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MMS won't download..

9 time out of 10 if someone send me a picture to my epic.. I have to download the picture and its unsucessful, almost every single time.. and its not just MY phone, because my girl has the same phone and her phone does it too. Mines is rooted, her phone is just stock.. how can we fix this problem??
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Are you trying to download them over wifi? Apparently sprint doesn't like that, try it on 3g
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Sh0wNuF said:
Are you trying to download them over wifi? Apparently sprint doesn't like that, try it on 3g
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This. Sprint's MMS server is not accessible over the public internet, thus you must download on 3G.

Most Sprint phones will automatically run the data transfer over 3G (without manually turning off/on wifi), not the Epic though.
That said, many of the custom ROMs resolve this issue (including Heroic, which I run).

Thank you sooo much to all that replied.. because that's was the problem. I had my wifi on.. I guess its time to get a custom rom..
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Tether to PS3

Trying everything in the market that's free. All of the apps I found claim to be working but my PS3 can't see them.
Anyone else with this problem?

Silent25r said:
Trying everything in the market that's free. All of the apps I found claim to be working but my PS3 can't see them.
Anyone else with this problem?
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Have you tried Barnacle?
Do you BONSAI?

You're not trying to play games online through your phone's connection are you? Cause if so you will fail miserably.

Not sure, but I don't think the PS3 can connect in ad-hoc mode. Are you sure you're using an app that supports infrastructure mode, and is configured to operate that way?
Every one I've ever used has operated in ad-hoc mode...
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kennyglass123 said:
Have you tried Barnacle?
Do you BONSAI?
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I have tried barnacle without success. I did manage to finally get wireless tether working through the default wireless tether app that comes with asc roms.
Now all I have to do is improve my 4g signal strength. Thinking about overclocking a tower or two. ;p

Willieumm said:
You're not trying to play games online through your phone's connection are you? Cause if so you will fail miserably.
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This is so not true If you have 4g. Ive been playing online with a 4g connection without a problem at all.

Willieumm said:
You're not trying to play games online through your phone's connection are you? Cause if so you will fail miserably.
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I use my wii on 3g all the time. No issues.
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So what version of wifi tether are you guys using? And what ROM/kernel?

I tried it before on my ps3 (3g) and it would start the game but right afther it would kick me out LOL. I was just board haha
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I tried on my ps3 but it didn't work
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Barnacle works perfectly on my xbox a little laggish but it works just make sure you keep your phone right next to ure console cause 2 inches away and I lose 1 bar lol
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**HERES HOW TO TETHER YOUR DATA TO YOUR PS3**
First you must tether to your laptop (if you have one). Then what you do is get an ethernet cable (cheap on ebay) and hook it from your laptop to your PS3.
Then you have to share your data from your laptop to your PS3. I can't say exactly how to do it on your laptop cause I don't know what kind you have so you will have to look up how to share your internet connection from your laptop to other devices.
Thats pretty much the short explanation. Look up on youtube "how do i tether to ps3" and you will see exactly what to do. Thats how I figured it out

Wifi not working properly

My wifi is playing up really bad I used speedtest and got 4mb but when I try to use The web browser it won't load any pages any sugestions
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Play wow over my phone thetering

So im trying to play wow, by tethering my phone's internet connection, it plays fine for a bit but then i completely loose internet connection on my phone, then i have to reboot my phone few times for it to get internet back... Im using nightly build #70 from the Cynogen people.

SuperMiguel said:
So im trying to play wow, by tethering my phone's internet connection, it plays fine for a bit but then i completely loose internet connection on my phone, then i have to reboot my phone few times for it to get internet back... Im using nightly build #70 from the Cynogen people.
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Same disconnect problem but try going in 2 wifi go in wifi settings to make it reconnect
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SuperMiguel said:
So im trying to play wow, by tethering my phone's internet connection, it plays fine for a bit but then i completely loose internet connection on my phone, then i have to reboot my phone few times for it to get internet back... Im using nightly build #70 from the Cynogen people.
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And this is why i have to pay more for less data on my phone .....!

Im a huge gamer and even I will admit WOW is for *******.

dan0zone said:
And this is why i have to pay more for less data on my phone .....!
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Yep - thanks for the data caps, Miguel!

dan0zone said:
And this is why i have to pay more for less data on my phone .....!
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reuthermonkey said:
Yep - thanks for the data caps, Miguel!
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I've played SC2 while tethered and it usually takes between 80-150 mb per game...not much.

dan0zone said:
And this is why i have to pay more for less data on my phone .....!
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+1000000000
Seriously??? Wow by tethering, im surprized people arent lynching u.

Data caps are cool
E3D

calm down people you waste more bandwith streaming netflix and youtube then you do playing wow (depending on the hours of play of course).

Thats awesome.hahah
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s1lenz said:
calm down people you waste more bandwith streaming netflix and youtube then you do playing wow (depending on the hours of play of course).
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I agree with this post completely. Netflix is a bandwidth HOG. I think you could easily hit any cap if you streamed the app regularly. That along with other normal data usage like Pandora streaming &, web browsing/downloading.
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kawika said:
I agree with this post completely. Netflix is a bandwidth HOG. I think you could easily hit any cap if you streamed the app regularly. That along with other normal data usage like Pandora streaming &, web browsing/downloading.
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I can't imagine streaming netflix without wifi. 2 movies will get you halfway the data cap.
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dan0zone said:
And this is why i have to pay more for less data on my phone .....!
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No, WoW's data use is relatively trivial compared to, well, almost anything else you might be doing that uses your internet connection short of simple vanilla web browsing. Forget Netflix, just looking at YouTube or listening to Pandora will completely eclipse anything WoW uses.
Now, if he's *PATCHING* WoW over his tethered 3g connection, that's a different story. Playing WoW, however, is a pretty minor bandwidth use.

iynfynity said:
I can't imagine streaming netflix without wifi. 2 movies will get you halfway the data cap.
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Agreed! Thats why I think in time the caps will rise after more and more people start hitting caps using normal apps like Netflix, Pandora, and You-Tube. People are in bed with their service providers believing that its other users that kill the bandwidth using hot spots, tethering, and gaming. When that's not the case. Normal apps that are included in the phone are what eats up bandwidth.

Has anyone tried tethering with tmobiles new truely unlimited 4G data plan yet.

I was just curious how hard it would be to get around it. Thanks!!!
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Well I'm using my WiFi hotspot with tmobiles New data plan for the last 45 mins no problem.
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Tried tethering myself without any success. Get redirected to the hotspots page advising upgrading to a tethering plan. Also attempted to tether using multiple 3rd party apps to no avail any assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated
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Did you try changing your access point names?
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im on tmobiles new unlimited data plan as of today and so far ive used ALOT of data today... alot meaning im syncing my google drive on my computer using tmobile hotspot feature for my mytouch 4g running 3.5 sense rom... it works great... i do believe i did configure google chrome to not redirect to tmobiles page saying that i need to buy the hotspot feature.

Awesome buddy.keep me posted on how that all wirksout for you.and you said that you have used alot of data how much is a lot 1Gig? Thanks for your input.Did you have to change your access point names at all. Thanks!!!
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Mesaman2012 said:
how much is a lot 1Gig?
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LOLOLOLOL. Ive used 3GBs in less then 48 hours.

Just wondering what you're using as your apns did some googling but there seems to be quite a few different ones. What are you guys currently using. Also if you could please answer if you managed to get it working with the standard pe installed hot spot app or a 3rd party app
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Yeah, I am kinda worried about the whole tethering situation.

qhdevon43 said:
im on tmobiles new unlimited data plan as of today and so far ive used ALOT of data today... alot meaning im syncing my google drive on my computer using tmobile hotspot feature for my mytouch 4g running 3.5 sense rom... it works great... i do believe i did configure google chrome to not redirect to tmobiles page saying that i need to buy the hotspot feature.
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have you been blocked by tmobile at all? i have. if you haven't what was your work around?

lkrfn5283 said:
have you been blocked by tmobile at all? i have. if you haven't what was your work around?
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Try using Agent Switch Pro for chrome on the latest Opera setting. That's how I'm doing it.
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Vain III said:
Try using Agent Switch Pro for chrome on the latest Opera setting. That's how I'm doing it.
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Keep us posted. I switched over this afternoon and am going to give this a try tonight. Thanks.

Nothing to keep posted. I've been using that technique from the beginning and have had no trouble.
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I tried it on my galaxy s3 using t-mobile hot spot and it kept redirecting my me to sign up for the hot spot plan. However, I did use a different WiFi router app and was able to tether. I am rooted btw.

Tether did not work with my S3, but does with my G2 and current S2's Did not get a chance to try a different rom on the S3 before sale tho so not sure about that.

papabear said:
Tether did not work with my S3, but does with my G2 and current S2's Did not get a chance to try a different rom on the S3 before sale tho so not sure about that.
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Probably a stupid question on XDA, but are you rooted and running custom roms on your S2s? I'm interested if anyone has tried this on stock firmware with one of thee non-root tethering apps. I would test myself but I can't remember the last time I had a phone with stock firmware.

jelliottz said:
Probably a stupid question on XDA, but are you rooted and running custom roms on your S2s? I'm interested if anyone has tried this on stock firmware with one of thee non-root tethering apps. I would test myself but I can't remember the last time I had a phone with stock firmware.
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i only tried foxfi and it worked but it was on prepaid 4g sim
i rooted shortly after and will get the splash page wo agent switching as stated above
my ladys first s3 wouldnt tether til rooted using an old wifi tether app, her replacement s3 i havn't had a chance to root yet and most likely won't. tether much til i flash custom
only problem i have now is xbox live wont let me see my friends, partyies, etc
no matter the settings, i can still play and Netflix
anyone else have that issue?
i tried vpn, but it wouldn't connect and i am in over my head trying to learn on the fly at the moment

So your using your phone as a WiFi hotspot to power your Xbox for you can stream Netflix?how is that working out for you so far.and your using a Samsung 3. Thanks!!!
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Mesaman2012 said:
So your using your phone as a WiFi hotspot to power your Xbox for you can stream Netflix?how is that working out for you so far.and your using a Samsung 3. Thanks!!!
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Yep I used both the s2 and s3 sucessfully.....
There is also another topic explaining another method of replacing ur apn in the general subforum of the tmobile s3
As for the s2 there is threads for apns and then for user agents
Live throws a code stating that some items may not be available but playing and netflix green light
Updates you have to dl on ur pc then transfer it to ur xbox by disc, etc storage medium
I have also changed my dns servers but I can still use tmobiles dns and do both
I use to have a full live experience until the last 360 update and now something borked....nebody have ideas? Lol

So I should have no problem using my sensation as a hotspot to power my roku box to stream Netflix to my t.v. right? Thanks!!!
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