MMS picture from cell to e-mail

I'm confused. The FAQ tells how to send SMS or MMS from a computer to
a cell phone, or SMS text from cell to computer, but not how to send a
picture. I tried dialing 121 with a picture and the message went into
the ether - no bounce, no receipt. But if I send a picture from
computer to cell, and then do a Reply, with a different picture, it
arrives at the computer. I'm not signed up for a data plan, and
the last time I selected "email" on the cell phone it didn't work
(had to use text msging to 121). Phone is a Z520a.

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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:18:06 -0500, [email protected] wrote in
<[email protected]>:

>I'm confused. The FAQ tells how to send SMS or MMS from a computer to
>a cell phone, or SMS text from cell to computer, but not how to send a
>picture. I tried dialing 121 with a picture and the message went into
>the ether - no bounce, no receipt. But if I send a picture from
>computer to cell, and then do a Reply, with a different picture, it
>arrives at the computer. I'm not signed up for a data plan, and
>the last time I selected "email" on the cell phone it didn't work
>(had to use text msging to 121). Phone is a Z520a.

What are you confused about? 121 is simply the gateway. The message
still has to be addressed. MMS works the same way as SMS.

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> >I'm confused. The FAQ tells how to send SMS or MMS from a computer to

> What are you confused about? 121 is simply the gateway. The message
> still has to be addressed. MMS works the same way as SMS.

> >I tried dialing 121 with a picture and the message went into
> >the ether - no bounce, no receipt.
So what I did was correct - dialing 121 to send a message prefixed
with an email address - it just randomly failed?

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:20:36 -0500, [email protected] wrote in
<[email protected]>:

>> >I'm confused. The FAQ tells how to send SMS or MMS from a computer to
>
>> What are you confused about? 121 is simply the gateway. The message
>> still has to be addressed. MMS works the same way as SMS.
>
>> >I tried dialing 121 with a picture and the message went into
>> >the ether - no bounce, no receipt.
> So what I did was correct - dialing 121 to send a message prefixed
>with an email address - it just randomly failed?

No, 121 is a gateway, not the address of the message.

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

> > So what I did was correct - dialing 121 to send a message prefixed
> >with an email address - it just randomly failed?
>
> No, 121 is a gateway, not the address of the message.
Whatever you call it, I've successfully sent text-only messages to
email by "dialing 121 to send a message prefixed with an email address".
This time I tried to send a picture and it failed. I think you are
saying cell-to-email messages should be sent the same way, regardless
of whether they are text-only, or contain pictures. Correct? In
which case my picture was dropped in error (or will arrive randomly
in a few months

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:41:51 -0500, [email protected] wrote in
<[email protected]>:

>> > So what I did was correct - dialing 121 to send a message prefixed
>> >with an email address - it just randomly failed?
>>
>> No, 121 is a gateway, not the address of the message.

> Whatever you call it, I've successfully sent text-only messages to
>email by "dialing 121 to send a message prefixed with an email address".
>This time I tried to send a picture and it failed. I think you are
>saying cell-to-email messages should be sent the same way, regardless
>of whether they are text-only, or contain pictures. Correct? In
>which case my picture was dropped in error (or will arrive randomly
>in a few months

What I'm actually saying is that your phone needs to be configured
properly to send MMS messages, which is quite different from SMS:

Homepage: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Gateway IP 1: 66.209.11.61
Port 1: 9201
Domain 1:
Service Type 1: WAP
Gateway IP 2: 000.000.000.000
Port 2: 0
Domain 2:
Service Type 2: WAP
DNS 1: 000.000.000.000
DNS 2: 000.000.000.000
Timeout: 10 Minutes
CSD No. 1:
User Name 1:
Password 1:
Speed (Bps)1: 9600
Line Type 1: ISDN
CSD No. 2:
User Name 2:
Password 2:
Speed (Bps)2: 9600
Line Type 2: ISDN
GPRS APN: wap.cingular
User Name: [email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1

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