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Who has sent an MMS? |
Linkinpark17UK
Joined: Jan 27, 2002
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Has anyone with a T68i sent an MMS message yet, does any network support it? Is this the reason why so few T68i's have been released? |
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3.1415926
Joined: Mar 15, 2002
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From: Finland
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I think the reason why no network support the MMS because they are waiting for the fu***ng 7650 model from NOKIA  does anyone agree? |
Xeleven
Joined: Mar 14, 2002
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From: Oslo Norway
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Come on, you norwegians! MMS is up and running in Norway, ( on Telenor )and best of all it's free until May 1. Tell us.. |
neilpowell64
Joined: Mar 16, 2002
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From: UK
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i think 3.1415926 is right and they r waiting for nokia. (will have to wait a long time for Nokia) |
Bazboy
Joined: Feb 25, 2002
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From: Leicester, UK
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Possibly right there guys... BUT
Why would they want to delay MMS availability when the T68i CAN do it.. and the t68 after its been upgraded too... surely a Sp like Vodaphone will attract LOADS more customers saying that they have the technology and are leading the way.. thats just here in UK. Most likely the same around the world too.
i think that Sp should keep hardcore users (like us  ) more informed and uptodate with the situation so we dont get all kinda posts saying that they heard this n that.
Still.... I want a t68i....
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mixin
Joined: Jan 26, 2002
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The problem is, would networks provide a feature, if no one is gonna use it??? They would be losing money until there were more phones that could use it.
So in a way they probably are waiting for the 7650 |
danielm
Joined: Mar 04, 2002
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From: Daniel Mellgren
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Why would they loose money? Ok, maybe
there electric bill get's a bit higher, let's
say 0,00001%, but what more than that?
I thought that they would test it on the field
before a big boom but it seems like I was wrong... |
laffen
Joined: Aug 07, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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I have sent an MMS. It was with the T68m beta software. 5 pictures and some text was sent from one phone to another. Took about 10-15 seconds both to send, and to receive the MMS. |
mixin
Joined: Jan 26, 2002
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Okay, maybe i phrased it wrong. I meant would the networks really wanna invest into something that wouldnt be used alot in the first few years. It will be at least 2 or 3 years before the majority of phone users will have interest in MMS. When a cheap(ish) phone is released with mms capabilities, it would take off. But with the prices at what they are now, it wont be a success at this point in time. |
Bazboy
Joined: Feb 25, 2002
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From: Leicester, UK
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hey MixiN.. how you feeling today?? still a poorly boy?? :D
Anyway... think about it guys... Vodaphone are to be the 1st network in UK to have MMS availability and yes theyve spent a lot of money on the technology - its there.. just waiting to be used.. unless they are testing it more for bugs/flaws.. wotever. Other SP will soon follow suit, or they already have, not that ive heard anything about it.
if you look on Lycos site... they have some information on MMS that they are doing!!! AND thats LYCOS!!!
Vodaphone for example will want to heavily promote there new MMS capability so im sure that they wont wait for the Nokia to be released seeing that they will want to gain more customers and that the T68i is soon to be released..In May - so thats when MMS will be available in UK... by Vodaphone.... 
Baz..
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mixin
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Baz, im still not 100%, but im getting better
i sure hope it will be as early as may that voda implement MMS. The other networks will soon follow thier lead, because they wont wanna be left behind. But in reality, it probably wont be as early as may, and will end up being in 5 years time  |
jmcomms
Joined: Mar 12, 2002
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From: Jonathan Morris
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I think MMS will prove to be very popular, just as SMS currently is. I bet the people who will come up with the best ideas will be the kids (they seem to have enough money to pay for hundreds of SMS messages a week).
It's ironic that some companies feel MMS is only worthwhile in the top end products, which means the main market will not have MMS for a long time. Those that do have it will have few other people to communicate with.
It's like SMS all over - the networks and manufacturers can't see the market potential and stunt the growth as a result (then moan that it's not doing well).
If a company like Nokia or SE brought out a cheap pre-pay mobile with MMS and a digital camera add-on, I bet the kids would go mad for it - especially if you then sold a little box to print out pointless stickers!!!
EMS has already made picture messaging (and logos, ringtones etc.) available to everyone, not just Nokia. MMS is a major step forward as it brings multimedia. It doesn't require a top end colour phone though, so why exclude it from other phones in the range? I know it will -eventually- filter down but that's a bit shortsighted surely?
Jonathan
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Super G
Joined: Mar 07, 2002
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From: France
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MMS is being rolled-out by network operators, so I guess for now it's only available to a few test users, like GPRS was at the beginning. Anyway, the transport technology is already existing (GPRS, CSD), and all they need is mainly a MMS gateway.
Anyway, where is the rush? There is not a single product widely available that does support MMS. Maybe it's possible to find a couple of T68i somewhere, but that's it. And it certainly isn't enough. |
roadrunner
Joined: Mar 23, 2002
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From: Hungary
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I have sent some.
[ This Message was edited by: roadrunner on 2002-03-26 17:06 ] |
Drinky
Joined: Mar 05, 2002
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MMS will take off when the Nokia 3510 hits the market - its only a greyscale model, but it is MMS-compatible and will be on the market for around €200-250 - within the reach of most low-end users. Most people missed this announcement in the 7210 hype. |
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Posted: 2002-03-26 11:02
