. Cant reliably receive mms... No problem sending but i tried the couple fixes here none of them seemed to do it. Any other Wind users having the same issue or any ideas?

I.R.Chevy said:
Im using Hell Fire Phoenix 1.9 and still need tissues for my issues. Cant reliably receive mms... No problem sending but i tried the couple fixes here none of them seemed to do it. Any other Wind users having the same issue or any ideas?
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Have you tried sending mms to yourself from your phone? or from another wind phone if you have one handy? (to see if you receive them)
My brother and I both have wind's G2x and I haven't had any problems with mms ever since i figured out the fix in the op, but my brother can't seem to receive from iphones especially (even with the fix)!! I guess it varies from one phone to another, or it's sender's phone has issues

jj_z1 said:
Have you tried sending mms to yourself from your phone? or from another wind phone if you have one handy? (to see if you receive them)
My brother and I both have wind's G2x and I haven't had any problems with mms ever since i figured out the fix in the op, but my brother can't seem to receive from iphones especially (even with the fix)!! I guess it varies from one phone to another, or it's sender's phone has issues
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After f*cking with it for hours and bugging the hell out of my friends (asking to send pictures over and over) I finally got it working by using gosms and filling in the apn settings manually in the app and whamo works great except iPhones.... figures...
Edit: sending mms to yourself is another good way to test it but it always seemed to work sending to myself just not receiving from others
Pin it to Win it.

unable to MMS on Tsugi Rom
hi fellow wind & Xda users, its great to find wind users here.
i would really like to solve this issue as everything else is working for me now, im using Tsugi's final rom ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358724 )and its great however in APN list i have four things listed
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-internet (internet.windmobile.ca)
-Wind CA (internet.windmobile.ca)
-MMS (mms.windmobile.ca)
-Wind CA MMS (mms.windmobile.ca)
the first two are selectable , makes sense as i have internet .... also i can not modify any of the above , it says " default apn cannot be modified"
i created two new APN just like the last two but left the type Blank, didn't solve the issue.
what do you guys suggest or what am i doing wrong? how can i manually change those settings? perhaps through root explorer? thanks
EDIT: Also as i didn't have any input in TYPE ( blank) i was able to select the two new entries i created but i wasn't able to send/receive mms, when i added MMS to the type , they became un-selectable like the default mms entries! when i remove the mms type and leave blank i again can select them.

reza416 said:
hi fellow wind & Xda users, its great to find wind users here.
i would really like to solve this issue as everything else is working for me now, im using Tsugi's final rom ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358724 )and its great however in APN list i have four things listed
(will attach screen shot as well)
-internet (internet.windmobile.ca)
-Wind CA (internet.windmobile.ca)
-MMS (mms.windmobile.ca)
-Wind CA MMS (mms.windmobile.ca)
the first two are selectable , makes sense as i have internet .... also i can not modify any of the above , it says " default apn cannot be modified"
i created two new APN just like the last two but left the type Blank, didn't solve the issue.
what do you guys suggest or what am i doing wrong? how can i manually change those settings? perhaps through root explorer? thanks
EDIT: Also as i didn't have any input in TYPE ( blank) i was able to select the two new entries i created but i wasn't able to send/receive mms, when i added MMS to the type , they became un-selectable like the default mms entries! when i remove the mms type and leave blank i again can select them.
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I think the fact that you cannot modify the default APN is a 2.3.3/2.3.4 specific issue, when I first created this thread I was running EB (which is 2.3.7) and had no problem modifying. If I were you, I would reset to default (hopefully you can do that on 2.3.4), Try modifying one more time, if that doesn't work, try a different messaging app like go sms and in MMS settings fill in all the APN information manually, hopefully that will work. Also, (if you haven't tried already) you could install getril from the market and see if your rils match, if not install a recommended one. If none of that works, maybe consider using a different rom, I found that MMS works on MIUI roms without having to apply the fix in the OP, and you can definitely modify the default APN on 2.3.7 roms.
Good luck

jj_z1 said:
I think the fact that you cannot modify the default APN is a 2.3.3/2.3.4 specific issue, when I first created this thread I was running EB (which is 2.3.7) and had no problem modifying. If I were you, I would reset to default (hopefully you can do that on 2.3.4), Try modifying one more time, if that doesn't work, try a different messaging app like go sms and in MMS settings fill in all the APN information manually, hopefully that will work. Also, (if you haven't tried already) you could install getril from the market and see if your rils match, if not install a recommended one. If none of that works, maybe consider using a different rom, I found that MMS works on MIUI roms without having to apply the fix in the OP, and you can definitely modify the default APN on 2.3.7 roms.
Good luck
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thanks jj_z1
i tried everything you mentioned above and i am even running a MIUI rom right now , 2.3.7 with gosms, mms setting manually setup and even tried the OP fix with MIUI but still no luck,
only thing i can think of is when i checked the RILS eventhough it said it matches, it was recommending a different one for me, do you think that could be it? its kinda frustrating lol, i'll also flash to stock now and see if i'll still have the mms problem if not then i guess its the custom roms otherwise i don't know

reza416 said:
thanks jj_z1
i tried everything you mentioned above and i am even running a MIUI rom right now , 2.3.7 with gosms, mms setting manually setup and even tried the OP fix with MIUI but still no luck,
only thing i can think of is when i checked the RILS eventhough it said it matches, it was recommending a different one for me, do you think that could be it? its kinda frustrating lol, i'll also flash to stock now and see if i'll still have the mms problem if not then i guess its the custom roms otherwise i don't know
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What exactly is the problem you're having? You can't send or receive mms at all? or is it occasional? or is it just one sided (as in you can't send, but can receive, or the other way around)?
This might be a stupid question, and I don't mean anything by it, people just forget the simplest things sometimes! Do you have data enabled when you try to send or download an mms? (it took me a while to find out that I needed data enabled lol)
You can try to do a hard reset, a lot of users find that it works. While the phone is on, pull out the battery, then the sim card, wait at least 30 seconds, then put them back in and try to send something (like a picture) to yourself. Try this at least 3 times just to make sure (unless it works the first time).
Also, if all else fails, using go sms, you can send and download an mms using wifi, I used that for a while until I got my data to work.
If your rils are matching I don't think installing a recommended one would make a difference, the important thing is that they match.
Other than that I honestly don't know what to tell you, it might be an issue specific to your device. The very last thing you can do is restore to stock and go to a wind store and have them either fix it for you or send it in for repair, I'm sure your warranty hasn't expired yet.

jj_z1 said:
What exactly is the problem you're having? You can't send or receive mms at all? or is it occasional? or is it just one sided (as in you can't send, but can receive, or the other way around)?
This might be a stupid question, and I don't mean anything by it, people just forget the simplest things sometimes! Do you have data enabled when you try to send or download an mms? (it took me a while to find out that I needed data enabled lol)
You can try to do a hard reset, a lot of users find that it works. While the phone is on, pull out the battery, then the sim card, wait at least 30 seconds, then put them back in and try to send something (like a picture) to yourself. Try this at least 3 times just to make sure (unless it works the first time).
Also, if all else fails, using go sms, you can send and download an mms using wifi, I used that for a while until I got my data to work.
If your rils are matching I don't think installing a recommended one would make a difference, the important thing is that they match.
Other than that I honestly don't know what to tell you, it might be an issue specific to your device. The very last thing you can do is restore to stock and go to a wind store and have them either fix it for you or send it in for repair, I'm sure your warranty hasn't expired yet.
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i havent been able to send or receive any mms for a while now,
i just tried wifi, with wifi bein on i was able to send/receive to myself, however when i pressed sent the data sign appeared beside the wifi sign and i was able to send/receive , is that normal? other than that when only the data is on and i try to send a mms , the data sign disappears and it keeps trying to send , and when it can't send then the data sign re-appears , to me the mms apn doesn't work, can you send me the exact apn settings for both internet and mms ? so that i can match mine.. thanks

reza416 said:
i havent been able to send or receive any mms for a while now,
i just tried wifi, with wifi bein on i was able to send/receive to myself, however when i pressed sent the data sign appeared beside the wifi sign and i was able to send/receive , is that normal? other than that when only the data is on and i try to send a mms , the data sign disappears and it keeps trying to send , and when it can't send then the data sign re-appears , to me the mms apn doesn't work, can you send me the exact apn settings for both internet and mms ? so that i can match mine.. thanks
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It's normal for the data icon to appear next to wifi. With separate APNs the phone is usually connected to the internet one when data is enabled, but when you use mms the phone tries to switch to the mms APN which is (in my opinion) where the phone is failing, that's also why the data icon disappears when you hit send, it's trying to switch from one APN to the other, but fails!! Which kinda sucks. Either way, I'm currently running RG2x-MIUI v2.2.24 and here are my APN settins:
For internet access:
Name: Wind CA
APN: internet.windmobile.ca
Proxy: <Not set>
Port: <Not set>
Username: <Not set>
Password: <Not set>
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: <Not set>
MMS proxy: <Not set>
MMS port: <Not set>
MCC: 302
MNC: 490
Authentication type: None
APN type: default,supl
APN protocol: IPv4
For mms:
Name: Wind CA MMS
APN: mms.windmobile.ca
Proxy: <Not set>
Port: <Not set>
Username: <Not set>
Password: <Not set>
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: http://mms.windmobile.ca
MMS proxy: 74.115.197.70
MMS port: 8080
MCC: 302
MNC: 490
Authentication type: None
APN type: <Not set>
APN protocol: IPv4
Also, I guess in MIUI there's an auto-Switch option if you have more than one APN, doesn't really matter if it's on or off, doesn't help!

Anyone with "new message" Straight Talk MMS issue?

With the new LTE sims it seems like everytime i recieve a mms (group chat or picture) i get "subject New message" before everyone which is really annoying? Anyone else get this?

newtonfb said:
With the new LTE sims it seems like everytime i recieve a mms (group chat or picture) i get "subject New message" before everyone which is really annoying? Anyone else get this?
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I can't even get my MMS to work with st and nexus 5. Using hangout I send an MMS and says sent but the other person never gets it. When I get an MMS just says tap here to open then the ... Sit there and go but nothing shows up. Sounds like this a st issue as I've come across 100's of other complaints.
What are your APN settings?

Here is what I use for Straight Talk AT&T, haven't had any problems.

SplitCold said:
Here is what I use for Straight Talk AT&T, haven't had any problems.
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Your not getting "New message"?
I attached a screenshot of a group chat on my phone... I had the N4 for a year on straight talk and never had the problem..now with the new sim card i get this crap.

Nobody ?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

newtonfb said:
With the new LTE sims it seems like everytime i recieve a mms (group chat or picture) i get "subject New message" before everyone which is really annoying? Anyone else get this?
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I have the same issue. Let me know if you figure anything out.

tycoonheart said:
I have the same issue. Let me know if you figure anything out.
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Yup it does say new message, I just never noticed it...

I am also having this issue. What's strange is that it cropped up after using MMS over Straight Talk in Hangouts for a few days without issue. I've tried deleting threads, deleting app data cache, etc. No matter what I've tried, keeps happening. I've also tried using different APN settings to see if that would fix the issue. I'm convinced that this is an issue on the Straight Talk side and not the Android/Hangouts side. I saw that someone spoke with tech support at ST about this a few days ago and a ticket was filed to look into this further. Hopefully the issue is discovered on their side and it resolves the issue for all of us.
I do know that Textra seems to block the subject line, so there's that if it helps, but for me personally, I'd like to continue to use Hangouts, but without, <Subject: New Message> showing up for all received messages. Too bad there isn't an option in Hangouts settings to ignore subject lines for SMS...

I also cannot get MMS to work with Straight Talk on my Nexus 5.
I've tried all the APN settings I could find. I also bought a new SIM card from the start, so that's not it.
Need help!

Geodude074 said:
I also cannot get MMS to work with Straight Talk on my Nexus 5.
I've tried all the APN settings I could find. I also bought a new SIM card from the start, so that's not it.
Need help!
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Nevermind, I got it working now.
Turns out it was just the app I was using. In Hangouts I can send/receive MMS just fine with Straight Talk's recommended APN settings.

Hi,
What did you do to fix it? I'm having similar problems.
Are you able to receive text attachments? Like pictures?
I used the below APN setting for my nexus 5 and can make calls, get LTE, send text and text attachments and even recieve texts. BUT I can't receive any pics thru text. I'm using Textra as my SMS app if that matters.
Can anyone please help me out?
Thanks!
Name: Straight Talk
APN: tfdata
Proxy: not set
Port: 80
MMSC: _http://mms-tf.net (_http://mms-tf.net/)
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC:310
MNC:410
Authentication Type: PAP
APN Type: default,supl,mms,hipri
APN Protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
bearer: unspecified
mvno type: none

Bleezyd said:
I used the below APN setting for my nexus 5 and can make calls, get LTE, send text and text attachments and even recieve texts. BUT I can't receive any pics thru text. I'm using Textra as my SMS app if that matters.
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I'm having similar problems as you. My APN settings are a bit different, but like you I can send/receive text messages, make/receive calls, connect to the LTE network, send MMS messages (successfully), I just cannot receive MMS messages. Every time I get a MMS message (in Hangouts BTW) I get a text saying "Touch to download MMS message. Size: xxKB. Expires: dd/mm, hh:mm pm". When I touch it it just "spins its wheels" and eventually says retrying below the message.
My APN Settings
Name: Straight Talk (can be whatever you want)
APN: tfdata
Port: 80
MMSC: http: //mms-tf.net (no space after http:, had to add one because I can't post links)
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80

brooks1man said:
I'm having similar problems as you. My APN settings are a bit different, but like you I can send/receive text messages, make/receive calls, connect to the LTE network, send MMS messages (successfully), I just cannot receive MMS messages. Every time I get a MMS message (in Hangouts BTW) I get a text saying "Touch to download MMS message. Size: xxKB. Expires: dd/mm, hh:mm pm". When I touch it it just "spins its wheels" and eventually says retrying below the message.
My APN Settings
Name: Straight Talk (can be whatever you want)
APN: tfdata
Port: 80
MMSC: http: //mms-tf.net (no space after http:, had to add one because I can't post links)
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
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Hey guys, I've been having considerable trouble getting mms to work but got some APN settings from Straight Talk tech support that seem to be working. They are identical to the ones brooks posted, except that there was no value for the "port" field. Hangouts would still not receive MMS but I could send them. After installing textra and setting it as the default for sms, everything now seems to be working fine.

This fixed it for me
clueless_n00b said:
Hey guys, I've been having considerable trouble getting mms to work but got some APN settings from Straight Talk tech support that seem to be working. They are identical to the ones brooks posted, except that there was no value for the "port" field. Hangouts would still not receive MMS but I could send them. After installing textra and setting it as the default for sms, everything now seems to be working fine.
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I uninstalled AdBlock and all my MMS come in now on Hangouts.

Help! SMS & MMS Stopped Working!

My Problem(s)::crying:
SMS messages give an immediate error that they could not be sent. MMS messages say sending for many minutes before finally giving the same error.
Did it ever work?
Yes. I had sent and received SMS messages after flashing. Cannot confirm MMS, becuase I had not used it since flashing my ROM.
What precipitated / brought the problem to the fore?
I was trying to get Sprint voicemail working on my recently flashed phone ([ROM][OFFICIAL][KitKat 4.4.4][moto_msm8960_jbbl] PAC-ROM 4.4.4.RC-2). I tried several apk's for Sprint's Visual Voice. I could not get 5.x or 6.x to work. After following a few dead end threads with those, I installed Google Voice and was trying to use it for my Sprint voicemail. With each of these I uninstalled and rebooted before going on the next try.
I see threads about Google Hangouts causing problems with Sprint SMS /MMS. It is installed, but I am unfamiliar with the App because I have never used it. I think it is only there because Google Voice needs it.
I have used Google Voice on my laptop to call Red Pocket Mobile when I need to troubleshoot my phone. So, before I installed it on my phone I already had it set up in my google account. Not sure how/why that matters, but there is the possibiltiy that some configuration setting in my account is wrong for integrating with my XT897.
Basic Troubleshooting Info:
I can do any of these without a problem on wi-fi or LTE: Google Play Store, Chrome, Firefox, etc. I am also able to make and receive voice calls.
In PAC-ROM:
Settings - Wireless Networks - More... -
Default SMS app is set to Messaging
Voice+:
Setting this to Disabled and rebooting does not fix
Setting this to my Google Voice gmail account does not fix

u need to set the APN for MMS i think.
Settings->Network Settings->APN
there you need to add a Entry
for SMS iam not sure

APN Info
huhu1312 said:
u need to set the APN for MMS i think.
Settings->Network Settings->APN
there you need to add a Entry
for SMS iam not sure
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SMS was working with the APN I created for Red Pocket Mobile before I started trying to get my voice mail to work.
Here is the APN I created for Red Pocket Mobile:
Name: Red Pocket
APN: n.r6.ispsn
Proxy: Not set
Port: not set
username: [my_cell_number]@redpocket.sprintpcs.com
Password: not set
Server: not set
MMSC: http//mms.sprintpcs.com
mms proxy: 68.28.31.7
mms port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 120
Authentication Type: Not set
APN type: default,mms
APN protocol: IpV4/ipV6
APN roamingprotocol : IpV4/ipV6

you changed your network?
if u are on sprint now u need to set this apn
Name Sprint
APN cinet.spcs
Proxy blank
Username blank
Password blank
Server blank
MMSC http://mms.sprintpcs.com/servlets/mms
MMS Proxy 68.28.31.7 6
MMS Port 80
MMC 234
MNC 15
Authentication type not set
APN Type internet + mms
APN Protocol IPv4
APN enable/disable blank
Read more at: http://www.4gtricks.com/2014/08/sprint-apn-settings-sprint-4g-apn-settings.html

huhu1312 said:
you changed your network? ...
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No, my phone company is Red Pocket Mobile. They are a Sprint MVNO.

Yesterday evening I was out for work. I received an SMS message on my phone. I noticed that my phone was showing 4 bars of signal. I only usually see 1 or 2 at my house. I thought that might be the problem. Unfortunately, I tried sending and got the same errors for SMS and MMS even with 4 bars of signal.
This morning, I installed Network Cell Info Mini in my phone just now using LTE. It shows I have +-100 dBm of signal. Trying to send MMS over the same network still produces the same error.
I also found this thread of similar problems in Sprint's forums.

I would recommend restoring stock, make sure EVERYTHING works that you need to work before flashing any aftermarket ROM.
If it all works on the stock ROM, then you know you have a software configuration issue / limitation.

arrrghhh said:
I would recommend restoring stock, make sure EVERYTHING works that you need to work before flashing any aftermarket ROM.
If it all works on the stock ROM, then you know you have a software configuration issue / limitation.
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Sorry it took so long to post a follow-up on this. I finally had time to meticulously do this.
This is what I did that worked:
1. flashed my rooted Jelly Bean stock ROM back on with TWRP
2. after i booted up i updated the PRL then successfully sent and received a txt
3. flashed back my pac-rom
4. after rebooting, successfully sent and received a txt :victory: