TRY SwirlyMMS 1.2 compatible with iPhone 3G!

IWriteAboutIT us we noticed a great interest in our readers about the sending MMS with the iPhone. Today we try to understand what is the situation.

The new version of iPhone firmware, 2.0, does not, as many now know, the ability to send MMS to friends. Unfortunately there seems to be part of Apple, for now, will provide the means to expand the sector posts iPhone.

What alternatives are available to users?

We start from the simplest solutions.

TIM and Vodafone portals

For those who have the ability to use a wireless Internet network, the portals of TIM and Vodafone offer the possibility to send MMS messages to their favorite numbers.

ITunes App Store

In the current state of things, the only way to install applications on the iPhone is to use the 'App Store, accessible from iTunes 7.7. Unfortunately, we do not even seem to be a useful application for MMS.

Unlock iPhone 3G - NOT LEGAL

L ' iPhone Dev Team , in recent days, has released Pwnage Tool . An application that simply said, you can change the firmware 2.0 in order to free iPhone from some constraints, leaving the freedom to install third party software using the same iTunes.

Moreover, according to Dev Team of boys in a few days should be available in version 4.0 of Installer.app. For those who do not yet know, there is to say simply that Installer.app is an application, an alter ego of the App Store, which is loaded in the iPhone during the unlock firmware and that essentially allows you to install more smoothly third-party applications not approved by Apple itself.

MMS Email (beta)

There is usually a combination of MMS and Email within the scope of functionality offered by mobile devices. In that sense, very often, a cell phone able to send mail and 'able, also, to send MMS or vice versa.

So an alternative way for sending and receiving of MMS could be to use email to create and send an MMS to your friend. With the ability also to vary the network usage and costs according to the opportunities offered at the time: send over a wireless network or sent over the GSM network with GPRS / EDGE.

Let's see how this alternative solution could be interesting for iPhone users.

Usually associated with mobile phone operators to their subscribers an email address consisting of the telephone number associated with the customer's SIM. All right. The mail server that handles these addresses can convert an email message in a multimedia type and forward it to the intended recipient.
To do this, the important thing is to know the name of the server used by your mobile phone.

Examples:

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T-Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
Cingular (AT & T) = xxxxxxxxxx@mms.mycingular.com
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Unfortunately we're not able to describe the names of servers used by TIM, Wind and Vodafone. Hoping to do so as soon as possible, please write if you know some useful information.