I have decent 3G in my area and the same happens when I send to most non-VZ phones (ie, AT&T and/or Sprint). I, too, have been using handcent for a couple of months now and the same happens if I switch back to the Native App. Contacted tech at VZ, but they were unable to resolve it. Come to think of it, a friend on the VZ network using the LG Env Touch sent me a pic, but I could download it.. WTF???