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Do You Really Need Mms ?
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I have never sent an MMS message because of how pissed I was when someone sent me some stupid picture I didn't really care to see on my old phone. Woo, $3 to see that picture when I could've looked at it a day later.
When I can e-mail a picture at no charge, I see zero point in MMS on a smart phone.
When I can e-mail a picture at no charge, I see zero point in MMS on a smart phone.
MMS is part of your text plan so its not an extra charge. If sender and receiver both have smart phones/or phones with push email, then MMS may be pointless. The reality is that the majority of phone users do not have email or data plans. Thus, if I need to send a pic to my friend (and I want her to see it right now and even respond), and she is using a regular phone, I would do it by MMS. Is that so hard to understand. Also MMS is a standard feature on phones, just check any carriers website and you will see it.
MMS, to me is standard. Yes I have lived without it, because I wanted the iphone.
But for me and my family/friends, the ability to send a quick pick of the kids, or see what my friend is wearing, or the dog, or WHATEVER is priceless.
It's part of experiencing their lives, and keeps us all close. I am so glad/relieved that iPhone is now going to have this valuable tool...
But for me and my family/friends, the ability to send a quick pick of the kids, or see what my friend is wearing, or the dog, or WHATEVER is priceless.
It's part of experiencing their lives, and keeps us all close. I am so glad/relieved that iPhone is now going to have this valuable tool...
While I didn't originally want MMS, I have been needing it a lot lately. There have been at least 4 times this week where I've "needed" MMS. Sucks that I don't have it yet.
First, the iPhone 3G plans don't have any text plans. That's at least $5 extra or 20 cents per message.
Then you go to the dumb phones without data plans, and you're then paying for whatever your texting plan is AND the data.
Yes, it is hard for me to understand the need to send people a photo RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW. I have never ever ever taken a photo that I had to send to someone that instant. I just reject the whole lame notion that sending it via the MMS route should cost you a text message when a bloody e-mail attachment is free. I'm more mad at the joke of the xMS systems for raping people of their money, especially smart phone users. "You've got unlimited data, but that itty bitty two-word SMS you sent will be 20 cents."
I miss mms 
Me and my friends used to send them quite alot, just for silly funny things or occasionally you'd want it for something useful eg you've been sent to the shops for something and you have no idea if what you're holding in your hands is actually the right thing.
And yes email is all fine and dandy, except most of the people I used to send mms to don't have email on their phones. (and amusingly enough the few that do can't receive pics)
Me and my friends used to send them quite alot, just for silly funny things or occasionally you'd want it for something useful eg you've been sent to the shops for something and you have no idea if what you're holding in your hands is actually the right thing.And yes email is all fine and dandy, except most of the people I used to send mms to don't have email on their phones. (and amusingly enough the few that do can't receive pics)
Absolutely! That's why I won't even consider the iPhone until it incorporates these facilities. Admittedly, the quality of photos taken with a camera 'phone are rubbish when compared with the simplest of P&S cameras - but that's not the point. The ability to capture that "special" moment and to share it immediately is irreplaceable.
If you've had a phone capable of it and use it even a few times a week then you are going to miss it if its taken away from you on your new handset. To me its as important as having a camera on a phone. Anyway the new iPhone will have this feature so thats great news.
I've had 1-2 occasions when MMS would have been nice.
It'll be a nice new feature that will come in handy the few times when I want it.
But, for me, it's like "Cut/copy/paste", it'll come in handy sometime, but not a necessity most of the time, for me.
It'll be a nice new feature that will come in handy the few times when I want it.
But, for me, it's like "Cut/copy/paste", it'll come in handy sometime, but not a necessity most of the time, for me.
Its hard for you to understand, as it is for me, because, as adults, we recognize that there is no such need, in any situation.
In fact, I can't think of anything more rude than clogging up someones text message space/bandwidth by sending them a picture, likely of something they couldn't care less about, or could have enjoyed just as much an hour later. In fact, text messaging has an urgency to it one small step below 'phone call', and to send a picture that way is like saying, "i need you to see this now!" Well, while that might have its once a year use, its mostly rude.
Both elements are at work here. Greedy carriers depending on stupid customers, and of course, stupid customers.
The "I can/cannot get MMS to work," threads are hilarious. I don't know if it works on any of my testing 3Gs, and if it did, I wouldn't know how to test it. I can't think of anyone I would "text" a picture to.
I can think of a few thousand I might e-mail though.
Dont use it very often, but yes it is needed as its the only way to send a picture to another phone that does not have email on it