Comments on: Flutter: MMS Alternative… Maybe?

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:12:21 +0000

pic sent to my wife’s rumor (sprint) left her with a hyperlink to the photo, not the actual photo. It took about 30 seconds for sprint to link to the pic.

By: Jan Rydicher

Jan Rydicher — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:24:25 +0000

I have repeatedly asked to obtain password, but never received one – there are now approximately 14 days and still no password??? PS! I have thought of country code in front phone number.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:26:22 +0000

I have several friend who do not have smart phones of any kind that I email pics to. For example when I send a pic to someone on AT&T with a Sony Ericson flip phone they get it like a normal mms msg. Phonenumber@mms.AT&T.com and it works with vzw and tmobile too. I don’t know why people have such a hard time with it.

By: morituri

morituri — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:45:54 +0000

Why settle for an MMS alternative when you can have the real thing? SwirlyMMS 1.2 is now out, and it’s available for firmware 2.x.

http://www.treotoday.net/2008/09/21/swirlymms-real-mms-for-iphone-21/

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:27:13 +0000

@Tara, that’s why I called the post “MMS Alternative”…

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:19:49 +0000

Flutter does not send photos.

It sends a link to your hosted photo on some website.

A Flikr account is better than this.

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:07:17 +0000

@iks, I understand where you are coming from. Wish I had a answer for you.

By: iks

iks — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:04:30 +0000

Jeremy email is the way to go with other smartphone devices yes, but here in Britain where MMS is I guess more common than in the States many people have normal none email devices. Not every1 is interested in a superphone. There is no MMS solution like u mentioned here.

Look, for a device of this calibre there are far too many missing 'phone' features that's an embarrasment. Can't receive or send MMS, can't forward an SMS, can't send a vcard. This isn't even a copy/paste issue. This just BASIC phone stuff.

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:54:28 +0000

@Stat

What I did is put a pic address in every single one of my contacts. Time consuming? Yes... but then you don't have to fumble back and forth like in your example. I'm just trying to make the best for other people. Again if anyone missed it, check out this thread. Gives you a picture mail address for each carrier.

By: Stat

Stat — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:34:25 +0000

Yeah Jeremy, unfortunately the email work-around also has its flaws for some mobile device users. For instance, check out this story, was at a BBQ over the weekend and a friend couldn't make it so we are txt'n each other, and I say, the chick you like is here and she looks good man!

Friend: Oh really, snap a pic and send it to me. Me: Ok gimme a second and I'll email it to you. Me: Who is your carrier again? Friend: Why? Just send me the pic!! Me: I am, who is your carrier? Friend: Verizon Me: Ok Sent! Friend: What? I didn't get it! Me: I emailed it to you Friend: No, don't email it to me, just send me the picture Me: (sigh) I emailed it to your phone Friend: I don't have email on my phone, just MMS. I dont want an email, I just want the pic man!! Me: You have driven me to DRINK! Go Away Please!

Unfortunately, even now, so people do not have data plans or email service for their phones, so that is just another unnecessary hoop Apple and ATT are making us jump thru. Receiving pics is still my NUMBER ONE irration with all this nonesense.