How do I attach a photo into a text message on the iphone 3g?

Question

Just got my iphone and can't figure out how to send pictures. The only option I see is to email them, but I want to send one to my friends phone.

Answer 1

Unfortunately you can't. That is the one drawback to the iPhone, you cannot send or receive picture/video messages. No one seems to know why. I contacted customer service and they didn't have an answer either.

Answer 2

Until the iPhone gets some antivirus software on it, you will not see MMS (picture messaging) as a part of it due to the fact that someone could send you a MMS with a virus and you do not have the ability to accept or decline it so it could do nasty things to your iPhone.



Every phone that can do MMS can send them to an email address versus a phone number so I would tell your friends and family to send to an email address you have on your iPhone. I am also going to list some email formats so that you can send pictures to other cell phones. Every cell phone has an email address attached to it even if you don't realize it.



Altell : <10 digit Number>@message.alltel.com

Amp'd Mobile : <10 digit Number>vtext.com

AT&T: <10 digit Number>@mms.att.net

Boost Mobile : <10 digit Number>@myboostmobile.com

Centennial Wireless: <10 digit Number>@myblue.com

Cingular (AT&T) : <10 digit Number>@mms.mycingular.com

Einstein PCS : <10 digit Number>einsteinmms.com

Nextel : <10 digit Number>@messagin.nextel.com

Sprint : <10 digit Number>@messaging.sprintpcs.com or <10 digit Number>@pm.sprint.com

T-Mobile : <10 digit Number>@tmomail.net

US Cellular : <10 digit Number>@mms.uscc.net

Verizon Wireless : <10 digit Number>vzwpix.com

Virgin Mobile : <10 digit Number>@vmobl.com

Answer 3

The only way to send photos with an iphone is to attach them to emails.

Answer 4

You can not. The iPhone uses SMS (Short Message Service) while pictures and videos can only be sent and recieved through MMS (Multi-Media Service). If you know the network of the person use this...



http://artoftheiphone.com/2008/05/10/how-to-send-an-mms-text-message-picture-with-your-iphone/

Answer 5

Emailing them is your only option. Folks are hoping that this will be fixed in the new iPhone coming out this summer but there are no guarantees.

Answer 6

AT&T is currently blocking MMS from being added onto the phone via bandwidth restrictions. Until they lighten up, MMS will not be on the phone. Hopefully the Verizon rumor is true.

Answer 7

One of my qualms about iPhone. You just gotta email pics directly. That's one of the reasons I switched to a Samsung Propel



http://hubpages.com/hub/My-iPhone-is-Now-an-iPod-as-I-PROPEL-into-the-future

Answer 8

iPhone does not support MMS messaging.

you will have to email it.