video messaging?

chevyforlife · #1 (**permalink**) 05-25-2008, 10:28 PM

ok ive been searching and wondering why wont alltel's video messaging work?

chevyforlife · #2 (**permalink**) 06-26-2008, 07:53 PM

ok 107 views and no answers? come on there has to be an answer out there in the community
T.I.A
~chevyforlife

arparent · #3 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 11:46 PM

Sprint has blocked the ports used for MMS to Windows Mobile Devices. They say they will eventually have support for it, but as of right now its not available. There are however, many work arounds available at this site for MMS. Most use your email accounts and/or data connection.

snake0721 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 01:59 PM

Well, actually alltel's video messaging DOES work, but its a bit picky in my own experiences.

If you are having problems recieving Video messages, you may not have your MMS setup through alltel. After a call with the support, they told me in order to do this, I must try to send a picture to myself. (just take a contact photo with your camera and send.) Of course, if you recieve the photo all MMS functionality is up and working.

If your MMS is working for pictures, then it may just be a video format issue. I usually have my friends/famiyl send me all thier MMS's so I can test the formats and I am making a small checklist to myself of what I can recieve.

I'm at work right now, so I can't give you the list atm.

Pretty much, whatever works on most phones should work for you as well.

as for sending, the videos have to be less than 300k, its annoying, I know. But for sending these, the format really depends on what the recieveing phone can use.

I hope I could provide some helpful info.

Good luck!

orionsbuckle · #5 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 02:06 PM

Well what about SPRINT. you said there are work arounds. what are some work arounds to use video messaging.

chevyforlife · #6 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by orionsbuckle

Well what about SPRINT. you said there are work arounds. what are some work arounds to use video messaging.

i belive its called sMMS but im not sure. the main problem with my phone is that i can reciver pics and what not but not videos or pictures with a sound attached. somethimes i can recive .gif files but very rarly. and thanks for the response. ive been waiting for awhile for someone to answer my post.

chevyforlife · #7 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 02:22 PM

i havent tried the video part. ill try ti out when im done writing these stupid papers. ill be back!!!
~chevy

orionsbuckle · #8 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by chevyforlife

i havent tried the video part. ill try ti out when im done writing these stupid papers. ill be back!!!
~chevy

enjoy the papers lol...i have smms and im running WM6.1 i can send and receive pics perfectly in fact i get videos from my friend who is on the verizon network all the time and they also work perfectly. but with smms i can send video or am i missing something in the program?

chevyforlife · #9 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 03:16 PM

i have no clue im on the alltel network and dont use that program

chevyforlife · #10 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 04:06 PM

IT WORKS!!! haha the video messaging acutally works on my 6800 im so happy! woohoo! anyway ive only tried this twice. once sending a video to myself then second having my cousin sending me something. woohoo!!!
~chevy
btw, i still dont have those papers done. 2 more pages to go woohoo!!!