at&t refuses to enable MMS for iPhone 3.0 beta customers
by Justin Horn on Mar 20th, 2009 @ 7:01 pmUPDATE We know now that even with 3.0 out at&t still hasn’t activated this, really pathetic if you ask me. The good news is they said they will turn it on in “late summer”. Vote now in our when will at&t enable iPhone MMS poll to win a $25 iTunes card.
First off I’m not a big fan of MMS, but since I’m a nerd and have iPhone 3.0 installed I wanted to test and see how it works. I’ve read that some people were able to get an at&t agent to change their messaging service to the regular setup vs the iPhone special case setup. It looks like I’m too late because they already have a canned response:
I do apologize. AT&T does not support MMS with the iPhone or 3G iPhone regardless of any application you may have downloaded. I understand that you may found information in forums or by word of mouth that we can alter our system to allow for this. Be advised that we will not be able to make any changes in our system to enable MMS for your iPhone. If you need further information in this regard, please contact Apple iPhone Support by calling 800-694-7466. Their hours of operation are 8am to 8pm CT daily.
I then asked why they wouldn’t do it and was told it was because of Apple:
Justin: Is there any official word why att won’t do this?
Agent: Yes, Apple does not want MMS enabled for the iPhone at this time. We are abiding by the legal contract that exists between the two companies.
I have a hard time believing that, but you never know. Guess I’ll see if Apple has any comment on this. 
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Well fuck you, Apple.
Apple sucks apple-sized, apple-flavored testicles, all wrapped inside an apple-skinned scrotum.
that’s rediculous. ATT is BS, its not Apple, it’s ATT trying to either upgrade their rediculous infrastructure to support all of these Iphones sending pictures and Videos, or they’re trying to figure out how they can charge their customers for MMS and make money off the matter.
The worst part is even after 3.0 is released to the public they still won’t support it!