MMS viewmymessage

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MMS viewmymessage

Does anyone else find the viewmymessage thing completely broken? Ok, so the iPhone doesn't support MMS yet, and that's fine... but when someone does send me one, I get a SMS telling me to go to a certain web site, type in an id, then type in a password - but it seems to me that someone forgot the fact that the iPhone doesn't have copy/paste. So.... I find myself having to write down the id and pass on a piece of paper to then use on the site. Does this workflow bother anyone else?

Seems to me that an easier interim solution would be to configure at&t to not send that SMS, but send me an email to an address that I configure on my at&t account info. That way the hyperlink could have all the id and pass in it and it would just be easily clickable (for launch into Safari). I would still get the notice that I have a MMS waiting for me, but it I would just be notified via email instead of a useless (and actually quite frustrating!) SMS.

Thoughts? Can anyone guess as to why they implemented that terrible viewmymessage id/pass SMS in the first place?

PowerBook G4, Mac OS X (10.5), iPod 60gb, iPhone 4gb

Posted on Jan 28, 2008 9:49 AM

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Answer 1

DaVBMan

Level 6

9,292 points

Jan 28, 2008 9:52 AM in response to Michael Sherman1

viewmymessage was made long ago (before iPhones) because MMS doesn't work fluidly across networks and/or phone models.

As for how they set it up, yes it ***** but that was the answer to the issue of MMS on one phone/network isn't the same as another phone/network.

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Serene

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11 points

Jan 28, 2008 10:37 AM in response to Michael Sherman1

I think this is one of the most frustrating non-features of this program. Here we have this AWESOME screen for viewing pictures, and we can't even receive them, OR send pics we take with the camera? AT&T is wayyyyy behind technology with this one.

And I don't always get my login/password to work either ... THEN it comes up on the screen tiny anyway. What gives? grrr

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Answer 3

DaVBMan

Level 6

9,292 points

Jan 28, 2008 10:39 AM in response to Serene

See this thread (and my post) here.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6459997#6459997

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stephb1

Level 1

27 points

Jan 28, 2008 2:19 PM in response to Michael Sherman1

Yes!
I have read countless threads and posted several discussions about this. Most of my discussions were deleted quickly for some reason, I swear I didn't say anything derogatory of insulting! I just want an actual logic explanation why these 2 features are unavailable. Surely there is one?

Lack of MMS and cut n paste is so baffling to me, but when they intertwine like this it's VERY annoying!

If MMS must go through several steps as such, at least let us click the darn link! I recieve countless MMS, being such a common, widely used app after all, really miss sending them after so many people confessed to not taking the steps to open anything I send.
I have a huge folder in my inbox for a rainy day when I actually have time to sit down with a legal notepad and write down all the passwords and open them!

So sad: MMS & cut n paste are standard with any cheap-o phone, love the iphone just totally confused about these features omitted. FYI, yes I already sent feedback to apple

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Answer 5

nikey33

Level 1

149 points

Jan 28, 2008 3:21 PM in response to stephb1

lack of mms drives me insane on this phone and i do love my iphone but i used to send pics i took all the time now i cant and cant get them to put on my phone it is odd that apple didnt put this in the phone and i have friends who have hacked their phones just to get the 3rd party app that does this, so wake up apple and give us mms

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