Factory unlocked iPhone 4S cannot send mms

I have a factory unlocked iPhone 4S (previously with AT&T, now used with TMobile). After I downloaded the most recent update, I am no longer able to send or receive picture messages. How do I fix this?

Wait for the carrier update that will make it compatible with T-Mobile. Coming some time between now and 4/12.

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My phone cannot send MMS for some reason.
Tried:
1. Making sure about the mms availability and setting with my network provider
2. Restoring the phone -- work when first restored to factory setting, but then not working when restored to my own setting
3. Clearing all apps -- not working and I will loose all my data on various apps
Technical support said it looks like I have problem with my back up.
But I really want the backup data including all the messages.
What can i do to preserve my data, sms and to fix this mms problem?
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Since the problem was resolved when restoring your iPhone with iTunes as a new iPhone or not from your iPhone's backup and the problem returns when restoring your iPhone with iTunes from your iPhone's backup, there is a problem with your iPhone's backup.
There are 3rd party paid utilities available for extracting data from your iPhone's backup for access on your computer. This does not provide for transferring some of the data back to your iPhone that was extracted from your iPhone's backup such as messages.
Here is one.
http://homepage.mac.com/vaughn/msync/

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I recently bought a factory unlocked iPhone 5 from the apple store in the US and I am unable to send/receive any sms/texts using my mobile provider B&YOU located in France.
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Hello Sk8Dreams,
Thanks for your questions and quick feedback. Yes I turned on SMS & MMS in my settings and yes my plan includes SMS & MMS. I tried something I saw in the forum concerning enabling the "show subject field" and for some strange reason, I am able to send messages after trying this. Seems strange, I am going to disable this "show subject field" and see if it will work or not. SMS should work regardless of if this option is active shouldn't it?
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Check out this link. It should fix the problem
http://support.t-mobile.com/thread/17918?tstart=0

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Hello Apple,
I have a problem with my Iphone: I purchased a factory unlocked iPhone 4S in a The Source Store in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. I´m from Brazil but now I am living in Israel and the fact that the phone is factory unlocked was necessary for me to use it in both countries ( Brazil and Israel). After my trip to Canada, I arrived to Brazil and inserted my micro-sim into the new iPhone. It showed the "Activate iPhone" screen BUT it won’t activate. It says "SIM not valid" and "Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier´s store to receive a replacement SIM card”.
Now I am living in Israel and the same situation continues: I inserted one Israelian micro-sim into the Iphone and it showed the "Activate iPhone" screen BUT it won’t activate. It says "SIM not valid" and "Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier´s store to receive a replacement SIM card”.
In Israel we don’t have Apple Stores and i can´t have access to one, so now i have an iPhone 4S i cant not eve use as an iPod, leaving it totally useless.
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Apple Support Team: If you need the IMEI or Serial Number please ask me.
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The Source in Canada was formally know as Radio Shack and they do sell iPhones.. Only for Bell and Virgin Canada.
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/category.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&categ ory=iphones&sort=1&pagenum=1
What does it say on your receipt?
As Bell and Virgin do not unlock iPhones you will need to sell that phone to someone in Canada and get an unlocked phone directly from Apple.

Factory unlocked iPhone 4S ios 5.1.1 emoji is not working under some circumstances

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I am running iOS 5.1.1
Whenever I send emojis to other iPhones my recipients cannot see them unless it is on iMessage.
Even on the Facebook app, I can see emojis that friends send me in messages but when I reply with an emoji via facebook it says "message cannot be delivered at this time"
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T-mobile is not a supported carrier of iphones and not all functions will work. this is probably the reason emojis will not work. Switch to At&T
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Need help with using Factory Unlocked iPhone 4 (GSM) in US

Hi all I have an factory unlocked iPhone 4 (GSM) which is bought overseas. I will come to the US soon but I don't know how can I continue using with the US carriers.
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If it is truly unlocked, just sign up for a plan with AT&T when you get to the US and insert the MicroSIM. AT&T will not permit pre-paid plans on iPhones. T-Mobile will, but they are not a supported carrier and you will not get 3G data speeds, only Edge. Other features may not work correctly such as MMS messaging, FaceTime, etc.

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i just wanted to knw will a iphone 4s purchased frm US retail store factory unlocked iphone work without any problem in india ?hv i
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Will Apple cover my factory unlocked iphone 3GS anywhere in the world?

Hello,
I'm planning on buying a factory unlocked iphone 3GS directly from the Apple Store in Hong Kong.
Will Apple cover my iphone with the warranty worldwide or only in Hong Kong?
Thank you.

What I meant to say is that technically, hardware-wise, almost all iphones 3GS are the same (I believe the models in mainland China don't have GPS?).
It's no WiFi in China. GPS used to be illegal in Egypt, but they changed the law recently.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I suppose that the carrier lock is a software lock, which can be removed (we've all heard about it), but gets reversed once you update to a new OS version.
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I know it is the way it is, but I believe most of you would agree that if you buy a telephone, you shouldn't be forced to go with one carrier or another. That is why when I pay for an unlocked phone, I pay much more, go get the freedom (without hacks) to choose the carrier I want (where in contrast I pay much less for calls and internet than with the exclusive iphone carrier).
It would be much easier for Apple if all iPhones were unlocked, and the same in all countries, but the carriers make a fortune from their exorbitant roaming charges, so where the country's laws allow, insist that Apple not make any unlocked iPhones available in their countries.
By the way, MMS is not something most people use. There are some statistics on the internet about the ratio of SMS to MMS and it was something like 10 to 1.
All the 3G and 3GS iPhones are capable of MMS, but the carriers have to support it.

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As you haven't responded I assume you are using an old CPW mobile sim in your iPhone ,as Tim has said
CPW ( talktalk) are not an Apple supported carrier and will not support the features of the iPhone
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O2 Vodafone Tesco Orange t-Mobile or 3

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1. iMessage on iPhone 4 cannot send photos. It can receive photos though. Okay for both sending & receiving texts.
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