How to send and recieve mms without manually turning on mobile data everytime

[Billy Bob Jimmy Joe]

Address the letter to yourself, put the return address as the person you are sending it to and post. Letter should be "returned" as insufficient postage. This SHOULD work within reason.

Does this really work? I don't want to end up in a cell with Big Bob.

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[The_Adventist]

Does this really work? I don't want to end up in a cell with Big Bob.

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Never tried it but in theory it should work. One day I'll try it on something not important.

 

[Spencer Cook]

I think what he's was getting at is my question. Now read carefully.... I turn my data off.but to send and receive mms the app would enable data and disable data itself. I didn't have to. Now I do. How do I fix it?

And if you're still going to be stupid about it. My Mrs doesn't use data and never turns out on. But it auto enables just for mms. H how do I do this?

 

[icufoundme]

Spencer, this is usually specific to your phone's APN settings.

 

[bazfitz]

Htc desire s automatically turns on mobile data when sending and receiving mms messages..bugs the hell out of me. Knew I shouldn't have swapped to samsung

 

[hrsetrdr]

Address the letter to yourself, put the return address as the person you are sending it to and post. Letter should be "returned" as insufficient postage. This SHOULD work within reason.

The Post Office is aware of this old trick, rather than getting the actual letter, a "pickup notice" will be left, and the letter will be waiting at the Post Office; retrieving the letter will require payment of the postage due.

 

[metle_geek]

Htc desire s automatically turns on mobile data when sending and receiving mms messages..bugs the hell out of me. Knew I shouldn't have swapped to samsung

Ok for any mms message its sent to your phone as a data text mms=multimedia messaging service multimedia meaning pictures videos music blah blah blah so you need to have carrier data to receive it otherwise it wont work they dont push that over to wifi because its a text however if you have an unlimited text plan usually mms is included and not charged to your data

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[pixelswim]

I have searched for this solution myself for years. Only until recently have I figured out how to do this. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a way to do it on stock Android. You have to be rooted to get anywhere. If you're not rooted and want to be I would suggest going over to the XDA Forums and searching for your device. If your one of the lucky ones there might be a nice easy guide and/or toolkit to help you get rooted. Perhaps some manufacturers' Android skins add this functionality, but for the purposes of this thread I'm talking AOSP

But first, let me explain why some people might want this option we're discussing here: the option to turn off data yet still receive MMS messages. I say "some people" because this clearly isn't a big enough feature request to warrant an obvious solution. When we're asking for this feature we know we are asking for something abnormal. We know data and smart phones go hand-in-hand. But, we are using them differently. We know that. So please don't belittle. We are not asking Google to add this feature, just wondering if there is a way to make it happen.

The first reason to want this is to save data, by turning it off, on a small data plan (200mb etc.) and still get MMS automatically.

Secondly, in my case, I love smartphones but my budget doesn't allow for a data plan, even with how cheap they are now. I have an unlocked Galaxy Nexus I still want to use. I can simply turn data off in the settings but then I won't receive MMS messages, which sometimes can be text messages people write on an iPhone that are converted to MMS. This is why I just want my data connection for MMS. I don't get charged for MMS data. It's part of my texting package. Most old "dumb phones" did this. They would turn on a data connection just to download an MMS. This is what we're looking for. Sadly the only workarounds I have found for Android as follows...

There are a couple of options, both requiring root:

1. Download and flash the latest version of MIUI. It is one of the only ROMs I have found that has the option to turn off data yet still receive MMS (Anyone know of any others?). You can find the option in the settings under "Mobile Networks".

2. Install Android Firewall from the Play Store to specify, app by app, what kind of connection it can use. In my case I let all apps use WiFi and only Messaging can use the Data connection. You should be able to use this app on all rooted Android 4.0+. Make sure to check "Enable Firewall" in the settings drop down after you make all of your selections. If you're running something pre Android 4.0 it looks like DroidWall will do the same thing.

I know this is long winded but I have been searching this topic for years. Hopefully this can help someone.

 

[Bossman74]

The OP wants to be able to send MMS' with using mobile data, probably because he/she has a package that includes free MMS' but no data, that's what I have for my daughter's phone.

What he needs to do is change the APN settings and remove all but "MMS" in "APN Type".

I found the answer here Android - MMS Without Data - Kirsle.net and it worked for me on Telus in Canada.

 

[pixelswim]

This is even better than I suggested

 

[Silverdog1]

Canadian users and possibly others using android phones, may find the following site helpful. Erictronik: Access Point Names APN CANADA Bell Virgin Telus Koodo Rogers & Fido in setting up your phones to send and receive MMS messages without having to pay for a data plan. You will have to know just how to get access to your particular phones APN settings -- although the site does provide step by step general directions. I did my HTC ONE S tonight in about five minutes using the directions and settings for Virgin/Bell. Virgin uses Bell's towers in my part of BC. Have a look, you'll understand what I mean.

Like everyone else, I expected that sending and receiving MMS messages when I'm paying for unlimited txts should be automatic. Not so! You have to change the APN settings of your phone to those supplied by your carrier. The page above, gives those setting for the major carriers in Canada. It seem odd that carriers neglect to post these settings or provide an obvious link them on their home pages.

Is it just me or does anyone else think that maybe Bell and all the rest of the carriers would like us to buy a data plan and that perhaps our ignorance is their bliss?

 

[zrxoa1]

My HTC Rezound would (if mobile data was turned off) automatically turn data on to send an MMS, then turn it back off when sent.

My S3 will not do this

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[Edwin Oommen]

I have an HTC One Att running on Aosp 4.2.2 Google play edition. I receive all my mms when my data is turned off(even when my wifi is turned off as well). Whenever i update to 4.3 (cyanogenmod 10.2, android revolution hd, and 4.3 Google play edition) I can never receive/send mms without my data turned on. I backed up my apns settings from the 4.2.2 rom and installed it and still had the same problem. If anyone else has figured it out I don't see any other solution but not to upgrade.

 

[Ring King]

I use Textra as my default texting app..n it has option in the setting to automatically turn on the mobile data whenever I send or recieve mms. Now I get me mms messages on time cuz I keep my mobile data off when im using wifi.. n this app got lot more features n still very fast n simple..

 

[gone down south]

I use Textra as my default texting app..n it has option in the setting to automatically turn on the mobile data whenever I send or recieve mms. Now I get me mms messages on time cuz I keep my mobile data off when im using wifi.. n this app got lot more features n still very fast n simple..

I get how it sends MMS, but how does it receive them with data off?

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[Tampa8]

Seem to see some arrogant answers here. I had the same question (which brought me here) because up till now I HAVE NEVER TURNED ON DATA to receive MMS messages. Could be because I always had HTC phones, with Samsung now the first exception. That is not to say I thought it was going over Wifi, and to assume we all thought that or want a way around a data plan is the arrogant part. The fact is, there are phones that do not need the data physically to be turned on to send MMS. And I see there are a multitude of other sites talking about this issue. There is no need for data to be turned on for the phone to be smart enough to still send and receive MMS, as has been possible as I mentioned on my HTC phones.

 

[joel_l]

As some have said, data needs to be on. I ran across a pointer that said there were tags to enable this but your phone would have to be rooted. This thread on the XDA site talks about it for a different phone but the lead might help.

Auto-connect Data on sending/receiving MMS - xda-developers

Not sure how much help that will be for a stock phone

Joel

 

[Michael Shipman]

If you're at the house, just turn on WiFi and turn off data...

Sent from my Verizon Droid DNA

That doesn't work for me anymore. I used to be able to receive MMS over WiFi with my Galaxy S2 on Sprint. I switched to Verizon and got a Droid Maxx and stock messaging app and Hangouts won't let me view MMS' without Mobile Data (4G). Is that just a Verizon thing? Any thoughts?

 

[zrxoa1]

That doesn't work for me anymore. I used to be able to receive MMS over WiFi with my Galaxy S2 on Sprint. I switched to Verizon and got a Droid Maxx and stock messaging app and Hangouts won't let me view MMS' without Mobile Data (4G). Is that just a Verizon thing? Any thoughts?

I don't think the current phones allow it. My HTC Rezound on Verizon would turn data on to send or receive MMS then turn it back off. None of my current phones will do that.



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[CarlosSW]

I have galaxy S4...on ATT...and have anyways had a problem with MMS. I had my wifi and mobile data on and was told that it would switch automatically when receiving an MMS....but it never works out that way. I only get MMS if i turn off my wifi...the ONLY app that really works is textra because it has a part of the app settings for MMS called "activate mobile data"...my question is, why does it need to? I thought this was something built into the phone itself.