Unable to send mms/photo messages, iphone 3gs

[Anonymous]

This seems to be a recurrent theme on here, but i am unable to send mms with photos attached using my iphone 3gs.  Please can someone help.  I'm not a fan of O2, they just told me the other day I only have 2g signal and that I shouldn't expect anything else!

[Liquid]

Is it a new phone?

Anything changed before it happened? Eg update, new app ect

What are your APN settings?

Settings>general>mobile data>mobile data network

Sorry to hear you only have 2g. Did you not check the coverage map before signing up?

Welcome to the forums:)

[Anonymous]

Send photos via email, much better way & guaranteed to work

[Anonymous]

Text ACTIVE to 2020 to update your settings.

Out of interest with the 2G/3G issue where do you live? Have you checked the signal checker?

[Anonymous]

@Stuart, 

As long as you are not using O2 Mail 

[jonsie]

If you have an iphone data bolt on make sure your APNs are set to idata.o2.co.uk

Standard data bolt on set your APNs to mobile.o2.co.uk

You also will need to switch off wifi to send mms on the 3GS.

[Anonymous]

Never had to switch wifi off on my old 3GS to send an MMS - when did that feature turn up in iOS as its been a couple if years since I had tat handset

[Anonymous]

For the record, I bought my iphone through the O2 website and was told in a live chat that coverage was 'excellent'. (This was before the 'live coverage checker' was introduced.)  Actually the nearest mast is over 3km away and only carries 2G.  My postal code is CO14 8JT, North Essex, hardly the end of the world.

I'm running 6.0.1 on my phone.  How do I access APN settings?

[Anonymous]

Have just got the setting voa texting 2020 and updated. When I spoke to O2 they stopped my data bolt on, as I was payign for somethign I could not access, so have chaged settings to wap.o2.co.uk.

[Anonymous]

Nice to see another Essex boy on these forums