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AT&T sets September 25 as iPhone MMS launch date
By Jim DalrympleSeptember 3, 2009, 12:01 pm PT
The wait is almost over. iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users will have to ability to send and receive MMS in about three weeks, according to AT&T.
The company announced on Thursday that MMS will be enabled for iPhone users through a software update on September 25. MMS and tethering are two holdout features that iPhone users have been waiting for since Apple released iPhone OS 3.0.
As it turns out, I was correct in my editorial piece in mid-June that claimed AT&T was afraid of the sheer volume of messages that iPhone users would send and receive. The company apparently put off the launch to work on the network.
“We know that iPhone users will embrace MMS,” AT&T said in a statement. “The unique capabilities and high usage of the iPhone’s multimedia capabilities required us to work on our network MMS architecture to carry the expected record volumes of MMS traffic and ensure an excellent experience from Day One. We appreciate your patience as we work toward that end.”
AT&T said wireless use on its network has grown an average of 350 year-over-year for the past two years. The company said that growth is expected to continue.
As AppleInsider notes, several lawsuits have been launched over the lack of MMS.
“We’ve been working for the past several months to prepare our systems and network to ensure the best possible experience with MMS when it launches,” the company said.
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I wonder if the ’software update’ will break the IPCC tethering hack? And, if it does, if that’s been a factor in the delay?
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That is going to be interesting.
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I hate AT&T (or as I like to write: SH&T)…
They don’t even offer 3G in my area… when I called today and asked when we might be seeing it, the guy was like… “oh… man… probably not for about 1 and half to two years.”
Hate ‘em.
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MMS for Iphone 3G only give me a break! If I remember correctly my old AT&T phone was not 3G and I was able to send pictures. I have an older model, and on top of that no 3G in my area. 
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[...] did say that its MMS service has been scheduled to be activated on September 25. MMS will require a software update for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users that will be released that [...]
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Interesting tweet from @gruber – http://twitter.com/gruber/status/3871207328 – “If you’re taking advantage of the shamizdat AT&T tethering hack with your iPhone, you probably don’t want to update to iPhone OS 3.1.”
He doesn’t say whether that’s based on anything particular, though. I’m holding out for now.
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AT&T sets September 25 as iPhone MMS launch date
By Jim DalrympleSeptember 3, 2009, 12:01 pm PT
The wait is almost over. iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users will have to ability to send and receive MMS in about three weeks, according to AT&T.
The company announced on Thursday that MMS will be enabled for iPhone users through a software update on September 25. MMS and tethering are two holdout features that iPhone users have been waiting for since Apple released iPhone OS 3.0.
As it turns out, I was correct in my editorial piece in mid-June that claimed AT&T was afraid of the sheer volume of messages that iPhone users would send and receive. The company apparently put off the launch to work on the network.
“We know that iPhone users will embrace MMS,” AT&T said in a statement. “The unique capabilities and high usage of the iPhone’s multimedia capabilities required us to work on our network MMS architecture to carry the expected record volumes of MMS traffic and ensure an excellent experience from Day One. We appreciate your patience as we work toward that end.”
AT&T said wireless use on its network has grown an average of 350 year-over-year for the past two years. The company said that growth is expected to continue.
As AppleInsider notes, several lawsuits have been launched over the lack of MMS.
“We’ve been working for the past several months to prepare our systems and network to ensure the best possible experience with MMS when it launches,” the company said.
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I wonder if the ’software update’ will break the IPCC tethering hack? And, if it does, if that’s been a factor in the delay?
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That is going to be interesting.
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I hate AT&T (or as I like to write: SH&T)…
They don’t even offer 3G in my area… when I called today and asked when we might be seeing it, the guy was like… “oh… man… probably not for about 1 and half to two years.”
Hate ‘em.
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MMS for Iphone 3G only give me a break! If I remember correctly my old AT&T phone was not 3G and I was able to send pictures. I have an older model, and on top of that no 3G in my area.
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[...] did say that its MMS service has been scheduled to be activated on September 25. MMS will require a software update for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users that will be released that [...]
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Interesting tweet from @gruber – http://twitter.com/gruber/status/3871207328 – “If you’re taking advantage of the shamizdat AT&T tethering hack with your iPhone, you probably don’t want to update to iPhone OS 3.1.”
He doesn’t say whether that’s based on anything particular, though. I’m holding out for now.
