Hey all,
I recently bought a Nexus 4 to use on Walmart Family Mobile (MVNO of T-Mobile), and I can't seem to get MMS working. I've used their official MMS settings (unlinkable since I'm new -- but on myfamilymobile's website) with no luck. I've tried their customer service several times and got the runaround every single time ("there's nothing we can do", "go talk to LG").
My previous phone was an Exhibit II locked to T-Mobile. I never bothered unlocking because calling and SMS worked just fine with WFM being an MVNO, but I just accepted I wouldn't have MMS because the phone was technically locked to a different carrier. With the Nexus 4 being truly unlocked, I sort of expected it to work.
Has anyone had any luck with WFM as far as MMS goes? Could it be a problem with my SIM?
Thanks!
EDIT: Tried Tweakker from the Play Store -- no help
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I have been having problems receiving MMS messages from my t-mobile HD2 since a few days ago.
I was just on the phone with an att rep, since I am using the unlocked hd2 on my existing att account where I was using an iphone 3gs previously.
The rep told me that their system is seeing that my hd2 is listed as a blackberry from the IMEI number that I gave, and since att doesn't support the hd2 on their system, there is nothing she can do to help me out so I can get my picture messages.
I have the $30 dollar data [ media net] package on my plan, yet they will not help.
Is anyone using the hd2 on att and have gotten MMS to work?
are there any extra settings I need to enter on the hd2 that can help me out?
thanks.
Solved my problem. I had the wrong settings in the data config menus.
So I had the AT&T Samsung Focus unlocked and running on the Telus Network for a week now. Wanted to give my update for those thinking about getting a Samsung Focus from the endless pool of AT&T Samsung Focuses in the states.
First of all I wanted to get a Samsung Focus here in Canada but Rogers has the market locked up tight. I couldn't get Future Shop to sell me one so since I live in Vancouver and my family lives in Seattle I simply hopped over the boarder, got on Craigslist, and had someone sell me a unit for $300.
The Good:
Everything about the Focus is practically good ;-) - I had the LG Optimus 7 and the Samsung pretty much beats it soundly - the screen, speaker, and weight beat the LG. The LG has build quality however... it's just a better built unit. Voice quality is about equal with the LG although I was say LG has the slightly better voice quality overall. Data worked perfectly by just establishing the APN settings to Telus.
The Bad:
*No MMS (this is a real downer...) Microsoft doesn't have an APN Server section in the OS to address MMS Servers... this is a real bummer if you ask me.
Hopefully Microsoft will address the APN MMS concerns in the update incoming. Unlike HTC, Samsung seems to giving users less control of their phones and capping their market. While HTC has pretty much sucked on hardware they have been absolutely fanastic on extensibility, flexibility with their software. Samsung attempted to address the APN issue by releasing an APN editor but because AT&T and Rogers have exclusives the Profile.XML pretty much does not allow for Telus or other carriers to work in the NA market. I can't see Samsung changing this and unfortunately with Samsung selling so well Microsoft probably will not address the APN issue with a fix of their own (to do so would probably make the OEMs upset... particuarly Samsung.)
Regardless of my texting challenges (with are a tad bit irritating...) the Focus is a beautiful phone.
I'm a bit new to this and just had a few questions, I know a few years ago Telus would only authorize Telus sold phones (Telus registered IMIE #s). I guess now with sims they will authorize any compatible phones?
I'm currently a Telus customer with a CDMA phone (no sim), so to do this would I just find a Samsung Focus, unlock it, buy a telus sim and then call Telus and give them the sim#?
I've seen a lot of posts about how you can't unlock the Focus to use it on a different network...at least the AT&T version....how exactly did you unlock it, if you don't mind me asking?
To unlock Focus:
Buy a code on eBay (bought mine from this seller, very fast and worked first try! http://myworld.ebay.ca/nckzone)
Put new SIM in and boot up. Enter unlock code, you are unlocked!
To fix MMS and Data
Unlock using Chevron WP7 (Tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938106)
On that tutorial page, download and install the Samsung Tools application. Run it and check all the options. Phone will reboot working 100% on the new network. Worked for me perfectly!
of course that only works on some networks. Im on a smaller gsm carrier in Wisconsin, with pretty simple settings for MMS and the chevron unlock, setting change, and reboot do nothing for me with APN or MMS. Have to change my APN manually still and no way to change MMS settings yet that I'm aware of...So still looking further into OTA provisioning and xml profile loading if possible.
Ok so i got rid of tmobile and went with straight talk so i can take full advantage of my tab. First impressions with straight talk, not very good mainly in the customer service department it took me 5 calls and over an hour on the phone with them just so they could port one of my phone numbers from tmobile, the second one was no issue. I guess is true what they say "you get what you pay for".
Well calls do seem to work up to now with no issues, but the problem i have now is with MMS messaging, i am not able to send any at all. I checked my VPN and i do have internet+mms so i dont think thats the problem. Has anybody experienced any issues with sending MMS? Your help would be most appreciated.
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I have the same issue, no answer yet from ST. Been a week now.
Got the BYOD sim from ST for my Tmobile phone, ported number with no issue. Internet, calls, text work fine, just no mms.
moonsty said:
I have the same issue, no answer yet from ST. Been a week now.
Got the BYOD sim from ST for my Tmobile phone, ported number with no issue. Internet, calls, text work fine, just no mms.
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I finally got it to work, i was using the wrong sim, activated a tmobile compatible sim(pink), i ordered the sim for unbranded unlocked gsm devise(blue), of course when you order online you dont get to choose the color. Make sure you order the wright sim. Do you have a pink or blue sim?
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I recently purchased me and the wife new phones. Both Galaxy S7's she has the regular S7 i have the edge variant. Both devices are Verizon unlocked. I am able to browse the web, watch videos and make calls. The only thing i cannot figure out is how to make the MMs work, i cannot send or receive picture messages. I am running on the Metro PCS network. I am using the Metro PCS APN settings. I also tried the T-mobile APN settings with no luck. I am able to use data with either setting but I still can send or receive picture messages. I have called Metro PCS and I have went to an authorized distributor and they couldnt find a solution. I am super stressed about this issue. I use picture messages a lot for work and with the wife as well. Please help me folks! :crying:
arochi92 said:
I recently purchased me and the wife new phones. Both Galaxy S7's she has the regular S7 i have the edge variant. Both devices are Verizon unlocked. I am able to browse the web, watch videos and make calls. The only thing i cannot figure out is how to make the MMs work, i cannot send or receive picture messages. I am running on the Metro PCS network. I am using the Metro PCS APN settings. I also tried the T-mobile APN settings with no luck. I am able to use data with either setting but I still can send or receive picture messages. I have called Metro PCS and I have went to an authorized distributor and they couldnt find a solution. I am super stressed about this issue. I use picture messages a lot for work and with the wife as well. Please help me folks! :crying:
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I have the same problem . The only thing I was able to do so far is download GO SMS , then to send the MMS Click MMS1. I was able to send with this even though I really didn't want to use GO SMS.
I recently purchased a OnePlus 5. I then got a monthly SIM deal from iD. For some reason texts and calls are working fine but I can't get any data internet!
Various websites say that there should be no band issues, and I've seen someone on 3 Mobile saying theirs works fine (iD uses 3 Mobiles network).
I've contacted iD but they're pretty hopeless and just told me to do the troubleshooting I'd been doing (checking the APN and stuff). I even took it into Carphone Warehouse but they couldn't work it out either.
Annoyingly I've seen a post on OnePlus forums from someone having the exact same problem, but it's just been closed as 'Solved' with no word on how.
I'm still not 100% on the exact APN I should have and other settings so hopefully it's just one of those and one of you lovely people can help me out! Alternatively, I'll have to change from iD to another carrier.
Sorry for this long rambly post.
ThatGiggy said:
I recently purchased a OnePlus 5. I then got a monthly SIM deal from iD. For some reason texts and calls are working fine but I can't get any data internet!
Various websites say that there should be no band issues, and I've seen someone on 3 Mobile saying theirs works fine (iD uses 3 Mobiles network).
I've contacted iD but they're pretty hopeless and just told me to do the troubleshooting I'd been doing (checking the APN and stuff). I even took it into Carphone Warehouse but they couldn't work it out either.
Annoyingly I've seen a post on OnePlus forums from someone having the exact same problem, but it's just been closed as 'Solved' with no word on how.
I'm still not 100% on the exact APN I should have and other settings so hopefully it's just one of those and one of you lovely people can help me out! Alternatively, I'll have to change from iD to another carrier.
Sorry for this long rambly post.
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Do you have these apn settings?
hunhool said:
Do you have these apn settings?
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The APN type is the only thing that I've got different. Mine is down as 'default,supl,mms'. Should I literally type in 'internet+mms' or should I just put *?