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How to receive MMS directly on my phone

Hi,
I have a T-Mobile MDA/HTC Wizard.
A friend of mine sent me a picture via MMS. I got a notification that I received a MMS, but the notification contains a link to a website to go and view the image on www.tmobilepictures.com
How can I receive MMS messages directly on my phone rather than gettting a link to go to a website?
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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It's a network issue. I used to get this with O2 in the UK - if the phone has not been set up for MMS, or at least if it's not activated on the network side, they will send a link.
Is so that people can send MMS to people that dont have a phone that supports MMS. Basically contact your network cusomer services so they can activate it.

yea i would get that too. the link didnt even wanna go through on the browser either. im going to call them.

hutchinson 3G sms settings

as per title above, does anyone know the 3 network sms settings for xda orbit 2? im using bepes opera edition.

I am on hutchingson 3g. Just use the HTC connection setup wizard tool it works fine.
Then if you want to go further edit your browser ID to nokia N95 and you can access all the 3 video content etc

orbit_noob said:
as per title above, does anyone know the 3 network sms settings for xda orbit 2? im using bepes opera edition.
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Try this my friend... it sets up the 3 network settings for you!
View attachment 3UK.CAB

thanks for all for your help but I still cant send any sms messages only reciever them. Its says 'your text message cannot be sent'.
What am I doing wrong I've tried both the connection wizard and the .cab file but its still not working?

orbit_noob said:
thanks for all for your help but I still cant send any sms messages only reciever them. Its says 'your text message cannot be sent'.
What am I doing wrong I've tried both the connection wizard and the .cab file but its still not working?
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Seems like the sms message centre number has changed - it should be: +447782000800
I cant seem to find were to change the number though, hope someone else can help?

someone must know, help help!

someone must know, i tried calling three, but the indian call centre, suggested i go to a three store. thats miles away

have you checked your sms service center number.
Go to settings then phone. Then services. The voicemail and text messages. Click get settings and let us know what service number you have in

This is the number already in the settings +447782000800. So everything should work, but it doesnt.
So all you dont have any problems sending text using 3 network?
Why is mine like this

i found the problem. after 3 months of no ability to text, numerous calls to the indian call centre, and countless hours on the forums looking for the answer. heres what fixed mine:
under advanced network settings i changed the sms txt to GSM rather than GPRS.
so simple in the end, a big thanks to all who have previously tried to help me. I holpe this may help others out there who might have the same problem.
im off to send some txt to my friends now haha

anyone on o2 receiving MMS messages?

Hi,
it seems that I am not hte only one not beingable to receive MMS mesages on O2....I was wondering if anyone who was on O2 and IS receiving messages could share ther settings, as this seems like the first place to start
thanks

twisted-pixel said:
Hi,
it seems that I am not hte only one not beingable to receive MMS mesages on O2....I was wondering if anyone who was on O2 and IS receiving messages could share ther settings, as this seems like the first place to start
thanks
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Hello
Yes I had the problem @ 1st could send sms and mms but not receive either back
I did the swap to GSM under sms settings this seems to have fixed mine
mines a sim free from Handtec using a 2 + years old sim o2 card

hi, where is the setting you talk about? I can't seem to find it.
thanks

Hello
Comm manager > phone settings > menu > advanced network > sms service
then set to GSM only
good luck .... I not receive any old messages tho ...so will only work for new I think
It took bout 30mins for 1st mms to come in ..now there instant ish

Just checked mine, it's set to "GSM preferred".
As far as I'm aware have only been sent one picture message so far but that came through fine. Don't believe I've missed any text messages either.

[Q] Changing Sim Phone number and MMS problems?

Hi guys
I have a problem getting MMS to work. I THINK the problem started when I changed my phone number using an app "My phone number". It was incorrectly set so I fixed it and that allowed me to see the correct portrait in my sms conversations but mms won't work.
Before anyone says change it back, I have no idea what the phone number was before I changed it! Any help would be appreciated.
Using HD2 - With pongsters GBX V12 - T-mobile UK.
Alex

No one got any idea? Tried everything I can think of.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

Well your number can only be one of two ways. Normal, or with international dialing at the start.
It cannot change the actual number, else the phone couldn't take calls, or even register on the network.
Example, mine starts 07763, but my phone stores it (and indeed half my contacts are listed) as +447763 since +44 is the UK dialing code.
If I get a txt/call that identifies itself as starting 0xxx and its in my contacts as +44xxx then I don't see the caller id, just the number.

Ok well in that case it must be something else, perhaps it was just a coincidence. I have checked and double checked the APNs for TMobile UK and still struggling.
Oh well back to the drawing board.

when i install any non-sense android ( im on O2) it always sets up several, giffgaff, tesconet (both piggyback on o2 network) and 7 (yes, seven) o2 ones, two for data, two combined data/mms and three mms.
The main problem is that five of the o2 ones has APN type that includes mms, and add to that the details aren't correct in each one, and some are for the ifoney access points which doesnt work, and i never ever get a correctly working mms until i have deleted the oddball ones, and fix the password in the one mms one that i want. Data seems to work, but i suspect that is because the settings in teh first APN in the list are correct for data, but when it tries to do mms it always fails, because of the combined data/mms ones, i believe.
All in all its a real ball ache, and the main reason i never wipe the phone between rom version updates.

Well after about a week of trying i fixed it!
I have no idea why this works, but i installed a different messanger client (GO SMS) and mms worked straight away? I have noticed that other using cyanogenmod roms have had mms problems for no reason so perhaps there really is a bug somewhere.
Anyways, thanks for the help samsamuel. And anyone else who has a similar problem, try a different sms client.

Concatenated SMS

Hello,
I really like my G4 Play (Amazon edition) phone with one exception. I only receive a portion of Concatenated (greater than 160 characters) SMS messages that are sent from T-mobile Iphones to my phone (also on T-mobile). I will get some, but not all. I have used my SIM in other android phones and have another T-mobile SIM in my phone and I get the same issue. From iphones from other carriers I have no problems. From Androids on T-mobile, I also have no problems. I have no problem receiving single SMS messages nor MMS messages. I have contacted T-mobile and they have been no help. I have changed some APN settings, but with no success.
I have also restored my phone to factory settings and have tried Textra also. No changes.
My question: Has anyone had any issues with concatenated SMS messages?
I am thinking about getting a replacement phone, but don't want to if this happens on a replacement phone or if there is a known fix.
Thanks.

What sms did you recieve???

som1096 said:
What sms did you recieve???
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I appreciate the response, but I'm not sure I understand your question.
I receive properly all SMS that are < 160 characters.
For SMS messages that are > 160 characters:
1) I will sometimes receive these and sometimes not receive these when they are from an iphone on the T-mobile network (I am also on the T-mobile network)
2) I will receive all of the the >160 SMS if:
a) they are on any other network regardless of the type of phone
b) they are on an android and on the T-mobile network​
Did that answer your question?

160+ character text messages are sent as mms. try sending/receiving a picture and see what happens.

hp420 said:
160+ character text messages are sent as mms. try sending/receiving a picture and see what happens.
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MMS messages work just fine. When my wife puts in a subject field, the long messages are turned into a MMS and always get to me.
For long SMS info see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concatenated_SMS

wrusry said:
MMS messages work just fine. When my wife puts in a subject field, the long messages are turned into a MMS and always get to me.
For long SMS info see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concatenated_SMS
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I have worked with T-mobile and Moto with no luck. Moto sent me a new phone (Amazon version of XT1607). I still have the same issue with not receiving long SMS messages (>160 characters) from iphones on T-mobile. These long SMS messages are concatenated SMS messages and are not MMS messages.
I'm sure that there is another Amazon G4 play person who is on Tmobile and has a Tmobile friend who can send them 5 long SMS messages to see how many get through to him/her. Can someone please try this? I have tried other SIM cards in it from my family and the same thing happens. It would be nice to see if someone else has the same issue!
I don't know what I can do but wait for the Nougat release in June. If I had know this would be an issue I wouldn't have bought the Amazon version and I could have installed another ROM.