Is there anyway to receive an MMS message/pic?

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Is there anyway to receive an MMS message/pic?

Hi-

I know that with my iPhone I can send a pic not just via email, but supposedly also to a Verizon customer by using the #@vzwpix.com so it arrives as an MMS.

But is there any similar way to receive an MMS sent from another cell phone to my iPhone? How would a Verizon user send one to me?

Thanks-

dgl3

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Aug 18, 2007 11:20 AM

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Answer 1

PTBoater

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Aug 18, 2007 4:57 PM in response to Dorington Little

They wouldn't. Not unless they can send the picture as an email.

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Answer 2

Aug 18, 2007 7:53 PM in response to PTBoater

Thanks once again for your input. Oh well... guess we hope can only that a software upgrade is in the works to make this possible. MMS is helpful at times.

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Answer 3

Aug 18, 2007 8:23 PM in response to Dorington Little

If a Verizon customer sends a message to your phone which contains a picture, your phone cannot receive it. However, AT&T will intercept it and send you an e-mail of a link where you can view the intercepted picture. I was unable to do anything except view the picture (could not save it). I think you will need to view the photo on your computer, not your phone, because it appears to use FLASH.

The AT&T site will keep the photo for 14 days.

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Answer 4

Aug 19, 2007 4:22 AM in response to AppleMan1958

Actually, I need to amend my previous post. AT&T will send you a SMS message with a link to the website where you can view the picture. You will not be able to view the picture from the phone (because it uses flash). You can reenter this link on your computer and see the picture.

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Answer 5

Aug 19, 2007 9:10 AM in response to AppleMan1958

I've received MMS this way. Its an incredibly inelegant and clumsy way for iPhone users to view MMS messages. This is a pretty glaring deficiency for the phone, and Apple needs to fix this right away. Smart phones have had MMS for, what, the past 7 or 8 years?

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Answer 6

Aug 19, 2007 3:23 PM in response to AppleMan1958

Does this mean the person sending me the mms from Verizon (or whichever cell provider) sends it to my number as they would as if my phone does mms? Or, do they need to send it to my number@???

Just trying to clarify!

Thanks!

dgl3

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Answer 7

Aug 19, 2007 3:26 PM in response to Mark Kaiman

I agree -- it would be most helpful! An odd omission if you ask me!

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Answer 8

Aug 19, 2007 4:06 PM in response to Dorington Little

If they send an MMS message to your phone number, AT&T will send you an SMS message pointing you to the AT&T website where you can view the contents.

If you give the sender your e-mail address, they can send the picture there and you can see it on your iphone.

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Answer 9

Aug 19, 2007 5:31 PM in response to AppleMan1958

Thanks!

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Answer 10

igrok-mac

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Aug 19, 2007 6:18 PM in response to Dorington Little

Actually, a cell phone user CAN send an MMS to you by using their MMS app and sending it to your email address. All they have to do is send the MMS to 121 (for AT&T users; I don't know the number for verizon users) and have your email address be the first line of text. Then you'll receive it as an email even though they sent it as an MMS.

For example, when my daughter wants to send me an MMS, she sends it addressed to 121, and the first line of text is my real email address (NOT my phone#@mms.att.net).

Not exactly elegant, but you do receive the picture in viewable form on your phone without having to log in to a website and enter the login and passcode. And when you reply, it goes to their phone since the from address is the email address of the sender's phone.

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