tell me about mms

Sananda Maitreya · 30-12-2007, 15:30

is it any good? is it popular? is it yesterday's technology?

jamestm · 30-12-2007, 16:15

I never really got into it, but I suppose it's down to the individual user.

I never felt the need to take a picture, or record my voice, and send it to someone.

Most people I know use bluetooth/infrared to send pics to their friends, or transfer them to pc, and send via e-mail or a networking site.

I do send the odd picture, but maybe up to 5 times a year tops. It's handy having the option though!

neo6776 · 30-12-2007, 16:34

I use it quite often. At least once or twice a day as do many people i know.

Normally its just sending random bollocks or pics of my kid to family etc.

Came in quite useful when i was lost once lol

Took a pic sent it to a friend and he told me where i was lol

psionic · 30-12-2007, 17:35

I've never once used MMS ever

prking · 30-12-2007, 18:35

MMS does seem quite popular, its used to send pictures, sound or video from one phone to another. Networks also use it to send, news and entertainment messages to subscribers.
Originally, messages where limited to 100k in size, but once this was lifted MMS has seen increasing popularity.
With the increase in blogging, it has really taken off as you can post pictures/text directly from your handset without the use of special software.
If you watch any of the 24 hour news channels when a major story breaks you often see photos/video sent by viewers using MMS to the netwroks special MMS shortcodes.

30-12-2007, 20:13

I use MMS alot its fun. Luckily my MMS are free as they come out of my free texts which are unlimited anyway. I usually send people pics of my kitten and funny pics hat get sent to me and my mates do the same.

Mr Cable · 31-12-2007, 00:16

I send around 40-50 MMS a month. The increased 300k limit for 3G users is very welcome too. Mind you, in recent years, I've seen some 2G networks allow this amount. Better than the 50k Vodafone limited me to when it first launched in 2002!

I dare say in 5 years time or so when EVERYONE has some sort of data plan on their handset with always-on email, IM & VoIP; MMS could well suffer. As could SMS. And 'standard' calls. To one extent or another.

But that's a good few years off, IMHO.

blueboy · 01-01-2008, 18:13

I sent all my christmas and new year messages via MMS.

A nice way of getting a seasonal gif and music playing when viewing the message. Just adds that personal touch !

simonb65 · 01-01-2008, 18:21

It saved me a fortune when I went to America as with T-Mobile it came out of my monthly Flext allowance (20p per message).

Basically meant I could communicate with the UK for free

30-12-2007, 15:30	#1
Sananda Maitreya Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,687	tell me about mms is it any good? is it popular? is it yesterday's technology?

30-12-2007, 16:15	#2
jamestm Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Posts: 745	I never really got into it, but I suppose it's down to the individual user. I never felt the need to take a picture, or record my voice, and send it to someone. Most people I know use bluetooth/infrared to send pics to their friends, or transfer them to pc, and send via e-mail or a networking site. I do send the odd picture, but maybe up to 5 times a year tops. It's handy having the option though!

30-12-2007, 16:34	#3
neo6776 Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dundee, Scotland ♂ Posts: 9,026	I use it quite often. At least once or twice a day as do many people i know. Normally its just sending random bollocks or pics of my kid to family etc. Came in quite useful when i was lost once lol Took a pic sent it to a friend and he told me where i was lol

30-12-2007, 17:35	#4
psionic Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crystal Palace TX Posts: 19,702	I've never once used MMS ever

30-12-2007, 18:35	#5
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	MMS does seem quite popular, its used to send pictures, sound or video from one phone to another. Networks also use it to send, news and entertainment messages to subscribers. Originally, messages where limited to 100k in size, but once this was lifted MMS has seen increasing popularity. With the increase in blogging, it has really taken off as you can post pictures/text directly from your handset without the use of special software. If you watch any of the 24 hour news channels when a major story breaks you often see photos/video sent by viewers using MMS to the netwroks special MMS shortcodes.

30-12-2007, 20:13	#6
RYPW Posts: n/a	I use MMS alot its fun. Luckily my MMS are free as they come out of my free texts which are unlimited anyway. I usually send people pics of my kitten and funny pics hat get sent to me and my mates do the same.

31-12-2007, 00:16	#7
Mr Cable Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,868	I send around 40-50 MMS a month. The increased 300k limit for 3G users is very welcome too. Mind you, in recent years, I've seen some 2G networks allow this amount. Better than the 50k Vodafone limited me to when it first launched in 2002! I dare say in 5 years time or so when EVERYONE has some sort of data plan on their handset with always-on email, IM & VoIP; MMS could well suffer. As could SMS. And 'standard' calls. To one extent or another. But that's a good few years off, IMHO.

01-01-2008, 18:13	#8
blueboy Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 2,052	I sent all my christmas and new year messages via MMS. A nice way of getting a seasonal gif and music playing when viewing the message. Just adds that personal touch !

01-01-2008, 18:21	#9
simonb65 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sandhurst Posts: 404	It saved me a fortune when I went to America as with T-Mobile it came out of my monthly Flext allowance (20p per message). Basically meant I could communicate with the UK for free

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