Lg Ultimate 2 won't send picture in text with 3 bars

[AC Question]

I have a Lg Ultimate 2 tracfone and I tried to send a picture via text and with 3 bars for signal and it wouldn't send. Why is it that when data is on I can only get 1g or 3g? On my old tracfone lg840g I could 3g practically all the time and it would send picture via text with 2 bars. So, what do I need to do so I can send a picture via text. This is the only down fall that I have with this phone.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Can you confirm that you're connected to the web via mobile data? There's no 1G--you're probably referring to 1X, which is technically 2G (confusing, I know).