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sending photos in text message lumia 520

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  • 19-05-2014 5:14am
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    GoodLord
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    I cannot send photos in text .This says mobile network has to be enabled. Is this right? Then how can i send ordinary texts without mobile network enabled? Can i not use 'ordinary' payg credit like on my non smart phone?


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    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭long_b


    GoodLord wrote: »
    I cannot send photos in text .This says mobile network has to be enabled. Is this right? Then how can i send ordinary texts without mobile network enabled? Can i not use 'ordinary' payg credit like on my non smart phone?

    Picture messages (MMS) use both mobile Internet data and PAYG credit.
    Was about 40 cent last time I looked.
    These usually aren't included in a "unlimited free text message" feature.

    Think that's why most people use chat apps or email to send images (this just uses your Internet data, there's no specific charge from the operator like for MMS)

    Normal SMS do not use mobile internet data.


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    GoodLord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 445 ✭✭GoodLord


    long_b wrote: »
    Picture messages (MMS) use both mobile Internet data and PAYG credit.
    Was about 40 cent last time I looked.
    These usually aren't included in a "unlimited free text message" feature.

    Think that's why most people use chat apps or email to send images (this just uses your Internet data, there's no specific charge from the operator like for MMS)

    Normal SMS do not use mobile internet data.
    ok how could i sent pics in sms in my non smart phone? will chat app send to someone with a non smart camera phone? Thanks


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    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭long_b


    GoodLord wrote: »
    ok how could i sent pics in sms in my non smart phone? Thanks

    Just because it's not a fancy ass smartphone doesn't mean it can't use internet data. That's been around since the 90s
    will chat app send to someone with a non smart camera phone?
    If they can install the chat app => they can use internet on their phone =>
    they'll get the pictures.

    They'll be charged for the internet data that it uses though, naturally.

    For example, WhatsApp can install on many different platforms (including the old Nokia S40 platform handsests - the old "candy bar" shaped ones).


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    GoodLord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 445 ✭✭GoodLord


    long_b wrote: »
    Just because it's not a fancy ass smartphone doesn't mean it can't use internet data. That's been around since the 90s


    If they can install the chat app => they can use internet on their phone =>
    they'll get the pictures.

    They'll be charged for the internet data that it uses though, naturally.

    For example, WhatsApp can install on many different platforms (including the old Nokia S40 platform handsests - the old "candy bar" shaped ones).
    good old days


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