MMS over WiFi
I understand to send MMS (pictures/group messages) you need a data plan and have to be connected to the mobile network. However, whenever I am at home or work, and I happened to be connected to the local WiFi network, I am unable to send group messages, pictures or anything that's classified as MMS. When I hit send, all I see is the picture or message labelled as "sending." It eventually times out, and I get an notification that it has failed. However, whenever I restart my phone or take myself off WiFi, the MMS is able to send.
Anybody else having this issue? I shouldn't have to take myself off WiFi or reboot my phone to send MMS....
Thanks,
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I cannot receive MMS over WiFi- anyone else struggling? (2nd post)
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I cannot receive MMS over WiFi- anyone else struggling?
Apparently, it's not the settings. Tech told me I need to just return the phone b/c they don't have a clue what's wrong with it. They've done everything they can on their end and nothing works. I posted about this earlier just before I spoke to advanced tech support and thought they'd fixed the issue, but it's not fixed.
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