Comments on: AT&T Responds: iPhone 3.0 MMS and Tethering

By: Leana Kaune

Leana Kaune — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:44:11 +0000

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By: Tom Fedasz

Tom Fedasz — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:29:19 +0000

Is there a way we Iphoners can unite against AT&T data and video slowdown practices to the extent that neither work?

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:06:50 +0000

Well everyone, I can tell you what Greg did...I jailbroke the phone and installed several apps that are much cooler that what Apple (sh_t) offers. One of the best apps that I have installed it MyWi and it makes my iPhone look like a wifi hot spot and it works great. I haven't tried it in blue-tooth or USB yet but don't need to. Apple and ATT suck big time...Its my understanding the 4.0 operating system has this but you "need to contact your local ATT store" yeah right...NOT

Greg

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By: kaitlyn

kaitlyn — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:38:48 +0000

iphone mms: FAIL

By: jay

jay — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:08:17 +0000

Why do I feel like I'm looking at an AT&T bill after reading Chandler's two comments. I can read it but it still doesn't make sense.

By: Mkmason

Mkmason — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:20:02 +0000

MMS is finally here!.... and nobody I know can get it to work. I love my iPhone for how easy it is to use (i had to use a blackberry for a few days back in July and nearly killed myself) but AT&T really makes it lame.

By: GQ

GQ — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:35:30 +0000

smh.

simple picture text isnt to much to ask for.

if BOOST phones can do it why cant this 500$ 3GS !? !? !?

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:08:53 +0000

No update available yet when I plug in my phone.

By: BlueSticky

BlueSticky — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:30:51 +0000

Maybe I have been under a rock. Am I understanding correctly that the original iphone will not support MMS with this update. Do I have a 500.00 ****** paper weight ?

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:57:57 +0000

DUDE - TODAY is the last day of summer?!?! DOesn't that freakin' qualify as "late summer"?? Where is my MMS support you damn liars!!

By: John Malcolm

John Malcolm — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:35:09 +0000

AT&T have announced that they will be releasing the full MMS capabilities on the 25th September. This will be avialble via an update within iTunes. If you really cannot wait until then go to http://www.iPhoneUnlocking.com They are offering a fully functioning MMS application, plus free tethering.

All the best folks.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:29:14 +0000

Well it is Sunday, September 20th.....Tomorrow is thee last day of summer 2009, which means that we will be getting mms tomorrow morning? you know "late summer" yeah right I have given up hope we got screwed and it sucks.

Buttt apple and at&t all we want to do is send pictures like a $5 cell phone can do, we really are not asking for too much here!!!

By: snicks

snicks — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:51:57 +0000

AT&T SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Period. Everything about the network, the promised features and the price of services is damn right insane. They better keep the monoply on the i-phone because if they release it to any other carrier, I am leaving in a heartbeat. I will happily break my contract and pay them whatever to get out. We need to all vote with our consumer dollars.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:09:02 +0000

Well both mms and tethering still have not been released. I wonder what Greg up there ended up doing.

In all honesty, I really am happy with my iPhone. It's very feature rich and fun to use. I can constantly find something good in the app store. However I guess my biggest disapointment is that AT&T told us it would be made available and it isn't. I'm an Easy Tech at staples and I can tell you from experience that when it comes to quoting turn around times for services and completion dates it's ALWAYS better to shoot high and never be late. If they'd released a statment that said it wouldn't be ready for 4 months then got it done in 3 people would be overjoyed. Customer service scores would go way up and in the long term this would mean more profit. The fact is however that the official statment they provided turned out to be false and so they are a noncredible company who is clearly more concerned with profit and margin than customer service and public relations. Although as I stated before I'm more than happy with my phone and what it can do, I'm very displeased with the way the company is handling itself and I can promise that currently unless the way they handle customer service and public relation changes I will spring at any opporatunity to change carriers.

By: att_sux

att_sux — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:30:33 +0000

Been a loyal (furious) at&t customer for five years, and this constant denial to their customers of current day technology, followed by exorbitant over-charging upon availability (A tethering plan? I was expecting a tethering app!) is pretty much their MO. Sadly, things don't get too much better unless you leave the country, where the same phone is allowed to do more of what it is capable of for less money. This is a problem for the FCC, unless customers want to get involved French-Revolution-style. (Like a mob with a guillotine.) Consumer advocates are powerless, courts are inaccessible since I'm sure we all waived our right to pursue judicial resolution in our contracts, and legislators and other beaurocrats are busy taking cruises with the telco execs. We're F-ed whatever we do, unless we want to quit our jobs, cancel our contracts and go into politics. I'm off to smash my iPhone 3G S into little pieces and collect the insurance... No tethering? Seriously? Fine, I'll move to a country where I can do the things I want and the credit mark from not paying out my contract doesn't matter. I speak three languages.

By: i phones are garbage

i phones are garbage — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:28:51 +0000

lol. PALM PRE: MMS+FREE TETHERING. (ACTUALLY TETHERED RIGHT NO) =) SORRY IPHONE GEEKS. UR CARRIER REALLY F'D YOU GOOD. BUT U ALL GOBBLE IT UP BECAUSE OF THE PRETTY APPLE LOGO. SO SORRY.

By: Tapacuk

Tapacuk — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:03:01 +0000

Is it late summer yet??

By: rtrice

rtrice — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:22:45 +0000

I just don't see how it is fair for us iPhone customer to pay 30 bucks a month for Texting and MMS and we can't even use MMS, i think we should only be charged 15 bucks a month for unlimited texting we are getting half the service so half the cost is fair.

For example I have a 2 iPhone user household and we have the unlimited texting/mms package which is fine when my wife had the lg shine she could send MMS just fine, but now we both have iPhone I think they should cut the price in half to make up for the fact we can no longer MMS.

I think we could sue over this

I really like AT&T over verizon in my area for the fact I get a little better service. But at least on verizon I could use my blackberry and text people, but the shit part with verizon is they control there phones way to much for me.

It like giving someone the world's fastest customer and saying we cut your processing power in half b/c you bought it from us

By: tsully

tsully — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:23:16 +0000

att will probably release it the day before fall starts on sept 21.. this is unbelievable. thank god there is jailbreaking on these phones.. i would have switched carriers so fast...

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:11:03 +0000

I have had my iPhone 3GS since the moment the were delivered in the town that I live in. I have been waiting long enough for MMS and Tethering as it was promised to me by the Corporate AT&T office that I have to deal with as its a corporate account. My phone bills typically run $200-400 a month and if I don't get MMS and tethering as promised for FREE, I will cancel my account and move my phone to another carrier that has GSM, MMS, and Tethering.

AT&T and Apple need to take some lessons in marketing, when you burn your customers the will fight back. Its human nature to tell people that you have had a bad experience and if you have had a nice experience you will tell someone "Yeah they are OK" if you have been screwed by a company you will spend 30 minutes telling someone just how bad it was. I am asked all the time to go with people to select phones, computers, and other electronics...I know what I will do if the MMS and Tethering doesn't work soon.

Greg

By: greg

greg — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:07:22 +0000

Now I know why Steve Jobs got sick! He must have bought HIS iPhone. What the hell Apple and AT&T??? It's August 25. I think this constitutes "the end of summer" and we were ALLLL told that the iphone 3G S and 3G with the 3.0 OS will be able to do MMS by now. Now this little reply just says 3G S. I have no problems with the network, but I am sick of having an expensive phone that cant do what my old freebie from T-Mobile used to be able to do (Send MMS). Every phone in the world can do this stuff. How can the iPhone be this inferior??? Not to mention what other people have said about not getting ANY kind of a deal for upgrading to the 3G S. Even though we have all dealt with the terrible battery life and various glitches with the 3G. Come on Apple and AT&T!! Get your act together!!! Maybe you should sell the iPhone to Microsoft. Then maybe we could get a decent phone!!!

By: Derrick

Derrick — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:29:47 +0000

I heard that MMS actually stands for "Murder Mass Subscribers" and that at&t plans to use our iphones to kill us......

By: spidah

spidah — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:56:18 +0000

I have had a Palm on AT&T I have had an HTC wing and a BB Curve on T-mobile Sprint never did anything good for me. We have Verizon at work and their data sucks! Maybe if Votafone makes them switch to LTE it will be better.

No matter the iPhone (both 2g and 3g) has been awesome. However untill the US carriers catch up with Europe and east Asia none of them will work to their full potential.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:36:57 +0000

I love my iPhone. I've had tons of different phones, and they've all had some bullshit to deal with. Some stupid capability it should have but doesn't or performs poorly. The same can be said of the iPhone... as with every fucking piece of technology.

What the real issue is is that AT&T refuses to give a timeframe for when this simple service (and I say simple because it's clearly available on virtually every other phone on every other network) will be available. Sure, "late summer" was a timeframe. But it's the fucking 23rd of August and I've yet to hear a thing since.

By: ihateat&t

ihateat&t — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:25:32 +0000

AT&T you are bullshit. it's late summer and I still don't have mms. We pay thousands of dollars for your bs service and you can't even give us mms which every other cell phone has. I'm switching as soon as another carrier works with apple. Fuck AT&T.

By: Justaguy

Justaguy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:07:50 +0000

The iPhone in every other country has MMS capabilities. This is strictly an AT&T issue in the United States. Thanks AT&T. For those of you saying that other phones that blow away the iPhone in terms of 3G speed, well you are right but it has nothing to do with the iPhone software or hardware. AT&T is also the issue here. They have said so themselves that they need to invest billions into their infrastructure in order to give customers the 3G that they deserve. Let's all prey that Verizon begins using GSM technology instead of CDMA by the time the AT&T/Apple contract has expired. The The iPhone will have a fantastic network to back up it's promised speed and abilities. Sorry if this sounds bias but I'm a mac and I'm damn proud of it.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:43:43 +0000

@ Wesley, Actually 3G does have video. Apple pulled the app once the 3Gs was announced as a ploy to get you to buy the 3Gs. I bought the 3G Video Recorder App from the app store a year ago and still running strong. I also bought Voice Dial which is far superior to 3Gs Voice command.Example I say Joshua on my GFs 3Gs and I got her friend Heather, I say Heather on my 3G I get Heather. As for the only downfall with the Video on 3G you have to convert the video to MP4 on the phone before your PC or Mac will recognize it. As for MMS, 3Gs will have it first but 3G will get it shortly therafter.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:06:49 +0000

To all you geniuses that think iPhone will go to verizon, STFU already! Verizon is CDMA! Only Latin America and parts of south America are CDMA the rest of the world is gsm and apple isn't dumb enough to make two versions! CDMA is dead and the world runs on GSM!!

By: leslie

leslie — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:38:04 +0000

Complete BS! I could have bought a cell for 20 freakin dollars that had picture texting! They left that off of the iphone knowing they would introduce it later! All the updates they are doing they left off the phone on purpose to keep us wanting and spending like robots! The only thing that's new are the bug fixes... Ridiculous and pure bull crap but then again....Here I am waiting for the damn MMS to come through like a good little robot... and I'll bet AT&T is going to try and charge for each picture and people will have to change their contracts to get it.... all this trouble for a computer/iPod/crapy phone...

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:42:43 +0000

get info from the source! follow @ATTNews on twitter and ask for yourself...

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:38:28 +0000

Apple App Developer says: "MMS will be supported on all 3.0 capable iphones. I am atually running a beta version of the software that will be released in a few weeks and it works great"

Great! I expect I won't be charged extra for it. At this time, this is a standard feature on all phones and carriers.

By: apple app developer

apple app developer — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:07:08 +0000

ok, all, I'm reading a lot of inaccurate statements and incorrect assumptions here. I've been a developer of apple iphone apps since gen 1. here's the real deal:

Apple didnt send the 3GS to another carrier because they are under a 5 year contract from AT&T. 2.5 more years until it expires. Apple is working on a smaller version of the iphone (it will be named something else) to market with another carier)

Apple could have included MMS and tethering on 1st gen? no, the original OS could not have supported those features. AT&T did not support MMS in a way that would have worked with Iphone so AT&T didn't bother.

The reason AT&T has the iphone and the 5 year contract is because they were the only carrier that would take the chance on apple at the time. Sprint, Verizon and T-mobile turned apple down when they were in R&D with iphone 1.

MMS will be supported on all 3.0 capable iphones. I am atually running a beta version of the software that will be released in a few weeks and it works great.

By: james

james — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:10:11 +0000

http://www.examiner.com/x-17950-Atlanta-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m8d10-iPhone-Tethering-and-MMS-settings-ATT--Tweaks-to-enable-these-popular-features-on-the-iPhone Try it

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:35:47 +0000

Anyone use an iPhone with T-Mobile?

Jailbreaking & unlocking is easy, but T-Mobile doesn't support 3G and I'm not sure if push notifications will work with T-Mobile.

Get your act together and offer us MMS already.

By: rat

rat — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:01:22 +0000

Just contacted at&t they only say late summer their not sure of what date could be longer from what the rep told me. I told him it was bs.

By: rat

rat — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:50:56 +0000

iphone users should start a barrage of emails demanding mms and any other feature our phones are capable of doing to be given to us now. We pay for it I want it.

By: rat

rat — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:48:56 +0000

Here it is aug I consider this late summer. Where is mms at&t. I'm paying a ass load for my service with a exspensive ph yet I don't have basic mms on it. I can go to walmart and buy a cheap pre pay and have mms why can't I have it now with my iphone.

I like my iphone but I'm already growing tired of at&t bs, and I have only been a customer of theirs since june. This is old if your going to charge a premium then you had better have your crap togather to support it's features. No wonder people are jailbreaking there phones. It's sad they even have too. Email apple and tell them make the iphone available on other carriers.

This is a joke. One frustrated iphone owner and and at&t customer.

By: stu

stu — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:44:57 +0000

AT&T is using false advertising. If you walk into any store you will see a TV on the wall showing the iphone using MMS when it doesn't even work yet. I have called the company twice and they always give me the run around. MMS should be supported on all phones. POS metro PCS phones have it, and we spend 2-300 bucks for a phone that has more apps than useful features. The way you have to check your MMS is ridiculous. It is like a 5 year old designed it. Give us MMS for both the 3G and 3GS ASAP. You provide it on all your other phones that cost less and have less technology.

By: Jules

Jules — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:38:23 +0000

The phone is amazing AT&T... Not so much at least the mms isn't going to add anymore price to our plans if u already pay for SMS then u get mms with the same package, no extra fees but, tethering u can get with jailbreaking and it works over 3G

By: tim

tim — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:08:20 +0000

AT&T just completely sucks! I will leave no matter what the cost when the iphone offers another carrier. Verizon has superior coverage, customer service, and infrastructure. I vote for them ASAP!

By: Donkeydong

Donkeydong — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:44:31 +0000

Any word yet on mms? How much longer does AT&T have exclusive rights to the iPhone? Because I'm gonnA drop them like 3rd period French!

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:45:08 +0000

If MMS doesnt work before school starts, I SWEAR TO GOD!!! I WILL RUN TO THE NEAREST AT&T STORE AND BURN IT DOWN!!!

By: UgaD

UgaD — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:03:05 +0000

I don't understand how ATT can possibly be this far behind. 5 years ago I had MMS on my Nokia phone, the one that everyone had at some point. The Iphone was released over 2 years ago and I was extremely upset that ATT did not offer MMS at that time. Every other carrier, literally every carrier supported MMS. Not only that, the Iphone's software could easily support it. I mean, I can find my exact location on a world map, but cannot text a picture to someone. Then today, I lost a number of my visual voicemails out of the blue. I understand it may be hard to keep up with Apple but it can't be that hard to keep up with every other carrier in the world. I bet Verizon is chomping at the bit to get a piece of the Iphone pie.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:07 +0000

LOL Palm Pre. Yea well who cares what it can do. Look at the network it is on. Sprint/Nextel. Garbage. I rather wait for the other features to be enabled by AT&T and have better service.

By: crazyburns

crazyburns — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:53:22 +0000

MMS now works in all but 5 countries with the iPhone. There is no excuse from AT&T for this.

By: Pavja

Pavja — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:22:50 +0000

A solution for all of you... blog.iphone-dev.org Get redsn0w and experience the thrill of real MMS and PDAnet tethering. Or even better Ultrasn0w, choose whatever provider you line most. Jailbreaking is the only way to get what you want here. Plus everything I mentioned above is free, check ou the xsellize repo to get even more free hacks.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:15:59 +0000

Also the prices for the MMS texting I've been told will stay the same $20 a month that it's always been the will charge an extra $20 or so for the tethering it kinda sucks but I don't need it, just get WIFI it's free!

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:04:54 +0000

They absolutley will offer MMS AT&T persons tell that the information says that the update will be available sometime in August of 2009.

By: TrIp

TrIp — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:50:37 +0000

I truly think that AT&T are getting ready to shaff every iPhone user! Trust me on this one. I heard it from the grape vine. Sry

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:43:50 +0000

Late summer is Here WTF where's MMS

By: iPhone-USER

iPhone-USER — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:14:25 +0000

AT&T Sucks A**! WTF can't they get MMS done yet? Are they to dumb to even know how to do it? I get MMS messages on my BB through ATT all the time, yet, the iPhone, the most advanced phone yet can't even do MMS? AT&T, you are a joke. Your service sucks and all in all, you suck.

By: DEREK

DEREK — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:07:57 +0000

I bet AT&T was like this at the first iphone launch..."OK 20 dollars for the data plan (required) and 200 text messages...seems pretty good considering the amount of people who want to buy the iphone." Then at the iphone 3g launch... "OK, the first iphone was a huge success. Now we need to jack the data plan up 10 bucks (still required) and we will not even include text messaging YAY!!!!!" Then at the iphone 3gs announcement we'll say that the price is staying the same and that we must delay the release of MMS & Tethering with the Iphone OS 3.0 "because of opt-out codes" but we will really be planning on how to charge our costumers extra for access to mms and tethering then making them pay more for the amount they can use YAY!!!!" Bottom line:AT&T SCREWS OVER IT'S COSTUMERS!

By: MOJO

MOJO — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:55:17 +0000

Well I honestly don't get it i actually install 3.0 on my iphone 3g and gailbreak it. and the MMS works perfect with T-mobile, then i just wanted see what was the fuss about ,that iphone works better on att so I change my plan to att, I'm glad i didnt sign a contract cause I might just go back to t-mobile cause its not much defrence except the visual vocie message, and 3g future.

By: livevicarious

livevicarious — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:21:52 +0000

So... as most of the people on here I also downloaded the 3.0 firmware the day it came out. What I can't seem to grasp is why "pardon my words" everyone is throwing hissy fits over a PHONE not being able to send picture messages!? Yes, I do get that OTHER phones do this and have done it for sometime, and the other carriers are supporting this feature right off the bat. I even agree that ATT is the worst company aside from Microsoft in customer service. Seriously though... you gotta wait till the end of the summer... who gives a shit. It's a PHONE, with many other capabilities that far surpass other phones that do mms. Does it suck to have to wait, yes. Does it blow balls that we all know the only reason ATT is holding back is because they are trying to figure out a way to charge all of us MORE for MMS and tethering? Of course! But if there is one thing I am mad about.... its not that I don't have mms. It's the fact that ATT advertises an UNLIMITED data plan with a data CAP "contradicting to say the least" and is planning on charging me MORE for tethering? Uhhhh.... maybe they don't own a dictionary but the word UNLIMITED is a pretty strong one! Putting a data cap on an unlimited plan is like kicking out a fat guy at an all you can eat buffet! It's really simple ATT... DON'T offer so much if you can't hack it! Sorry but if I go into an ATT store and they tell me "once the update for mms is finally here" that I have to pay MORE for my already unlimited data and text plan to send fucking PICTURES to someone....or that I gotta pay more on my UNLIMITED data plan to tether that data to MY PERSONAL laptop... heads are going to roll. It's MY data I should be able to send it where I want to what I want as long as I own it! Don't take shit from ATT, trust me I had my customer service call regaurding my girlfriends ATT dsl service outsourced to INDIA.... which still boggles my mind considering I THOUGHT I was paying for the "best coverage" and "best service provider" in America yet im getting outsourced to another country who's idea of quality of service is asking me repetitive questions and giving scripted responses?! Reminded me of a call to microsoft that took place in Inda in which the "manager" on duty LITERALLY laughed in my face about my SIMPLE issue and said he was hanging up. All the bad experiences for such a nice quality product.... Apple should consider changing carriers soon.

By: JOHN

JOHN — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:39:04 +0000

LETS GO WITH THE MMS ALREADY. I BOUGHT MINE 5 MOUNTHS BEFORE THE NEW ONE CAME OUT IF WOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THERES A NEW ONE COMING I WOULD HAVE WAITED 5 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND ATT WONT LET ME UPGRADE UNLESS I PAY 200.00 EAT SHIT ROBBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Nathan W

Nathan W — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:40:39 +0000

@ Candy Colson

You have 30 days with any phone to return it for any reason to any cellular store for a refund or phone exchange. I'm a RadioShack sales person. I do this for people all the time. Take it back now and tell them you want to do a Cellular Swap for the 3GS

By: Chris G

Chris G — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:26:33 +0000

I love the iPhone...have since they came out with it....AT&T needs to get it together....latly it's been hard to just not switch to another ph service....stop playing AT&T before you lose customers over some thing so small that means so much to other ppl

By: Jeff Bassell

Jeff Bassell — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:36:30 +0000

Do any of you fucking geeks on here know what pusy feels like. WOW what a bunch of little BITCHES!

By: Candy Colson

Candy Colson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:58:37 +0000

Walked into Folsom AT&T to purchase the 3G-S and walked out with the 3G. Sales person failed to mention they don't have the new on in stock. My fault in this was not looking closer at the box, said very clearly I wanted the newest one, thought I left with it. Would have gladly waited one week for it to be ordered.........guess they won't get my business again. Their fault, not telling me I was getting the older model, simply admitting it has to be ordered. Guess the salesperson got his sale though. But not another sale from me.

By: Who cares

Who cares — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:13:00 +0000

First it is really amazing that so many people are this vulgar. Secondly cancal your contracts if you are so angry and move on with your life.

Then when you do move on with your life you can post how RIM Motorola HTC are ruining your pathetic life and how T-mobile Verizon or Sprint is sticking it to you with dropped calls etc.etc.etc..........

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:35:12 +0000

AT&T has fastest network where I am. I use to had sprint. I couldn't beleive how slow their EVDO rev. A was. That's why I switched to AT&T. Fast reliable service. But they can't support mms yet!? Serisouly?

By: Applefiend

Applefiend — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:52:28 +0000

I'm pretty sure the mms feature will be available to ALL that upgrdd their OS to 3.0 (as it is this new OS that makes it so the device can actually have the MMS capability) . I don't think AT&T has "system upgrds" that they need to perform. Rather they have to go into eveyone's acct with an iPhone to manually remove the "mms opt-out feature", which explains why it will take so long since so many of it's cust's have an iPhone. BUT that does not explain why they waited till AFTER the new OS was released, I assume that Apple had advised AT&T of this new update so AT&T should have been prepared and made mms avail as soon as it's cust's upgrdd to the new OS.

By: twopiecechicken

twopiecechicken — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:29:16 +0000

Everyone is all jerked up about this MMS ... take it easy ... you'll be sending dirty pics in no time

By: Aquaman

Aquaman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:15:26 +0000

All this anticipation just to wait some more, why didnt they get all the kinks worked out before they released the 3.0 update, now all apple has is a bunch of really anxious and upset customers. im not even gonna metnion att

By: Scrabo

Scrabo — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:30:37 +0000

Yeah, It sucks that the upgrade cost is 200 dollars and yes it also sucks that MMS is not ready, however, i have seemed to get by sending MMS just fine through email. Just type in the persons cell number as the email, if its verizon it would be 000-000-0000@vzwpix.com and they get it as a text, I mean it can be a pain to figure out what carrier they have and what the adress needs to be, but for me it is a fine substitute until mms is ready to go.

By: Ignored

Ignored — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:30 +0000

AT&T talks about customer satisfaction and doing everything it can to have the most reliable 3G network. We all know that a wireless phone truly isn't 100% wireless. Every cell tower uses T-1 carriers to get your call to it's final destination. Some towers have DOZENS of individual T-1's. These run over copper or fiber optic or a combination of the two. FIber is most reliable. The copper was designed for regular telephone (POTS) service meaning 48 vdc. T-1's operate at up to 4 times that 48 vdc. Add in a little bit of moisture to that voltage and you end up with a fault and a T-1 not performing like it should and you have dropped calls.

I've HEARD that in spite of their technicians BEGGING for fiber to the cell sites, AT&T won't listen. I also HEARD that management just keeps coming up with different measures and plans to improve their technicians performance for repeated dispatches instead of addressing the TRUE cause of the dirty T-1's.....legacy, 24-26 gauge copper cable. I've HEARD that they are top heavy with "experts" that have tons of book smarts but couldn't tell the difference between a cable fault and asphalt. I've HEARD that a reliable network solves the dropped call issues. A reliable network is NOT possible without reliable T- carriers and reliable carriers are not possible without fiber. I've HEARD that fiber is cheap....much cheaper that copper. I HEAR that some of their technicians sometimes sit and wonder WTF and ask "Are they THAT blind? Why does management talk the talk but REFUSE to walk the walk?" I HEAR that if you ask questions like that, management get EXTREMELY angry. These are just things I've heard.

I have been a faithful customer to AT&T wireless going back to the days when they were BellSouth Mobility in my area. I'm not sure if it's corporate greed or what but, AT&T needs to listen to their customers and deliver what they promise. All providers face this same issue because they all lease T-1's from the local telephone companies and the local phone companies still use COPPER most of the time to deliver that service.

By: Con

Con — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:23:50 +0000

well lets see here hmmmmm only a supposed 2 and a half week wait for something i personly saw advertised in an ATT store when i picked up my 3gs today... Shame on you Steve you commie bastard you already have enough money pick on someone your on size... bill gates maybe..!

By: Tired of Waiting

Tired of Waiting — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:29:20 +0000

A co-worker called AT&T on Friday and they said that they will be providing MMS on July 17, 2009 to iPhone users.

By: AT&T CEO (REAL ONE)

AT&T CEO (REAL ONE) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:05:01 +0000

Greetings Clients: I am sorry for our lack of customer service but since we own the market share, we don't havde to give one rats asss about any of you. We have you committed for two years or more and when you switch carriers in two years, we have the President OBAMA to bail us out like he has any other INCOMPETIENT company in our county. So, Pisss on you all.

By: Doc

Doc — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:00:45 +0000

I have written letters and called both Apple and At&t AND TO NO AVAIL. Neither company gives a SHITT about anything. I HIGHLY recommend that WE I phone 3G and 2Gcustomers NOT PAY our BILL until the MMS is ready....We will state on our check for One Dollar that the rest will arrive when our service is corrected and we get what we are paying for. When my contract ends, my company of over 29,990 employees is LEAVING AT&T.

By: Doc

Doc — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:57:29 +0000

Ron you are a dumb ass....

By: Doc

Doc — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:56:58 +0000

At&t customer Service is far below standards. You can't call the corporate office in Dallas and there is no customer service. I suggest that we all don't pay our July Bill to AT&t IN PROTEST for not having MMS ready. AGREE?

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:09:48 +0000

Sorry excuse for a company, firt put all the blame on iphone than make excuses for their inept ability. I think a class action law suit is in order..

By: F U C K A T & T

F U C K A T & T — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:50:12 +0000

F U C K A T & T ! I hope Obama splits them up. Divide them up and give them to the poor!

By: LC

LC — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:41:34 +0000

I don't know what all the fuss is about. I'm sending MMS messages on my iPhone 3G 3.0 with no problems. Oh Wait..I'm on an unlocked T-mobile iPhone. LOL! It's said the vendor that doesn't have the iPhone can support MMS and AT7T can't. Did T-Mobile have enough time to prepare for it?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:24:20 +0000

I can't actually believe how much your 3G networks(AT&T) in the USA suck, we already have 7.2 rolled out in South Africa and MMS and tethering works fantastically on my iPhone 3G. I just can't wait to get the 7.2 capable iPhone 3Gs now.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:20:19 +0000

Want competition? Move to Australia where at least 4 major carriers (telstra, optus, vodafone and three) are competing for your iPhone dollars.

Regardless of that if you are in a 2 year contract where your phone company is subsidising the phone, there is no business sense for them to break the contract without penalty.

If you want to be without contract buy the phone from a country that sells it outright (eg Rogers.ca) and pay full price. Otherwise if you are not willing to pay full price then you are stuck with no cheap upgrade options for the life of the contract.

By: Anu

Anu — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:35:57 +0000

Already enabled Tethering on iphone in under 2 mins. go to this URL http://help.benm.at/help.php and download the ATT settings.

By: Co tay

Co tay — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:26:42 +0000

Y won't it let me send a pic with picforfree it just shows it sends but it doesn't anyone know why?

By: AT&T CEO

AT&T CEO — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:12:05 +0000

I've read every comment/complaint. I've fully researched the matter and have drawn the following conclusion.....apple wrote a check that we cannot cash. to correct the problem the following course of action will be taken: effective June 25th I will personally remove my left thumb from my arse and insert my right one. i thought it was clear on the apple website that when we said MMS we meant More Money Sh**heads. my bad.

By: ejm

ejm — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:56:16 +0000

i'm so confused....apple blatantly boasts that one can mms w the new software. i saw it on the 1.5 hour "look how awesome we are" get to know the 3.0 video. but one cannot. no one knows for sure that the iphone even has the capability. no one....jailbreakers n unlockers notwithstanding. it'd be another story if an iphone could use verizon or t mobile or whatever. but apple tells us how excited they are that their new crap can mms and we should upgrade to their new crap cuz it can mms but.....at&t has taken their ball and gone home. cuz it's their ball. exclusively their ball.

By: Brian S

Brian S — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:37:04 +0000

Ok honestly i found this whole Iphone 3GS thing complete bullshit. Seriously if you want a video recorder on your iphone JAIL BREAK IT! And if you want MMS JAIL BREAK IT! I mean common if you void the warranty who gives a rats ass. New faster processor!!!!! OMG ITS SO FAST COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER NEW SMART PHONES THAT ARE AT LEAST 5 TIMES FASTER!!!! Fuck iphone i have on and it sucks. Only good thing about it is jail broken free apps. Fuck iphone and its stupid ass joke with AT&T and there horrible contract. AT&T also need to lower prices because there a bunch of money sucking commies that cant realize when to stop ripping off the American public. FUCK AT&T AND FUCK THE IPHONE!

Peace

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:33:25 +0000

Then why release the phone yet? That was the big deal(MMS). That's like saying here is your brand new car outside but you can't use it.

By: Jeff S

Jeff S — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:52:48 +0000

The reason AT&T has not enabled this yet is because every AT&T iPhone account (thousands n thousands) must be updated manually. AT&T could not automate the process to enable MMS on the iPhones. Once that's complete you will receive a carrier update via iTunes.

By: Ramiro

Ramiro — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:13:55 +0000

I would recommend switching now if u have a 3G or a 2G (not 3gs)... right now the latest 3g firmware is unlocked.... look up dev team on google if u want to unlock/jailbreak Screw ATT.... let them burn.

By: Ramiro

Ramiro — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:09:50 +0000

Pfft im using my iphone with tmobile.... ATT sucks balls... gets 0 bars where i live and tmobile gets 5.... And better customer service and cheaper plans!!!! And i already have MMS... SUCK ON THAT!!!

By: Thanks

Thanks — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:18:18 +0000

Thanks AT&T for helping me decide whether or not I should jailbreak my iPhone. I had MMS on my first Nokia like 6 years ago. Step the fuck up.

By: Casarojo

Casarojo — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:10:25 +0000

All, ATT is jerking us iPhone users around. All of my other 3G phones on my family plan already do MMS with video if the phone supports it (which they all do). We iPhone users are forced to pay an additional $30.00 a month for data plan. From a network perspective there is no difference between an iPhone and a windows mobile or blackberry which already have these features and have had them for years. Why is AT&T trying to screw iPhone users? I say it is time to revolt. Jam their call center with complaints. Make them pay in lost productivity for this crap!

By: Vincentdeep

Vincentdeep — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:26:35 +0000

First and formost I gotta say I love my iphone, but ATT is a bunch of Friggin Vampires and this latest stunt just proves it to be true. To not offer tethering and mms. should make them liable for suit, and Apple should be flogged for getting into bed with them in the first place. I am satisfied with the stereo blutooth upgrade but everything else that matters is not supported so what's the point in buying a new iphone? I am seriously considering T-Moble and Jailbreak as an option when my contract runs out. Thank you ATT for the expensive lesson!

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:18:44 +0000

It really sucks what AT&T is doing with the upgrade price. Why not like last year? I spoke with Apple and they said it was AT&T and I spoke with AT&T and they said it was Apple why the price was high to upgrade. I can see a fee to upgrade but $200 in a economy that is already hurting! PLEASE. It is cheaper to cancel you contract and start over then to pay the $200 + $18 to upgrade. OH let's not forget if I spend over a $100 a month I get a better deal. AT&T and Apple please use Vaseline the next time so it does not hurt so much!! iphone users speak up and out!

By: JDBAUGHMAN

JDBAUGHMAN — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:03:36 +0000

I am active military and if all this is the case, I'll just get a JAG Officer to right me up an apeal to AT&T for breach of contract. I still have my original contract as i bought my iphone a little over 2 months ago... Way to go AT&T... you've really pissed off alot of people... Alot of clients, alot of business... If i were Donald Trump, You'd be fired after i spent $200 to leave alltel, another nearly $400 to get the 16GB iphone, then to be screwed over again, by this cell company, F*CK!!!!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:14:16 +0000

Will you need the 30monthly dllrs data plan in order to use the MMS on a iphone 3g????????????

By: FYI

FYI — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:01:29 +0000

They're doing it to make sure they have the legal authority to change all our contracts that we signed for "unlimited" data (remember the $40 we pay a month REQUIRED as an iphone user) without our approval. They want to make sure they can squeeze more money out of us for MMS and/or tethering after they already charge us for unlimited data. I'll be the first to file a breach of contract lawsuit to get out of ATT unless they change their minds. I assume others will too. Hello class-action lawsuit. Go get a copy of your original contract while you can!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:01:11 +0000

Scammer.. Do not call that number..

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:57:52 +0000

Just let me jailbreak your phone, then use T-mobile as your carrier.. Call me 610-351-1642

By: Paul Hunter

Paul Hunter — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:02:27 +0000

If its just an MMS Opt-Out code, I don't see why it would take this long. The sweeps AT&T did to add the $30 iPhone 3G data package on to those people who for some reason did not have one (it is required) were done in waves, in I believe a series of 3, which did not take that long. But I do know they would need to actually build a new code for it because currently (if you look at your bill) it says iPhone text messaging package. Now it has to say "iPhone messaging" (and exclude the "text" so as to include all message types) so they do have to update their systems. But I don't know why it would take till the end of summer. That just doesn't sound right. I do imagine however that they do need to prepare their network for the onslaught of MMS that will be coming from iPhone users.

By: jo

jo — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:41:29 +0000

what the fuck man this is fucken bullshit!!!!!!!! fuck at&t i hope someone out there provides some way of pic texting without paying or upgrading to 3g s!!! just so that at&t gets fucked on this one!!!!!! they just want to squeeze every fucken penny out of the already very expensive plans!!! Thank you apple and fuck you twice over AT&T ceo you fucken douche bag!!!!!

By: Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:51:11 +0000

I learned the hard way with AT&T years ago with the first gen of 'SmartPhones'. AT&T wouldn't allow the features of the phone then, so why in HELL would I buy an iphone with these built-in handicaps? I alsolutely want one, but it will NEVER happen with them tethered to AT&T. APPLE... Why have an INFERIOR carrier for your superior (subjective in relation to AT&T) phone?