MMS notice on pixi plus/pageplus with data " off"

**NC_curious** · 10-17-2011, 07:48 PM

Quick question..

I tried getting an MMS to pixi plus on pageplus, and I got nothing.. Once I enabled data, I got the MMS message immediately... Aren't I supposed to get a "you have MMS" type of text notice when I get a MMS, while "Data" is off? I was hoping to get one....

**icebook** · 10-17-2011, 08:11 PM

no
if cellular data is off on your Palm phone you will not get MMS notices, only SMS work that way

**Boz1** · 10-18-2011, 05:39 AM

The Palm Pixi Plus must be different than the LG Ally in that regard. If data is turned off on an Ally and a MMS comes in, the message is received with a button to push to download the picture once data is turned back on. I'm not sure why it id different for a PPP.

**twiceover** · 10-18-2011, 07:32 AM

I think it is a function of the phone OS/MMS program. Both mine and my wife's android phone will show the text portion of an MMS message with a "download" button if we do not have data enabled.

Is there any alternative sms/mms applications for the Palm?

**twiceover** · 10-18-2011, 07:33 AM

double post.

**dbsmit** · 10-18-2011, 09:09 AM

I wish there was a way to do this too could there be an app that would fix this?

**icebook** · 10-18-2011, 01:50 PM

doubtful
its how this specific mobile OS deals with MMS messages when off the cellular data network and with WebOS now being defunct I would expect that its going to stay this way. Yet another drawback of the Palm line

**jay_rm** · 10-18-2011, 04:57 PM

So can I assume that SENDING a MMS with cellular data disabled will also fail ? ?

**icebook** · 10-18-2011, 06:15 PM

correct, you can not send an MMS via wifi. It has to be through the normal VZ/PP data connection because of the way it is billed to the account. However you can attach a photo to an email and send it via wifi as a work around.

**rgg** · 10-18-2011, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by jay_rm

So can I assume that SENDING a MMS with cellular data disabled will also fail ? ?

Yep. You also need to turn off WiFi when you are sending an MMS. I don't know why, but if you have WiFi and Data on, the MMS doesn't work correctly. What I often do, instead of sending an MMS, is just send the pic to the other person's email address, if they can check their email on their phone.

Edit: I see icebook can type a little faster than I can.

**jay_rm** · 10-18-2011, 08:21 PM

So, to be clear, if you try and send a MMS with both WiFi and cellular data off, it's notgonnahappen.com - right ? If there was text along with the pic or vid, would the text go through as a SMS ?

**rgg** · 10-18-2011, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by jay_rm

So, to be clear, if you try and send a MMS with both WiFi and cellular data off, it's notgonnahappen.com - right ? If there was text along with the pic or vid, would the text go through as a SMS ?

I think the text part may come through, but I am not sure. Seems like I did this once and that is what happened, but I am not sure.