3gs texting pics
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lady topaz

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Thursday 4th March 2010
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Hi, I cannot send or receive text pictures from my new iphone. Spoke to the service provider Vodafone who said to get it enabled via itunes. I have had a quick look but its a minefield. Can someone help with the quickest/easiest way.
Thanks.

P.S If it makes a difference the camera symbal is in place on the "text" screen, and if relevant the MMS in settings is enabled.

DeputyDawg

527 posts

203 months

Thursday 4th March 2010
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the provider should send you the files in the form of a txt message to save and enable the option. It's not done via Itunes as far as I know (only if you don't have the camera icon available, which you do).

Edited by DeputyDawg on Thursday 4th March 11:22

off_again

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258 months

Thursday 4th March 2010
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I have a 3GS on Vodafone and its nothing to do with iTunes. What is it that you want to do? Just send an MMS? If so, you can do one of two things:

1) Go to Messages and then select the person you are sending to / from. In the line for where you press to start typing text, there is a camera logo - just press that and it does the rest.

2) Go to the Camera and take a picture. This then puts a small copy in the bottom left corner. Press this and then it opens the Photo program. Press the bottom left icon to select send and then you can select how you want to send it.

That's it. Nothing else needed. Maybe worth checking your settings for the phone, but if its a Vodafone supplied one then its not a problem.

lady topaz

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Thursday 4th March 2010
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off_again said:
I have a 3GS on Vodafone and its nothing to do with iTunes. What is it that you want to do? Just send an MMS? If so, you can do one of two things:

1) Go to Messages and then select the person you are sending to / from. In the line for where you press to start typing text, there is a camera logo - just press that and it does the rest.

2) Go to the Camera and take a picture. This then puts a small copy in the bottom left corner. Press this and then it opens the Photo program. Press the bottom left icon to select send and then you can select how you want to send it.

That's it. Nothing else needed. Maybe worth checking your settings for the phone, but if its a Vodafone supplied one then its not a problem.
I have no problem texting and adding the picture I want to send, but it doesnt send. If I take the picture out, the text sends fine. Also 3 people say they have sent me pictures via text, two using the same phone and nothing comes through, so its blocked somewhere.

DeputyDawg

527 posts

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Thursday 4th March 2010
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lady topaz said:
I have no problem texting and adding the picture I want to send, but it doesnt send. If I take the picture out, the text sends fine. Also 3 people say they have sent me pictures via text, two using the same phone and nothing comes through, so its blocked somewhere.
Does it fail with a red exclamation mark?

Have you checked the MMS settings under Settings\General\Network\Cellular Data Network?

Found this on a Vodafone forum, might be worth a shot.

APN: wap.vodafone.co.uk

Username: wap

Password: wap

MMSC: http://mms.vodafone.co.uk/servlets/mms:9201

MMS Proxy: 212.183.137.12

Leave the rest blank, then restart your phone, it will ask you for your phone number when you restart.

As mentioned earlier, these are the settings that should be sent by the service provider in the form of a txt message.

Edited by DeputyDawg on Thursday 4th March 11:38

lady topaz

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DeputyDawg said:
lady topaz said:
I have no problem texting and adding the picture I want to send, but it doesnt send. If I take the picture out, the text sends fine. Also 3 people say they have sent me pictures via text, two using the same phone and nothing comes through, so its blocked somewhere.
Does it fail with a red exclamation mark?

Have you checked the MMS settings under Settings\General\Network\Cellular Data Network?

Found this on a Vodafone forum, might be worth a shot.

APN: wap.vodafone.co.uk

Username: wap

Password: wap

MMSC: http://mms.vodafone.co.uk/servlets/mms:9201

MMS Proxy: 212.183.137.12

Leave the rest blank, then restart your phone, it will ask you for your phone number when you restart.

As mentioned earlier, these are the settings that should be sent by the service provider in the form of a txt message.

Edited by DeputyDawg on Thursday 4th March 11:38
Thank you very much DD