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Vodafone Launching MMS fairly soon in Ireland...

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭LoBo


    They've just launched that in the UK, though unfortunately all their links beyond the vodafone live page on vodafone.co.uk seem to be broken :(

    They do mention MMS will be available there from Nov 4.

    Anyone able to tell me price details for MMS on vodafone uk?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭LoBo


    solved broken links - I had 2 sessions open on the vodafone.co.uk site :|

    Still, no pricing info found. Anyone?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 449 ✭✭spanner_head


    Originally posted by LoBo

    Still, no pricing info found. Anyone?
    [/QUOTE

    Service Price
    Send a picture message from £0.36
    Polyphonic ringtones from £1.50
    Games Arcade £1 - £5
    Wallpaper £2.00
    Screensaver £2.50


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭LoBo


    *cough* just found that myself. It turns out after solving my multisession problems I was looking at vodafone.ie.... damn their multicountriness!
    >
    With FREE picture messaging and FREE access to many of the services on the Vodafone live! menu until 31st January 2003* put it in your diary an d get ready to go live!

    Service Price
    Send a picture message from #0.36
    Polyphonic ringtones from #1.50
    Games Arcade #1 - #5
    Wallpaper #2.00
    Screensaver #2.50
    >
    if that's 36p (from??) looks like a decent price. Free until January sounds good. Hope they do something similar in Ireland :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 449 ✭✭spanner_head


    Its slightly cheaper here than UK.........

    What will Picture messaging cost?

    49c - To send a Picture Message from your mobile to another mobile, your/public/private library, and from the library on www.vodafone.ie

    19c - To send a long Text Message (no picture just a message up to 1,000 characters in length) If you are a Pre or Post Pay customer

    You can get a better idea here for Irish pricing.

    http://www.enn.ie/news.html?code=8667200


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭sirlinux


    i wonder will they enable existing mms handsets (e.g. t68i) or just the new live! ones


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭Dun


    From the looks of it, all the phones are gonna have a dirty big Vodafone logo stuck on them. Which phone would be the best outta the three on offer?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,425 ✭✭✭Fidelis


    Vodafone Live! is absolute muck. It's just glorified WAP & it's barely operable.

    The Nokia 7650 was approved last Friday by Vodafone Irl. so it should hit the shops in about two weeks time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    MMS only 3 days away; does anybody know the settings for it yet? :)

    Brendan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Originally posted by bkehoe
    MMS only 3 days away; does anybody know the settings for it yet? :)

    Brendan.

    Beleive me, they'll let you know the settings. This is being launched in the typical "This is the greatest thing since sliced bread" fashion amid fanfare.......


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    .... and still no sign of the 7210 :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    Originally posted by Moriarty
    .... and still no sign of the 7210 :(

    http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=7210


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    they came on my t68i
    but i needed to test with vodafone italy - and now i can't remember them :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty



    If only i had the cash to blow on a simfree one, i wouldnt be waiting for vodafone to release it.. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    OK, I rang vodafone today, and yes MMS has now launched, and they said it was enabled on my account. I got the person I was talking to to email me out the instructions for setting it up on the 7650, and when I set it all up, it wont work. It just keeps delaying message sending for 10mins each time it trys. I'm trying to send it to myself, so maybe thats the problem. Has anyone else managed to get it working?

    FYI, the settings are:
    AP - mms.vodafone.net
    User/Pass - dublin
    Authentication - Normal (not Secure)
    Gateway - 10.24.59.200
    Homepage - http://10.29.105.14/servlets/mms

    I think those are all the settings needed; just set your phone to use that gprs connection for mms and its supposed to work. ;)

    Brendan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    Originally posted by bkehoe
    Has anyone else managed to get it working?

    exact same situation here - it tries to connect to the MMS access point mms.vodafone.net (G symbol blinks) - but it fails (box around the G never happens and it returns back the antenna symbol) - and nothing is sent

    do they also have to enable the account for access to the MMS access point? - they had to do that when setting me up for WAP and Internet access points (though they might have done that automatically but appears not)

    suppose it going to be the same situation as the Voda GPRS WAP and Internat launches - customer support need a couple of days to work out what's going on before it's a smooth set-up experience

    vodafone don't seem to prepare or give the information in time to the customer support reps, they are always polite but you just know when someone is reading text off a screen for the first time

    Brian G


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    Same thing with the G here too.
    Well I asked if they had to set it up at their end (vodafone), but the person I was talking to said it was already enabled on my account. I'll be ringing back tomorrow if it still doesnt work. :)
    Re GPRS; I had got them to set me up for the WAP back in April, but when they launched the internet one I didnt need to ring them, though I probably will get the 1MB one for the moment; have to try an O2 sim in the 7650 sometime and see how the signal is in it in my house.
    Brendan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    10 mins and i'll have tried it on my t68i


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    my t68i came with 2 profiles included for data transfer
    csd and gprs
    and i'm refusing to use gprs at all because its too fking dear.

    the csd profile didn't seem to work i'm afraid.

    are you sure that the 7650's are setup right?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    well i followed the 102 steps they emailed me to the letter :)

    just called them to check up as it looked like the MMS access point wasn't allowing me to connect - they said they aren't launching it until the 7th November - and it should work fine then (fingers crossed)

    Brian G


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    Originally posted by MiCr0
    my t68i came with 2 profiles included for data transfer
    csd and gprs

    the csd profile didn't seem to work i'm afraid.

    got the HSCSD (28.8k max on Ericssons) set-up and working on the T68i - i use it for checking pop email accounts out and about and sending pics over email - let me know if you want the set-up listed out

    Brian G


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    afaik thats going to be the global access param's
    (we'll they are the same in france and italy)

    so roaming shouldn't be an issue


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    O2 beat Vodafone to the MMS launch- Darth spotted it on their homepage:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=69108


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭Gaz


    I wonder when the official launch is though ... there wasnt much of a song and dance about it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭sirlinux


    got mms working on vodafone with a t68i, only 93 steps in my e-mail!! works quite well, anyone any idea how much it is costing me though?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    here you go for Vodafone MMS

    49c (inc VAT) - To send a Picture Message

    full more info:
    http://www.vodafone.ie/live/picturemess/index.jsp


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭sirlinux




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,314 ✭✭✭Nietzschean


    i dunno if i'm reading that wrong or what but i make that free only to send the mms's to your online library, and free to browse certain wap type pages...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    OK, now when i try to send a message, the g flashes once or twice, stays on for half a second (no box around it), and then it disappears and goes back to the normal antenna symbol. I'm going to ring them to see if it is enabled on my account or what.. :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    OK, I rang up and they had to enable it on my account. Its now enabled, and the square appears around the G, but message sending still doesnt seem to happen, and it keeps delaying it after trying.

    Edit: Eventually it came up that message sending failed, and the details says "Multimedia message centre not responding. Try again later."

    Brendan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,008 ✭✭✭rabbitinlights


    im using a 7650 on o2 bill pay,
    they sent me the settings on tuesday by txt?
    worked straight away, very fast and easy?
    no free trial though!!!, they even charge you for sending from there web site!!!!
    anyway it seems good but, its very handy for huge txts 1000 characters!!
    good luck voda heads


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭sirlinux


    So far i can do MMS to other vodafone ireland people cant seem to get it to work to other networks, incoming from other networks appears but you can open them, also the e-mail function will only work to vodafone.ie send it to another address and it never arrives. Thats my experience so far, anyone else got anything different?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 449 ✭✭spanner_head


    Originally posted by sirlinux
    So far i can do MMS to other vodafone ireland people cant seem to get it to work to other networks, incoming from other networks appears but you can open them, also the e-mail function will only work to vodafone.ie send it to another address and it never arrives. Thats my experience so far, anyone else got anything different?

    As far as I know you cannot send MMS messages to other networks in Ireland. I read that some where. Vodafone and O2 are apparently going to rectify that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    Originally posted by sirlinux
    got mms working on vodafone with a t68i, only 93 steps in my e-mail!! works quite well, anyone any idea how much it is costing me though?

    can you post the settings?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭sirlinux


    filtered my 93 steps down to the ones you need for MMS first off add a data account

    Press jogdial key
    Scroll to Connect, Press Yes
    Scroll to Add account, Press Yes
    Select GPRS Data, press Yes
    Enter MMS GPRS as name, Press Yes
    Scroll to APN, Press Yes
    Enter mms.vodafone.net, Press Yes
    Scroll to User Id, Press Yes
    Enter dublin, Press Yes
    Scroll to Password, Press Yes
    Enter dublin, Press Yes
    Scroll to Save, Press Yes

    Press No key for 3-4 seconds to clear to normal mode screen.
    Press jogdial key
    Scroll to WAP services, Press Yes.
    Scroll to Options, Press Yes
    Scroll to WAP profiles, Press Yes
    Select Add profile, Press Yes
    Enter MMS WAP as name, Press Yes
    Select Connect using, Press Yes
    Select MMS GPRS, Press Yes
    Scroll to IP address, Press Yes
    Enter 010.024.059.200, Press Yes
    Scroll to Save, Press Yes.
    Scroll to MMS WAP, Press Yes
    Scroll to Edit, Press Yes
    Scroll to Chg Homepage, Press Yes
    Enter MMS WAP as Name, Press Yes
    Enter http://10.29.105.14/servlets/mms as Address, Press Yes
    Press No key for 3-4 seconds to clear to normal mode screen

    Press jogdial key
    Scroll to Messaages, Press Yes
    Scroll to MMS, press Yes
    Scroll to Options, Press Yes
    Scroll to Auto download, Press Yes
    Select On, Press Yes
    Scroll to Message Server, Press Yes
    Enter www.vodafone.ie/mms
    Scroll to WAP profile, Press Yes
    Select MMS WAP, Press Yes
    Press No key for 3-4 seconds to clear to normal mode screen.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭sirlinux


    http://www.sonyericsson.com has an automatic configuration thing for 02 for the t68 nothing for vodafone yet


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    So has anyone with a 7650 got MMS working? Still the same problems here.

    Brendan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    Originally posted by bkehoe
    So has anyone with a 7650 got MMS working? Still the same problems here.
    Brendan

    same still in the same position here - tried to get it set up with a Voda bill-pay and pre-pay account - can't send or recieve using a 7650 - rang back a few times thursday - only so much 'cus i like ya i like ya i like i ya i like i ya i like i ya i like... hold music my ear can handle - so left it for the weekend

    looks like they have some more 'switches' to flip at their end - or maybe is there something up with the V3.12 firmware and Voda's network (dunno about that as the T68i won't work for me on Voda either) - so think it's more to do with the accounts

    got it working with O2 bill-pay and pre-pay with no hassle on each phone - during the call they provisioned MMS on the account and SMSed out the settings to the phones - was able to snap and send with no problems right after

    Brian G


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    Well I've got ver 3.16 firmware, so unless it needs an even newer one; are the Vodafone 7650s in the shops yet? You could ask for a demo and see what software ver they have. :)

    Brendan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,425 ✭✭✭Fidelis


    Originally posted by bkehoe
    are the Vodafone 7650s in the shops yet? You could ask for a demo and see what software ver they have.

    I think they were supposed to go on sale from last Thursday, sold two handsets on day of launch (woo-hoo :rolleyes:). I'm using 4.36 at the moment. I *think* they're selling this version to Joe Public. 4.37 is on the way too.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    When a MMS message is sent to my phone, it knows that its there, and says retrieving message, the square comes up around the G and stays like that for a while, then just goes back to the antenna symbol and no sign of the message. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    Originally posted by bkehoe
    When a MMS message is sent to my phone, it knows that its there, and says retrieving message, the square comes up around the G and stays like that for a while, then just goes back to the antenna symbol and no sign of the message. :(

    any joy yet getting MMS working on the 7650?

    BrianG


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭Gaz


    Works fine for me on O2 except sending or recieving from Vodafone ...anyone know when they hope to have that sorted out ?


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    I've heard contradictory reports on interoperability. Vodafone were saying they were hoping to have it from launch, which obviously didn't happen. O2 sounded less optimistic and merely said that they hoped to have it 'in the coming weeks'. Since it's in both of their interests I can't see them hanging around on this one. Sometime before Christmas is my best guess.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,425 ✭✭✭Fidelis


    I'm not sure what to make of these Vodafone 7650 MMS problems. As far as our guys are concerned, the MMS launch was a success and although there were some teething problems the week before the launch, there hasn't been any problems since. I can only suggest that maybe there's a back-log of MMS subscriptions to be processed, although that sounds a little hard to believe.

    I think I'm based on an internal MMS server which may be why I'm not experiencing any problems. The service is up and working. Try droping Customer Ops. a line and see if you get anywhere there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    Sending and receiving still dont work here. Same problem all the time. Phone does see that there is a message for it, and pops up 'retrieving message' when I send one to it from the online mms composer, and I cant send anything.

    Brendan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭sirlinux


    had that problem with a t68i at the start, senior tech support person had to sort, you need some sort of different profile than normal one enabled, i.e. the normal customer service people just turn on GPRS but you need other stuff done.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    I had GPRS since April, and got MMS enabled last week, after which the phone was able to establish a connection to the MMS AP, something it wasnt able to do before they enabled MMS for me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,468 ✭✭✭Lex_Diamonds


    Can those with Voda MMS send to themselves? Its not working for me, does that mean it isnt enabled on my account?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    Originally posted by bkehoe
    Sending and receiving still dont work here. Same problem all the time. Phone does see that there is a message for it, and pops up 'retrieving message' when I send one to it from the online mms composer, and I cant send anything.

    same situation - gave them a call about it again and they suggested i drop into a vodafone store for them to take a look - let you know what comes of it

    Brian G


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