Once you get an iPhone from Apple, you will soon find that it becomes your most used electronic device. Offering features like Internet access, the ability to play music, and an intuitive user interface, your iPhone can replace a number of different devices. Still, in addition to all the other features, it is still a cell phone and as such there are several things I would expect it to do in that regard. One thing the iPhone promised before launch was that texting would be a breeze, and once you’ve used an iPhone you’ll see how quick and easy it is.
One thing about the iPhone that you may find disappointing is the lack of ability to send MMS messages. This is a feature that is common to most modern mobile phones and you will hopefully find it on a sophisticated device like the iPhone. When people first discovered that this feature was absent, there was an outcry that many people use MMS to keep their contacts up to date with what they are doing.
Lack of ability to send MMS messages can be a huge hurdle for prospective iPhone customers. Fortunately, there is a way around this with the iPhone. While you can’t actually send an MMS message, you can use the built-in email capabilities and still be able to send your pictures directly to your friends’ cell phones.
The iPhone makes this very quick and easy. What it actually does is email the photos to the intended recipient instead of using MMS. What if the other people don’t have email? That is not a problem as they can still receive your email in the form of an MMS message. All you need to do is locate the photo you want to send and tap on the send photo link at the bottom left of your iPhone.
The email address you send the photos to will usually take the form of the recipient’s photo number with your provider’s email suffix. For example, if your friend’s number was 1234567890, you would send the email to [email protected]. You will need to know who your friend’s operator is, but once you’ve figured it out, you can keep sending them emails that they’ll receive as MMS messages.
To help you, here are the email address formats for some of the major cell phone carriers: Amp’d Mobile – @vzwpix. com, Alltel – @ message.alltel. com, AT&T / Cingular – @ mms.att. com, Sprint / Nextel – @ messaging.sprintpcs. com, T-Mobile – @tmomail. net, Verizon – @vzpix. com and Virgin Mobile – @vmobl. net.