Whenever I receive a text with pictures, it displays a downloading bar. When i click on it, it turns into a "downloading" and nothing happens. I've talked with customer support and they've suggested to add the apn on their site even though the phone already came with it by default. I don't have a data plan yet, so I'm not sure if this might be the problem. Any ideas?
Bump, anyone have this trouble also?
Tried calling for custom support, used the right settings for APN. Still cannot send pictures.
Data plan
Well, MMS does use the data and if you dont have a data plan and you are on prepaid service, you might not be able to use data at all. I'm pretty sure that in Mobilicity's case, the data used by MMS is just counted out of your data plan, its not a sepperate MMS messaging charge or anything like that. Also, make sure you have the correct APN settings, they have it on their website.
I do have the correct APN settings, MOWAP and MOMMS as detailed here.
Mobilicity has MMS for all their plans, regardless of data plan. That was exactly my first assumption that since I did not have a data plan, that pictures were not sending or receiving through.
Anyone have a nexus s with mobilicity experiencing the same problem? I've been calling custom support 6 times now, being asked to visit a local dealer, to a warranty support dealer, to back to the customer support help, and then to the samsung customer support. I've been going in circles, tried using a "demo" sim card in one of the mobilicity dealer place, no fix.
I don't have data plan. i can receive and sent mms
my settings
Name- T-Mobile US
apn- wap.voicestream.com
proxy 216.155.165.050
port 8080
mmsc- htpp://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
mms proxy 216.155.165.050
mms port 8080
mcc 310
mnc 260
in order to receive or sent mms you have to check "data enabled "
Well, I got my problem fixed! Apparently you DO need a data plan to receive pictures over mms. The plan states that phones can receive them without the data plan, but smartphones handles pictures differently than regular phones.
I tested out at one of the local stores, and it works. Not sure if like you said, I just need to have "data" on, or actually have the data plan. I'll try the first when my month runs out. Thanks!
Sorry for the bump but i thought it would be better than creating a new thread for the same problem. anyhow, I've recently picked up a nexus s from mobi (with the $25 data plan) and im having problems with the MMS. I usually get a message with the size details, and a "download" button, same problem as you had, it changes to "downloading", then nothing happens.
If i scroll up in the conversation so that the "downloading" button disappears, then scroll down, it's just back to "download." Sometimes (maybe 10% of the time), the message will come up as it should, with no "download" button, the picture just shows up.
ive double and triple checked that the APN settings are 100% correct, so that can't be the problem. I manually updated to the official release of ICS 4.0.3 (from this thread) last night, but it didnt work before either (came stock with 2.3.4) Sorry for the life story, but thanks for any help.
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hello,
I currently have 2 cellphone: Iphone (old one) with Edge dataplan from att.
and HTC Polaris.
I was using HTC Polaris with the SIM from Iphone and e/thing was working just fine untill today, when I was unable to use the Internet connection. My skype still connects but my emails and internet explorer and msn don't connect to the network.
Also, earlier I was able to connect to 3G with HTC.
So, I wanted to know what is going on? Is it because that my HTC is trying to connect to 3G network and thats why my access is blocked or is there anyways to fix it?
Thanks.
No.
I had a motorola RAZR (not even edge!, its just regular gprs) with at&t, got the unlimited media net data for 15$ a month, popped the sim out, put it in a polaris and now i get unlimited 3G for 15$ a month.
It's gotta be something with your connection settings and / or your radio rom possibly? Run the connection setup again and try that.
Everything works for me too on ATT, and I'm on some other data plan not the PDA Data plan. The one thing that doesn't work for me is MMS. I think it might have something to do with Proxy settings, although not sure. It's kinda annoying actually.
MMS works for me, but it's hella expensive.
I have a text plan that includes 200 text messages and pay per use MMS.
It's like 75 cents per MMS i believe.
i have unlimited everything. unlimited data, text, mms. the thing is i can't even receive mms, let alone send.
do you have any proxy settings? my settings show now proxy. with a proxy i can only update weather but i can't do anything else. with no proxy i can actually use opera and other wireless data functions.
i wonder if this has something to do with the fact that i did have an iphone data plan before switching to another one. (no i don't have an iphone, long story though) maybe in att system they still think i have an iphone (since the iphone doesn't send or receive mms and might not use the proxy)?
Are you guys w/o MMS configured properly?
Server name: AT&T MMS
Gateway: wireless.cingular.com
Port number: 80
Server address: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Connect via: MEdia net
Full Instructions here>>>
http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-center/main.jsp?t=solutionTab&solutionId=KB84421
Yeah I have all those settings. I am not however using any proxy settings, don't know if that matters. I get a series of errors when I try to upload or download an MMS. When it uploads it gets to 99% then it doesn't send it. when can't remember what happens it tries to receive, something about forbidden. I've seen several people complain about it on the forum but none of those fixes work.
MMS used to work at some point, so I don't know what happened. It might have something to do when my account was on an iPhone data plan for a few hours. Maybe that messes with the proxy settings / MMS settings for that account??
Hey guys I am newbie to the Android system and i new how to do literally everything with hacking my iphone and now I have a nexus one. my question is how do I send text messages with pic or video clips without having a data plan with Tmobile. I have no use for the data plan anyone know? thought I would ask here It was suggested to me. thnx
well...
I had a g1 for the longest time, and recently, about 2 weeks ago after i got my nexus one, i just started being able to send and recieve mms messages. I did not change any apns and i do NOT have any sort of data plan. Im not sure why this is possible...
MMS doesn't use the data plan. It uses a separate APN. Having an unlimited data plan doesn't suddenly make sending and receiving MMSs free, it'll still cost you.
Thnx guys but I am aware you can send a regular text without pics or videos thats why i posred my topic but I was told by T-Mobile WITHOUT 3G OR DATA PLAN I CAN'T SEND PIC OR VID TEXTS I know there has to be a way even if its rooted come on if I could do it with an iPhone on another network WITHOUT 3G OR DATA why not with a Nexus One? There's gotta be a hack or something if anyone knows I'd appreciate it thnx for responses
Did you read cymru's comment? It's nothing to do with text messages, it's MMS.
MMS is handled entirely separately from other data so even without a data plan, you can send MMS if you have the correct APN settings. I am assuming you are US in which case:
http://modmyi.com/wiki/index.php/Carrier_APN_Settings#T-Mobile
Go into Settings > Wireless and networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names and put the details in there.
Tmo employee here. SMS plans include MMs there is no need for a 3g data plan to send or receive picture or video messages. check your apn settings.
try SmSchomp
Are you guys 100% sure about this?
Android phones used to have a loop hole where we did not need a data plan to send out MMS, but then T-mobile changed that. It was REQUIRED to have the data plan to send MMS, just the way they did with the Blackberry back in the day, do you guys remember that? Probably not. They then decided to allow people to send photos without the blackberry plan.
Unless t-mobile decided to allow people to send out MMS without a data plan on an ANDROID phone then the plan is still required. I currently have the Nexus one and 2 months ago I was not able to send MMS without a data plan. I have a long history with t-mobile and i have seen all these changes that benefit their pocket. There was no need for a plan when the g1 was first introduced, then we were able to use the $4.99 plan with the android, but now we can only use the Android Data Plan.
Do any of you guys have an android phone without a data plan that can send out MMS? excluding sassyness77, I dont know what the exception is there. I would specially like to hear a response from the Tmobile Rep that chimed in.
@3shirts
I am aware that you can send a "regular SMS" but with a pic or video it doesn't work I tried the settings still a no go thnx
@infinityhombre
I called T-Mobile and configured the settings with them on the phone at customer service and didn't work then they put me on hold and called Google and came back and told me WITHOUT A DATA PLAN YOU CANNOT SEND PICTURE OR VIDEO TEXT MESSAGES JUST REGULAR TEXT MESSAGES unless you can prove otherwise? Everyone reading this including me would like to know thnx
THERE IS NOT A CURRENT WAY TO SEND MMS OVER WIFI!!!!!!! Also a TMO employee and since T-mobile uses WAP to send MMS and NO android device has WAP it has to go thru GPRS and unless you have a data plan NO MMS!!! No you might want to look into IM files thru wifi but other wise not possible YET!
infinityhombre said:
Tmo employee here. SMS plans include MMs there is no need for a 3g data plan to send or receive picture or video messages. check your apn settings.
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Better check Primus Bro, that's not correct!
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Better check Primus Bro, that's not correct!
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Perhaps android is different but other 3g phones have no trouble sending mms with no data. i have always been told that mms is independent of data plans. i could be wrong i dont deal with the account aspect i work in rf.
I have been told that these settings work for g1 mms with no data plan on tmous so i dont see why they wont work on an n1
Change the apn settings to the following:
Name: T-Mobile US
APN: wap.voicestream.com
proxy: 216.155.165.050
port: 8080
Username: not set (delete everything in this field)
Password: not set (delete all here too)
Server: not set (delete the *)
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: 216.155.165.050
MMS Port: 8080
MMC: 310
MNC: 260
APN type: not set
in mobile networks and enable ‘data roaming’ and ‘use only 2G’
Restart your phone. Now your MMS should work
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Perhaps android is different but other 3g phones have no trouble sending mms with no data. i have always been told that mms is independent of data plans. i could be wrong i dont deal with the account aspect i work in rf.
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You are correct in what you have stated above. Most other 3g phones, with the exception of blackberry and android, will send MMS without data plan on T-mobile.
infinityhombre said:
Perhaps android is different but other 3g phones have no trouble sending mms with no data. i have always been told that mms is independent of data plans. i could be wrong i dont deal with the account aspect i work in rf.
I have been told that these settings work for g1 mms with no data plan on tmous so i dont see why they wont work on an n1
Change the apn settings to the following:
Name: T-Mobile US
APN: wap.voicestream.com
proxy: 216.155.165.050
port: 8080
Username: not set (delete everything in this field)
Password: not set (delete all here too)
Server: not set (delete the *)
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: 216.155.165.050
MMS Port: 8080
MMC: 310
MNC: 260
APN type: not set
in mobile networks and enable ‘data roaming’ and ‘use only 2G’
Restart your phone. Now your MMS should work
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Thnx for your response **** doesn't work I did everything you posted and it's just a an envelope with a red circle with clock hands next to the pic and never sends this is SUCH BULL****. No offense to you or android but with the iphone it was so easy I guess I am just used to that from b4. I could hack the **** out if and send all kind of messages only on EDGE. thnx again if anyone else has an idea please feel free to post it thnx everyone
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Thnx for your response **** doesn't work I did everything you posted and it's just a an envelope with a red circle with clock hands next to the pic and never sends this is SUCH BULL****. No offense to you or android but with the iphone it was so easy I guess I am just used to that from b4. I could hack the **** out if and send all kind of messages only on EDGE. thnx again if anyone else has an idea please feel free to post it thnx everyone
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You try and not work, then you start talk ****. What the point helping you such a guy. Go eat **** then... can't you talk/write nicely, why ****ting here and there when people given solution not work.
I not sure how T-mobile do, I not from USA.
As I know, In my country, all telco not forcing you to get any Data package and the MMS still work, off course it charge your MMS.
You still need to have Data Package activate (will count on usage charging, no charge if not use), and MMS APN to let MMS work (any kind of phone) but not a neccessary to subsribe a Data Package Plan.
Ha this guy DrJB is a major douche. I can't stand his dirty mouth and caps typing.
It's the same with ATT. You can't send/receive mms or videos without data plan. When I blocked data on my line, ATT rep stated I won't be able to do those things.
Stop being poor/cheap, buy the data plan, use your phone like you're supposed to! It's possibly to afford a data plan making minimum wage, I know plenty of people who do that while paying rent and bills.
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Stop being poor/cheap, buy the data plan, use your phone like you're supposed to! It's possibly to afford a data plan making minimum wage, I know plenty of people who do that while paying rent and bills.
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Agreed.
Why in the hell would you ever get a smart phone without a data plan?
Smart phones are a luxury and they cost more than other phones. If you can't afford a smart phone + data plan, then go get yourself a Moto Razor and stop complaining.
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Thnx for your response **** doesn't work I did everything you posted and it's just a an envelope with a red circle with clock hands next to the pic and never sends this is SUCH BULL****. No offense to you or android but with the iphone it was so easy I guess I am just used to that from b4. I could hack the **** out if and send all kind of messages only on EDGE. thnx again if anyone else has an idea please feel free to post it thnx everyone
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Buddy, understand that it is not the phone.
PLEASE READ THIS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.
T-Mobile has blocked every android phone from using those MMS settings, you are wasting your time by trying. There are many people that have tried sending MMS without Data plan including myself and they have made it impossible.
The iphone is able to do it because T-mobile is not trying to screw you over with a data plan on that phone. You could even have the cheap data plan for the iphone and all features would be possible. I know this because I have unlocked and hacked my wifes iphone.
At this point I would recommend to GET THE DATA PLAN, OR STOP COMPLIAINING! another option would be to go back to your overly outdated cliched iphone.
Sorry dude, but that is the best recommendation I can give you.
I think I figured out how to get just picture messages without a data plan, so now I can utilize the other half of my unlimited messaging plan. I'm not entirely sure if this works, but just change the APN settings to the T-zones default, (wap.voicestream.com) instead of the epc.tmobile.com APN. I did that because when I clicked just MMS (instead of MMS+internet) for the APN, the option for it to be used disappeared in the menu. I won't know until the bill refreshes online, but I think it worked.
I get picture messages all the time, on this sidekick and my old lx without any data (Mind you I got the stupid lx AFTER data was shut down). In fact, I'm on the $15 unlimited text plan right now for the time being, and when I received the pic, I wasn't on wifi.(if it can even be done on wifi)
Sent from my Sidekick 4G running PDT's Glorious Overdose.
Really?
Really? I've never been able to download MMS messages, and I've always had to have the Data connection running in order to download them. I've run every ROM in this forum and it's been that way for all of them.
EDIT: SOLVED!!!!
turns out that Telus somehow makes your phone switch from isp.telus.com to sp.telus.com. You must delete any SP.Telus.com APNs. Just to be saved, I deleted all the preset APN's and added my own with no Proxy or Port no. **additionally, i had a security app that was sending texts that there was an unauthorized SIM in my phone. If you have any security app in your phone, make sure you log into it and register the SIM, otherwise it will send texts using the tablets number which will be very expensive.
Hello. This is my first post and I'm sorry if i break any rules, but I haven't found any solution after several days of research.
I have a Nexus 4, Root, Cyanogenmod 10.3, 4.3.
Today I went to Telus and got a SIM that i said was for an ipad so that i could use a Data-only Flex plan with Voip app (Fongo).
I have used this for about a year with Fido, but I liked the Flex bracketing used by Telus.
When I put the SIM in the phone, I went straight to The APN settings. there were three APNs there, one sp.kooddo, one sp.telus, and one isp.telus. I know ipads require the APN isp.telus.com so i selected the last (isp.telus.com), however after use of 1mb, my account showed pay-per-use usage amounting to $6. the preset isp.telus is named "Telus SP Tether." I'm thinking the problem might still be in the APN name. I deleted both the sp.telus ones just to be extra safe.
I added an APN as recommended on the Telus site for ipads/tablets:
APN: isp.telus.com
Proxy: 74.49.0.18
Port: 80
the preset isp.telus.com (Telus SP Tether) had proxy and port empty, but their MMA proxy and MMS port had the above settings.
I don't know if this is was the problem.
There was one thread on XDA about successful setup of Telus tablet flex data SIM in GS3, however, i could not follow their steps because of different menu functionality in the N4. (thread)
OP recomended to make APN, then press BACL instead of SAVE, and then select Radio Button. But if i go back without saving, the APN is cleared and there is no Radio Button.
Telus had put $10 worth of charges for text messages i didn't send. I had Telus block sending and receiving texts, but they still go through and get charged. strangely it's to my moms and borthers cells and its at exact same times (to the second) (e.g. Telus has it that I sent 7 messages at exactly each of these times to both contacts: 3:00:00, 4:00:00, 5:00:00, and 10:00:00). I have no idea what these are....
Additionally, Telus never asked for my IMEI (Fido did require an IMEI of an ipad). when i called in to Telus, they read back the IMEI they had, and it was of the N4. could they be blocking me access to FLEX plan and forcing me into pay as you go?
Thank you for all your help.
jkjkjij22 said:
EDIT: SOLVED!!!!
turns out that Telus somehow makes your phone switch from isp.telus.com to sp.telus.com. You must delete any SP.Telus.com APNs. Just to be saved, I deleted all the preset APN's and added my own with no Proxy or Port no. **additionally, i had a security app that was sending texts that there was an unauthorized SIM in my phone. If you have any security app in your phone, make sure you log into it and register the SIM, otherwise it will send texts using the tablets number which will be very expensive.
Hello. This is my first post and I'm sorry if i break any rules, but I haven't found any solution after several days of research.
I have a Nexus 4, Root, Cyanogenmod 10.3, 4.3.
Today I went to Telus and got a SIM that i said was for an ipad so that i could use a Data-only Flex plan with Voip app (Fongo).
I have used this for about a year with Fido, but I liked the Flex bracketing used by Telus.
When I put the SIM in the phone, I went straight to The APN settings. there were three APNs there, one sp.kooddo, one sp.telus, and one isp.telus. I know ipads require the APN isp.telus.com so i selected the last (isp.telus.com), however after use of 1mb, my account showed pay-per-use usage amounting to $6. the preset isp.telus is named "Telus SP Tether." I'm thinking the problem might still be in the APN name. I deleted both the sp.telus ones just to be extra safe.
I added an APN as recommended on the Telus site for ipads/tablets:
APN: isp.telus.com
Proxy: 74.49.0.18
Port: 80
the preset isp.telus.com (Telus SP Tether) had proxy and port empty, but their MMA proxy and MMS port had the above settings.
I don't know if this is was the problem.
There was one thread on XDA about successful setup of Telus tablet flex data SIM in GS3, however, i could not follow their steps because of different menu functionality in the N4. (thread)
OP recomended to make APN, then press BACL instead of SAVE, and then select Radio Button. But if i go back without saving, the APN is cleared and there is no Radio Button.
Telus had put $10 worth of charges for text messages i didn't send. I had Telus block sending and receiving texts, but they still go through and get charged. strangely it's to my moms and borthers cells and its at exact same times (to the second) (e.g. Telus has it that I sent 7 messages at exactly each of these times to both contacts: 3:00:00, 4:00:00, 5:00:00, and 10:00:00). I have no idea what these are....
Additionally, Telus never asked for my IMEI (Fido did require an IMEI of an ipad). when i called in to Telus, they read back the IMEI they had, and it was of the N4. could they be blocking me access to FLEX plan and forcing me into pay as you go?
Thank you for all your help.
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I'm having this problem but I cant deleted the telus SP apn, im not rooted.. trying to look for a workaround or fix..
mindracer said:
I'm having this problem but I cant deleted the telus SP apn, im not rooted.. trying to look for a workaround or fix..
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Why not just for it? I've had no problems since I deleted the sp apn
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Why not just for it? I've had no problems since I deleted the sp apn
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The stock telus ROM doesn't let me delete it
Hi guys - It seems my XT1045 just does not want to MMS, either send or receive. I have the AT&T Go Phone Service. I took my SIM out and put it in my iPhone 3gs and MMS works just fine. So it is not the service, but I am sure it is the phone.
I couldn't access the APN settings on the iPhone so I am not too sure of what is being used. I had UnLockIt.co.nz do the APN settings a few years ago. But now I cannot access that site anymore. So like I said, I do not know what the APN settings are.
I have tried different apps like the default app, an app called Messengers, and Handcent SMS, the results are all the same. I have also tried the various APNs for AT&T still with no luck. And I do have Data on, WiFi off.
So I raise the question, does anyone here have the XT1045, AT&T GoPhone Service, and capable of sending and receiving MMS?
Everything else works fine. voice, data, standard SMS, but no MMS.
Thanks,
Brian D
[Solved] Issues with Moto XT1045 and AT&T MMS
After much more research, I find that AdBlock Plus (ABP) may be the reason my MMS is not working. Has something to do with affecting Port 80 which is used by MMS to send and receive picture messages. I disabled ABP and it worked but not all the time. More research was needed.
Found that instead of using Port 80, I needed to change to Port 8080. This also worked. Started ABP and tested one more time. This time it worked. Not sure of the relationship of MMS Port 80 and ABP using/blocking Port 80.
The solution to this issue was to change my APN which is the default created either by the XT1045 based off of the network being used, or AT&T generated the APN. Either way, MMS Port should be 8080.