Updated: 02/05 - NO LONGER WORKING on Sprint - Real Picture Mail (PicMail, MMS)

[egofalter]

ok i'm on the phone with sprint right now and they say i should be able to send picture messages with my plan... i'm confused now
is this thread about a hack that allows you to send pictures if your account isn't set up to do so?

[Soundy]

Originally Posted by jobine

Who know the server name of TelusMobiliy MMS server ?
or that information is good ???

Did you ever get a resolution for this? Doesn't seem to work for me (yet)...

[Pibe38]

Originally Posted by egofalter

ok i'm on the phone with sprint right now and they say i should be able to send picture messages with my plan... i'm confused now
is this thread about a hack that allows you to send pictures if your account isn't set up to do so?

PPC phones on Sprint do not have the means to send real MMS/PicMail, that is why many users used the app linked on the first post of this thread. This used to work for everyone because the abilty to do so was not blocked, meaning that having an app like the one discussed on this thread communicating with their MMS servers worked fine.

However, it seems that now Sprint is actively blocking PPC users from the MMS server so that this app does not work anymore. It's not a matter of the plan or not, must of us have MMS on our plan, we just can't send them.

Are you able to send MMS with this app now that you have spoken with Sprint? Or did they give you the e-mail workaround discussed in the General Discussion forum?

Please share.

[Clement312]

I have a The Sprint Mogul and i want to send a picture to a friend that does have sprint how do i do that???


Thanks

[tillieray]

email your friend the pic with his #@pm.sprint.com

[Clement312]

Originally Posted by tillieray

email your friend the pic with his #@pm.sprint.com

They dont have sprint

Lets say the number is 000-123-4567

[neodorian]

Originally Posted by Clement312

They dont have sprint

Lets say the number is 000-123-4567

Well, in all fairness, you did say "a friend that does have sprint" so Tillie was correct. If you read the big sticky at the top you'll see that Sprint is blocking MMS on these devices for some reason so you can email them to certain addresses depending on carrier in order to have it go through as an MMS. I don't think we're got it working for all carriers yet but reading the sticky at the top of the forum will answer your questions.

[tillieray]

the only thing i help you with is the major cell phone companys like these:

To do this, you simply send the picture as an attachment via e-mail.
For other Sprint users, 10digitnumber@pm.sprint.com
For Verizon users, 10digitnumber@vzwpix.com
For T-Mobile users, 10digitnumber@tmomail.net
For Cingular users, 10digitnumber@mms.mycingular.com ...
##########@mms.att.net

[tillieray]

I found this website (http://freesms.1888usa.com/revcell.htm) that you can enter a phone number to ID what carrier was the original owner of the number, but like the website says, "...if the wireless customer ported the number to a new wireless carrier, this information will NOT be accurate."
I haven't tried xmentalx's suggestion (teleflip), but I'd be a little weary submitting my associates phone numbers to an unknown source. They could be logging every phone number that goes thru their system and either using it for personal marketing or selling it to 3rd party marketing firms. I know, call me paranoid...
I guess until the MMS issue gets resolved, this might be the closest resolution we have.

[bakntyme]

This is a little time-consuming, but if sending picture mail is important enough to you, at least it will work, and you do not need to know the recipient's cell carrier. It takes advantage of the fact that Sprint does not allow incoming MMS mail on PPCs either and converts incoming MMS mail to a text message directing the recipient to the picture on a web site. However, it does require that the recipient have the ability to browse the internet.

1. Email the picture as an attachment to YOURSELF at YourCellNumber@pm.sprint.com.
2. Sprint will place your picture on a web page and text message you with a link to the page
3. Forward that text message with the link, as a text message, to your intended recipient.
4. Recipient goes to the Sprint web page and views your picture