AT&T Customer Reports of iPhone MMS Activation Surfacing
A number of AT&T iPhone users around the United States are reporting that MMS is already working in advance of the September 25 date AT&T has officially announced as the MMS go-live date. According to accounts from forum members and across the web, MMS has started to work for some AT&T iPhone users with iPhone OS 3.1 out of the blue, requiring no action on their part to get it working.
Other forum members have followed instructions provided by Krillr.com to manually update a carrier settings file on their iPhones via iTunes, a method similar to hacks reported earlier this summer. Some have had success while others have not, though the ability to get MMS working appears to be more likely in some locations than others. Members have reported working MMS after applying the carrier file in California, Washington, Florida, Texas, and more, while others in Colorado, New Jersey, and other states describe that this method has not worked for them.
One side effect experienced by some who have tried this method is that visual voicemail ceases to function. Others report that MMS messaging will only work after the iPhone's Wi-Fi radio is turned off.
Another potential factor in enabling MMS functionality before the official go-live date is the selected messaging plan. Those on an unlimited family messaging plan appear to have better chances at success in enabling MMS than those on a standard iPhone messaging plan.
While the methods that require the use of a modified carrier file to enable MMS do not technically appear to be jailbreaking or hacking your iPhone, following these instructions may have some negative consequences that are yet unknown, so iPhone users should proceed with caution in following them. With AT&T's official roll-out of this feature in under two weeks, it may be less risky to wait.
Other forum members have followed instructions provided by Krillr.com to manually update a carrier settings file on their iPhones via iTunes, a method similar to hacks reported earlier this summer. Some have had success while others have not, though the ability to get MMS working appears to be more likely in some locations than others. Members have reported working MMS after applying the carrier file in California, Washington, Florida, Texas, and more, while others in Colorado, New Jersey, and other states describe that this method has not worked for them.
One side effect experienced by some who have tried this method is that visual voicemail ceases to function. Others report that MMS messaging will only work after the iPhone's Wi-Fi radio is turned off.
Another potential factor in enabling MMS functionality before the official go-live date is the selected messaging plan. Those on an unlimited family messaging plan appear to have better chances at success in enabling MMS than those on a standard iPhone messaging plan.
While the methods that require the use of a modified carrier file to enable MMS do not technically appear to be jailbreaking or hacking your iPhone, following these instructions may have some negative consequences that are yet unknown, so iPhone users should proceed with caution in following them. With AT&T's official roll-out of this feature in under two weeks, it may be less risky to wait.
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32 months ago
After waiting over two years... I think I can wait under two weeks more. Especially for something I'll hardly use.
I don't know why people mess with their iPhones...
I don't know why people mess with their iPhones...
32 months ago
Although tons of people will defend either apple or att, the time this took was simply pathetic. This is true, of course, without even mentioning the outrageous cost of the service and the phone itself.
Of course Palm is even lamer for not having 60,000,000 apps available within 3 months of release of the phone.
Also -- if nobody would use it, why would att say they needed such substantial upgrades to their network (and years to do such tremendous upgrades) -- because it's a service that "no one really uses to begin with"??
Of course Palm is even lamer for not having 60,000,000 apps available within 3 months of release of the phone.
Is it just me, or does no one really use MMS to begin with? It's either text messages or email.
You're right -- Iphone users haven't had this feature to use in the first place; only available options have been mailing a picture with e-mail or plain text.Also -- if nobody would use it, why would att say they needed such substantial upgrades to their network (and years to do such tremendous upgrades) -- because it's a service that "no one really uses to begin with"??
32 months ago
AT&T is not early with MMS. They are about 2 years late with it.
I'm personally going to send 20 MMS for no reason as soon as they activate it on my phone...
I'm personally going to send 20 MMS for no reason as soon as they activate it on my phone...
32 months ago
for those who ATT activated it - did you find out because ATT sent you a text to announce it? or did you just get an mms and finally not get the "go to this link" nonsense?
32 months ago
When this does begin working, if it hasn't already, how do you send an MMS?
Thanks,
Thanks,
32 months ago
When this does begin working, if it hasn't already, how do you send an MMS?
Thanks,
With the same app that is used to send SMS
32 months ago
AT&T should wait until next year after their contract is done with Apple. Then their failure would be complete.
32 months ago
I have been a witness to this myself, It doesn't seem to target any particular generation of iPhones being that my friend in my Physics class has a iPhone 3G and she has the MMS functionality on her phone while I have a 3GS and a 3G and it isn't active on either one of them. Now as the article states, there are some methods that you can do that will enable it, but it is at your own risk. Personally, the 25th is just around the corner. It makes sense to just wait for the go-live date. :apple:
32 months ago
How do they "enable" it on your phone? Do they push some kind of update over the air or would you have to check for updates in iTunes?
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