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Unable to save media from MMS using RC33

A friend of mine sent me an MMS message with a picture as an attachment. I have RC33, so I go to the message and press the "Download" button to the right of the message. After, this, the button is replaced with the text "downloading", but nothing else happens. In addition, the media does not show up in the SaveMMS application. The message is only 74K, so there isn't any reason why it shouldn't download fairly quickly. Any suggestions?

Works for me....using the scroll ball...scroll to the message press the ball in for 2 seconds and a menu opens. Option to save to sd card is there.

When I press with the scroll button or do a long press, I am given the options "Call +(number here)", "View message details", and "Delete message".
Edit: Thought I would mention this - in the "Messaging" view (where all your text message threads are listed), there is a white/orange triangle with an ! inside it to the right of the thread that contains the message in question. I'm not sure what this means, but I thought that it might be helpful in solving the problem I am having.

open and click th whole message and u should receive option to save attachment.

To clear any confusion, here are images of what is going on:
Thread list:
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Message in question:
Options given for message in question:

Dude it really doesn't look like you have a picture in there. I already check this twice and if I got a message I pressed and hold a message(not a pic) and menu poped up with option to save attachement to sd. With press and hold a message w/o pic shows menu like you showedon screenshot

Here is mine...i sent a pic to myself works like it's suppose too.

Your phone knows it's been sent an image but it hasn't downloaded it yet. This has happened a few times on mine. Just click the "download" button and it should show up in the message, then you can save it.

Your phone knows it's been sent an image but it hasn't downloaded it yet. This has happened a few times on mine. Just click the "download" button and it should show up in the message, then you can save it.
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This makes sense, but so far I'm stuck at the "downloading" part. It says that the message size is 74Kb - does it download MMS messages over wifi (which I am connected to) or T-Mobile's signal? I don't have a data plan with my phone, so perhaps the seemingly un-ending download time is due to the speed of T-Mobile's signal? I will try to download it again and see if it works.

This is based solely on a guess, but I have experienced a situation where MMS would not be downloaded if A) I was syncing with PC at the time or B) I was connected to WiFi.
This was NOT on the G1 but on one of my WinMo smart phones.
MMS is downloaded via TMo's mobile internet, but you normally not paying data charges, just messaging charges so it shouldn't be affected by the fact you don't have a data plan. You DO need the TMo APN settings tho I think.
This may not be the problem here, but it's possible if you've tried all other options.
Daisy xx

Very good point daisy :")

Or perhaps he was playing with some settings messing them up. Just a thought

I think an mms can only be downloaded via the cellular line (wap,gprs,umts i.e.)
Had similar problems with my old o2 xda orbit....first had to make wap config.
Greetings
Carter

This is based solely on a guess, but I have experienced a situation where MMS would not be downloaded if A) I was syncing with PC at the time or B) I was connected to WiFi.
This was NOT on the G1 but on one of my WinMo smart phones.
MMS is downloaded via TMo's mobile internet, but you normally not paying data charges, just messaging charges so it shouldn't be affected by the fact you don't have a data plan. You DO need the TMo APN settings tho I think.
This may not be the problem here, but it's possible if you've tried all other options.
Daisy xx
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I tried disconnecting from the wifi and it didn't work. However, I have never changed the APN settings for my phone. Are there instructions for doing this somewhere? So far voice + sms messages have worked fine, so I didn't realize that the APN settings might be a problem.

You all are correct about the APN settings. I tried sending myself an MMS as a test and it did not send. I read through the APN thread here without luck, but then found instructions here. After following the instructions, I was able to download the MMS message without any problems.

Glad that you solved it xxx
Daisy xx

Nvm... jus saw your other post...

3G working on my AT&T Tab

Ok excuse my ignorance cause I'm still working around on figuring out Samsung, Android, and Rooting for this as it's much different than my Nexus One.
Ok this may be stupid but I put in my SIM cards for my Nexus into the Galaxy Tab. The 3G wouldn't work. And it's because the APN is set for broadband. Ok, cool. I figured I would need a special SIM card dedicated to tablets. But I thought I could be slick and set up a new AT&T APN set up and set up the wap.cingular account. But it won't let me set it up because wap.cingular seems to be blocked out???
So anyways here's the weird thing, I was deleting the APN account, but now I notice I have 3g service..... Wow weird. How can I have access to 3g now w/o setting up the wap service? When I switch it back to the broadband APN setting the 3g goes away. I have a dummy APN set up with the name ATT wap
And I never notice that with a SIMS card in the download button in the Market is switch to an AT&T button. Guess it only shows the download button when there's no SIMS card in?
Anyhow I can now get my 3g service now. Sorry if this been explain previously. Tried search couldn't find info on it.
Speed test shows 3036 dl 333 ul so I guess that from previously reading that upload speed are capped ~ 300
Will flash to the Euro was I'm comfortable with the instructions and research on it. I never flashed a Samsung and seems a bit trickier than nexus since I'm so used to Rom Manager and Clockwork Mod.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847273

shep211 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847273
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Yes I'm familiar with this thread as I have been watching it closely for the EURO firmware, but my thing is more about how I can get the 3g to work when I have a dummy APN account set, but it won't work on the ATT Broadband APN account.
I not ready to flash this till I'm fully comfortable with being able to do back ups, restores and flashs.

AITT said:
how I can get the 3g to work when I have a dummy APN account set, but it won't work on the ATT Broadband APN account.
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You tell us, you're the one who made it work

rotohammer said:
You tell us, you're the one who made it work
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Ok this is exactly what I did.
I went to Mobile settings and went in to APN
It already had the AT&T Broadband APN set up.
I selected to Add New APN thru the menu button
I named it ATT wap
I couldn't enter wap.cingular under APN. It would let me fill in the rest of the information like User, MMSC, etc, but not wap.cingular. I don't know how but it worked. Maybe it's a glitch within the firmware.
At that point I used the backed button and got the notification "The APN cannot be empty"
I selected exit and the 3G icon was at the top. Here's the pics show the 3G icon
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"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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How about a pic of the APN settings screen instead?

rotohammer said:
How about a pic of the APN settings screen instead?
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No point. There's no info entered at all. That's the whole point. I never set up anything but for whatever reason when I select ATT wap 3G icon appears.

Network Connection Error??

I just started getting this error today, right after I unlock the screen to do whatever. It says Network Connection Error, and the options are retry, or cancel. I hit retry and everything seems to work just fine, never hit cancel yet. This phone is stock as the day I got it last week, nothing at all downloaded or running in the background, and no widgets loaded. Only thing running is 3g. Only thing on the home screen is gmail, voicemail, calendar, running programs, and the 4 standard bottom ones(phone, contacts, messaging, apps). All other screens are empty. Any suggestions since Sprint does not have a clue and my 30 days are up as of yesterday to get a different model phone? I gave up my BB Bold for this one the last day of my 30 days.

I am running STOCK and just rooted but did almost nothing else besides delete bloatware and add SU/Spare Parts and I am getting that today too. I would guess it has to do with Sprint or something similar (if you want to get excited pretend it has to do with the update ) but I haven't been able to sign into FB, maybe it's just Facebook that has the error? Or am I the only one not being able to sign into FB?
BTW, I can use the mobile app, it's just not syncing with TW/contacts.

That is very popular. I get those all the time. Nothing to worry bout.
Sent from my Evo Killer!!!

I hope not that often...last time I remember this was on some custom ROM's the Hero glitched FB a few times in sense. If TW is glitching their FB log-in why are they touting not releasing it due to bugs!? lol.

Slovak65 said:
I just started getting this error today, right after I unlock the screen to do whatever. It says Network Connection Error, and the options are retry, or cancel. I hit retry and everything seems to work just fine, never hit cancel yet. This phone is stock as the day I got it last week, nothing at all downloaded or running in the background, and no widgets loaded. Only thing running is 3g. Only thing on the home screen is gmail, voicemail, calendar, running programs, and the 4 standard bottom ones(phone, contacts, messaging, apps). All other screens are empty. Any suggestions since Sprint does not have a clue and my 30 days are up as of yesterday to get a different model phone? I gave up my BB Bold for this one the last day of my 30 days.
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Saw that you edited this, I only had my FB stuff not work, my e-mail came in fine, a lot worked fine.
Did you do anything to the phone or is it completely stock??
I would think it might be something faulty if it's the phone or the connection I don't know. I never had my screens empty....widgets have issues loading when you aren't connected, usually a network error, but you mean widgets are gone?? I don't know why your widgets would disappear other than something more severe, the rest can be explained due to a network connection.
I hope this helped, I don't know your post was a little confusing, if you just mean that it was stock and was not working and you had to hit retry, maybe your signal is weak and it disconnected? I don't know, it's kind of confusing, but being stock it shouldn't be anything huge...

Slovak65 said:
I just started getting this error today, right after I unlock the screen to do whatever. It says Network Connection Error, and the options are retry, or cancel. I hit retry and everything seems to work just fine, never hit cancel yet. This phone is stock as the day I got it last week, nothing at all downloaded or running in the background, and no widgets loaded. Only thing running is 3g. Only thing on the home screen is gmail, voicemail, calendar, running programs, and the 4 standard bottom ones(phone, contacts, messaging, apps). All other screens are empty. Any suggestions since Sprint does not have a clue and my 30 days are up as of yesterday to get a different model phone? I gave up my BB Bold for this one the last day of my 30 days.
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Is this the error?
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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That only happens to me when i have no service and i try to access the market. Turn off 3g, 4g, and wifi, and try to use the market. It comes up with that. My guess is its your market trying to do something before you get good service.
Sent from The Chaotic Void
Sent from The Chaotic Void

Well its not only the market. I turned my 3g off before and whatever is synced when the phone was off gave me that network connection. Error as well
Sent from my Evo Killer!!!

Facebook has updated their app in the market.
I was getting the same error.
Install the latest update. It includes chat.

Well since I can't post outside links(won't let me multi quote), I have to do this the retarded way...
@musclehead84...Why do we get them, and what is the fix? What causes it?
@pipskicks...completely stock
@zanderman112..yes, that's the error

zanderman112 said:
Is this the error?
That only happens to me when i have no service and i try to access the market. Turn off 3g, 4g, and wifi, and try to use the market. It comes up with that. My guess is its your market trying to do something before you get good service.
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I get the error when starting Ninjas Live when my internet connection times out, but not any other time. I need to call comcast and ***** about the flaky connection I have.

[GUIDE] Fix Data Connection Drops Caused By GPS [UPDATE 2012-12-08]

Hi All,
This guide is intended to help those of you suffering from data connection issues while using GPS. For example, when GPS is enabled and Google Maps is launched the network connection disconnects from 3G/HSPA and the network connection icon turns grey. Anyways, give this a shot and see if it helps. I have tested it out on my Nexus One using AT&T and it has fixed the issue for me. Also, you don't need to worry about screwing up your phone following this process as you can simply reset the APNs to default without issue :good:
Navigate to APN Settings
Navigate to System Settings > More (under Wireless & Networks) > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names. You should see something similar to this screenshot. If you have previously altered your APNs you should select the "Reset to default" option (this can take a while to complete so be patient!)
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{
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Remove unneeded APNs
You only need one APN listed. Since the N1 doesn't have LTE and I don't have StraightTalk I can remove these APNs. Simply click on each of the APNs to be remove and select the "Delete APN" option
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Configure your APN
Select the remaining APN and scroll down to "APN type". You need to change this value from whatever it is currently (in my case it reads "default,supl,mms") to "default,mms" (without quotes!). Select the "Save" option, back out of the settings menu and power off yor phone. DO NOT RESTART, YOU MUST POWER OFF your phone or this might not work! Don't worry if your connection icon turns grey (as shown in the screenshot) as this will be blue after you power on.
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Test it out
Navigate to System Settings > Location Access. If prompted about "Location consent" click "Agree". Wait a few seconds and then launch Google Maps. Confirm that the data connection is not lost by watching the network connection icon. If the icon remains blue with the letter "H" or "E" next to it then you're good! If it didn't work or made things worse you can simply select the "Reset to default" option from the APN Settings (again, this can take a while to complete so be patient!)
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Hopefully this helps! If it does, please consider clicking the "Thanks" button. Also, be sure to support your developers! Even a small donation or a simple thanks can make a huge difference :highfive:
[UPDATE1]
*child has pointed out that he was likely the originator of the suggestion of setting the APN type to "default" so please be sure to thank him!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32337548#post32337548
[UPDATE2]
darkshino has pointed out this may break mms. I have update the guide to set the APN type ase "default,mms" as this seems to fix mms and doesn't break GPS/Maps. Also found that powering off rather that rebooting is better (rebooting didn't work when I tried).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35110597&postcount=1500

I believe I was the first to post this fix way back in October.

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I believe I was the first to post this fix way back in October.
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It is very likely you were the origin of this; in which case I thank you! I will update the OP to give credit where it is due. I hope you understand I'm not trying to take credit for your contribution, I'm just trying to help out others. Also, I was unable to get GPS working by setting the APN to "default" alone. I had to remove the extra APNs to get GPS working (which is not mentioned in your post).
In fairness, I got the idea to remove the extra APNs from a post I came across in the texasice development thread. I can't remember who initially suggested it so if anyone else out there thinks it may have been their suggestion please let me know and I will gladly give credit where credit is due.

No worries. Its a nice guide :highfive:

Updated the guide to include a fix for mms. Thanks to darkshino for bringing this to my attention.

Slow connection in Sweden (Not LTE related I think)

Ok, so my M8 died on me and I didnt want the M9 since it did not improve over the M8. So I bought a M9+ on Ebay from Asia.
I live in Stockholm and the LTE band 20 (800mhz) is only used in the smaller cities, I get good 4G signal strength. I also get good speed with broadband test about 60 mbits down and 10 up.
But its very, very slow todo anything network related on it. I have tracked it down to a DNS problem, if i install and run this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dnset it will use Google DNS using a local VPN connection and after that the internet connection is very fast. Is the phone using a Asian DNS instead of my ISPs? How can I verify which DNS is being used? The VPN solution above is not a long term solution because of the security risk

Did you check the APN setting and see if it match your carrier?

Do you mean the APN url? Yes, it points to a url on my carriers domain

I really need a way to find out which DNS is being used when I do not use the dnset app mentioned above. Could you guys help me out? The phone is unusable without using the app above. WIth the VPN tunnel active the phone is very fast. But I dont know how to verify that its really a local tunnel like the dev claims

Can't your carrier help?

CyberVillain said:
Do you mean the APN url? Yes, it points to a url on my carriers domain
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It's not just url. For example, this is Cricket Wireless APN settings: https://www.cricketwireless.com/sup...ice-byod/customer/bring-your-own-android.html
Your carrier should have some similar settings. Make sure they all match.

stephenju said:
It's not just url. For example, this is Cricket Wireless APN settings: https://www.cricketwireless.com/sup...ice-byod/customer/bring-your-own-android.html
Your carrier should have some similar settings. Make sure they all match.
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Yes, I have checked all setttings, they all match up. I have called them they say nothing is wrong with their DNS, but I have not been able to verify that its their DNS that I am using
http://www.tele2.se/support/mobiltelefoni/kom-igang/installningar-for-mms-och-data/

CyberVillain said:
Yes, I have checked all setttings, they all match up. I have called them they say nothing is wrong with their DNS, but I have not been able to verify that its their DNS that I am using
http://www.tele2.se/support/mobiltelefoni/kom-igang/installningar-for-mms-och-data/
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use this, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ulfdittmer.android.ping&hl=en , press Network info and wait for DNS server list

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use this, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ulfdittmer.android.ping&hl=en , press Network info and wait for DNS server list
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Thanks, I did look at that program but missed which tab I should use, was under the DNS tab.
It uses the correct DNS(s) so cant be that.
I reseted the APN settings and now It's alot quicker.

I restarted the phone and now its slow again. Ping & DNS reports a DNS of 172.21.120.6. Which seems strange? Reseting APN time around does nothing

I deleted the APN settings and reset to default (If I only reset to default nothing happens) and now I get correct DNS addresses of 130.244.127.161 and 130.244.127.169 which I have confirmed belongs to my ISP.
I am now afraid that the ebay seller have installed some kind of tunnel to spoof my trafic. What do you guys think? This is the ebay seller and item
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221827669983?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Another strange thing is that the VPN settings menu is locked with a password that I have not set myself

Go into Recovery and do a factory reset. This will may delete all apks you dont want on your phone. Else reinstall European RUU but you will need Soff and root.

Doing a reset now, how do I know if its a custom rom installed from seller (With possible tunnling feature). Here is a screen from menu
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There is no option to reset?
edit: found M9 guide (not plus) and it says to go into recovery mode. Tried that, I just displays a triangle for a few minutes and then im back at the fingerprint login screen.

I did it from the Settings menu instead. Will that reset be as hard as the one from the boot menu? Why is my boot menu missing factory reset?

Alot of questions now, but why is my bootloader locked? Shouldnt all new HTC bootloaders be unlocked by default?

No bootloader is locked normally. To get into recovery you pressed power and Vol Up right? Because every smartphone needs a recovery and i tested it at my M9+, it works.

I press vol down and power to get into the download bootloader (First screen above) I can then go into the booloader (No screen on that above) and then I can go into recovory, but then the phone just displays a warning triangle like the screen above, and then after several minutes it boots the phone back into the lock screen and i can go into the phone with pin or fingerprint. THere is no menu option for hard reset anywhere in those menus?

"Press Vol Up + Power + Home Button (Fingerprint) when the red exclamation appears and youll be inside recovery mode"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62716168&postcount=199

That got me a little further, now I get, but it boots me back to the download mode and with the text
"Detecting smart card...
Reboot to ftm mode failed due to NOT_FIND_SMART_IO"