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AT&T to (Finally) Bring MMS to iPhone on September 25th

On Thursday, wireless carrier AT&T finally disclosed a firm date as to when the company would add MMS support for the iPhones on its network. According to Electronista, the carrier will activate the feature on September 25th through a software upgrade for iPhone 3G and 3GS owners. Adding the feature will let those running iPhone […]

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iPhone

AT&T States Data Pricing to Hold Steady, Faces More Competitive Marketplace

Data pricing plans look to hold steady for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S handsets in the near future per an article in the Wall Street Journal. “We’ve been very happy with our pricing,” said AT&T spokesman Mark Segal, who went on to mention the average monthly bill for an iPhone user was within US$90 to US$100. The article went on to suggest that AT&T could charge an additional US$10 to US$40 per month for MMS and tethering featured on the new iPhone 3G S. AT&T is currently facing pressure to offer lower priced data plans by both consumers facing the financial crunch and competitors setting aggressive data pricing.

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iPhone News

AT&T Cripples iPhone 3GS By Not Offering Features At Launch

Today’s WWDC Keynote brought some surprises, and some disappointments. Perhaps the announcement generating the most vocal jeers was that AT&T would not be offering MMS and tethering services even though the iPhone’s 3.0 software was ready to support it. The iPod Observer reported in a report that AT&T spokesperson, Mark Siegel, indicated that tethering would […]

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iPhone Software

Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5

Late Thursday and only a little over one week since its last revision, Apple released iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5. While details regarding the new version are thin on the ground, The iPhone Blog is reporting that the new version appears to require iTunes 8.2 to install and run. Other noted changes include MMS support […]

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Opinion

iPhone OS 3.0 to Provide Much-Desired MMS Capabilities

By Rachel Hoyer So, you’ve just taken the world’s most adorable picture of your dog on your iPhone. If you want to text it to your friends, you’re out of luck. You’ll have to email it to them. iPhone enthusiasts everywhere have bemoaned the lack of MMS support on the handset. MMS is the protocol […]