Does any mobile provider include MMS in data plan?

Forums › New Zealand Mobile and Wireless › Does any mobile provider include MMS in data plan?

dylan1951

13 posts

Geek

#210527 31-Mar-2017 16:59

Hi,

Does anyone know if any mobile provider in NZ has either a texting plan which includes MMS, or uses your data when sending MMS and not give you an additional charge.

Thanks, Dylan.

1 | 2

1722 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 993

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#1751272 31-Mar-2017 17:10

MMS is such a hassle that I would suggest looking at other options such as WhatsApp etc which tend to be more reliable as an additional benefit. The only time I use MMS is when I send one by accident and notice my credit drops by 50cents or whatever the cost of it is!

robjg63

4161 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1425

Subscriber

#1751273 31-Mar-2017 17:16

Isn't it called email?
Most people with smartphones have email on their phones.

Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself - A. H. Weiler

michaelmurfy

meow
13579 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 10910

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1751278 31-Mar-2017 17:32

This is where I wish people would just use Signal...

Michael Murphy | https://murfy.nz
Referral Links: Quic Broadband (use R122101E7CV7Q for free setup)

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? Please consider supporting us by subscribing.
Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

dylan1951

13 posts

Geek

#1751281 31-Mar-2017 17:40

KiwiSurfer:

MMS is such a hassle that I would suggest looking at other options such as WhatsApp etc which tend to be more reliable as an additional benefit. The only time I use MMS is when I send one by accident and notice my credit drops by 50cents or whatever the cost of it is!

Thanks but I need a way to send media to phones which do not have a data plan.

dt

1152 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 371
Inactive user

#1751284 31-Mar-2017 18:02

michaelmurfy:

This is where I wish people would just use Signal...

Any reason you would recommend signal over the more popular whatsapp?

Linux

12173 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 8469

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1751313 31-Mar-2017 18:52

MMS / PXT is just about always an extra cost per message sent

Linux

Lenovo

Shop now for Lenovo laptops and other devices (affiliate link).

dylan1951

13 posts

Geek

#1751315 31-Mar-2017 19:09

If there's no providers in NZ is there any in aussie?

michaelmurfy

meow
13579 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 10910

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1751317 31-Mar-2017 19:15

dt:

michaelmurfy:

This is where I wish people would just use Signal...

Any reason you would recommend signal over the more popular whatsapp?

Because I don't trust Facebook...

sbiddle

30853 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 9996

Retired Mod

Trusted

Biddle Corp

Lifetime subscriber

#1751328 31-Mar-2017 19:53

MMS and mobile data are two very different things, and MMS does not require a mobile data plan to work.

As for included message in any plans I'm not aware of any networks in NZ that do. 10 years ago when people cared about MMS there were quite a few offerings that included small numbers of MMS messages.

It's probably been 9 years since I last received a MMS message..

dylan1951

13 posts

Geek

#1751332 31-Mar-2017 20:04

sbiddle:

MMS and mobile data are two very different things, and MMS does not require a mobile data plan to work.

As for included message in any plans I'm not aware of any networks in NZ that do. 10 years ago when people cared about MMS there were quite a few offerings that included small numbers of MMS messages.

It's probably been 9 years since I last received a MMS message..

I know its an outdated service but it's still the only way to send media to phones without costing the receiver anything...

PhantomNVD

2619 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 759
Inactive user

#1751335 31-Mar-2017 20:07

I wish they'd just take it off my data too. I'm an avid WhatsApp fan (love the group messaging too), and use iMessage as a great backup, but sometimes I want to send pics to someone who doesn't have WhatsApp or an iPhone (the "green bubble buddies") and mostly they just miss out as 50c/photo seems a rorte in this day and age!

Geekzone

Want to support Geekzone and browse the site without the ads? Subscribe to Geekzone now (monthly, annual and lifetime options).

jarledb

Webhead
3319 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1983

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1751338 31-Mar-2017 20:12

michaelmurfy:

Because I don't trust Facebook...

Any system without true end to end encryption shouldn´t be trusted.

Jarle Dahl Bergersen | Referral Links: Want $50 off when you join Octopus Energy? Use this referral code
Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? Please consider supporting us by making a donation or subscribing.

blakamin

4431 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1306
Inactive user

#1751353 31-Mar-2017 20:59

dylan1951:

If there's no providers in NZ is there any in aussie?

Pretty much all of them.

I use Amaysim, Mrs uses Virgin.

dylan1951

13 posts

Geek

#1751356 31-Mar-2017 21:06

I'd love to know if there were any mobile providers in the entire world that still have a texting plan which includes MMS. I did some research and found that pretty much every single provider in NZ charges $0.50 or $0.51 for each MMS.

blakamin

4431 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1306
Inactive user

#1751359 31-Mar-2017 21:11

dylan1951:

I'd love to know if there were any mobile providers in the entire world that still have a texting plan which includes MMS. I did some research and found that pretty much every single provider in NZ charges $0.50 or $0.51 for each MMS.

I said there is in the post above yours.

https://www.amaysim.com.au/plans/mobile-plans/unlimited-large

unlimited talk & text

Standard calls, SMS and MMS to mobiles & landlines
Calls to 13 & 18 numbers, and voicemail

unlimited international

Standard calls to mobiles & landlines in 10 countries
Standard SMS & MMS to mobiles in selected countries

1 | 2