Telecom, iMessage and pix/MMS over WI-FI

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drquack32

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#114654 26-Feb-2013 18:06

Hey

iPhone using XT/Telecom.

Sending and receiving iMessages via WI-FI works fine. Sending and receiving a pic (or MMS if you prefer) using iMessage does not work unless cellular data is on. There are times when I have moved away from WI-FI coverage and turned on cellular data to find a couple of pics come through on iMessage (usually of my little boy from my wife as she updates me during the day). She has sent them earlier in the day but they have not come through when connected solely via WI-FI

Anyone got an idea about a remedy on this?

johnr

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#770658 26-Feb-2013 18:10

MMS is a mobile network service which works over the WAP Gateway its not meant to work over WIFI

drquack32

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#770659 26-Feb-2013 18:11

Ok... Are you able to flesh that out for me just a little bit?

johnr

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#770661 26-Feb-2013 18:13

Google search how MMS works its all controlled over the mobile network first part is a SMS the end user can't see then the handset picks up the content off the MMSC

drquack32

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#770662 26-Feb-2013 18:19

So I take it that the WAP gateway is not internet facing and only for 'internal customers' or on net customers

skewt

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#770663 26-Feb-2013 18:19

iMessage requires a data connection to work, its different to SMS

johnr

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#770664 26-Feb-2013 18:20

drquack32: So I take it that the WAP gateway is not internet facing and only for 'internal customers' or on net customers

Only for mobile subscribers

drquack32

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#770665 26-Feb-2013 18:21

iMessage does work, just not when you send a pic using it. I would have thought being a purely data service, there would be no need for the gateway.

I'll google more when I get in front of a PC. Just shooting from the phone for the interim.

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