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Originally Posted by myxheroxfell
So it's been a while since I've checked up on this thread but as far as I remember no one really got much of an answer from sprint about the bs. If this is already on here forgive me. This is the response I got from sprint;
"Thank you for contacting Sprint. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Pocket PC phones (such as the HTC Touch you have) do not have a software interface for sending picturemail to phone numbers. There was a third party picturemail software interface made by "ArcSoft" that was being distributed via the Internet. This third party software is likely how you were sending picturemails to phone numbers on the Touch.
Unfortunately, that software was illegally pirated from a rival cell phone carrier's Windows Mobile phone model and reconfigured for Sprint. As such, for legal reasons we were forced to block it.
Please be advised that blocking the pirated software fix was not only to avoid legal action against Sprint, but to avoid a situation where legal action might force Sprint to terminate the service of users of said pirated software (some of whom were likely not aware it was pirated software).
At this time, we do not have a method to send picturemails from a Pocket PC device besides email. We apologize again for any inconvenience.
Thank you again for contacting Sprint. We appreciate your business.
Robert H.
E-Care
Sprint"
So yeah there it is
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This sounds like a crock of BS. Why? I'm sure sprint would pay for the rights for the Arc software if it actually did work. It's not sprint's fault the customer cracked the arc program. I think it they closed it up to avoid charges from other carriers for cross-sending MMS messages. Also they might have changed the server and unknowningly messed up the compatability with the ARC software. Sprint has $$$ to fork over to Arc if it was a licensing issue. You have to think why didn't sprint implement the MMS in the first place? Its one less thing they have to worry about and have issues with.