MMS/ Tethering in Europe

[jcu]

I spend roughly equal time in NYC, Italy, and Germany, my Iphone 3G is an officially unlocked retail version. As with the other older software updates I got the usual "Congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked" message in iTunes after installing the 3.0 software update.

In Germany i use O2, in NYC T-Mobile, and in Italy TIM. Always worked like a charm, both, data and everything else.

However, after the update, the text messaging pane is still the same, I cannot select MMS, also the tethering option is missing.

I believe non- iPhone customers can tether on all three services, and I don't understand how those carriers could block an option on my phone if they don't officially carry it (t-mobile US / O2 Germany). The same with MMS, all non iPhone users can send mms on all of the three carriers I use.

What's wrong with my phone? It's not that it just wouldn't work, I can't even select the option.

 

[jcu]

nevermind, I figured it out, MMS and tethering works now.

 

[irishal]

mms

Hi there,
how did you get this fixed?
thanks

alan

 

[jcu]

Hey Alan,

I downloaded this configuration file for O2 Germany. In case you are with O2 this should work for you, if not there's loads of others to choose from. In the case of O2 there are two different APN's internet and surfO2. You are supposed to choose internet when you have a plan, and the other one if you are a prepaid customer. I have a prepaid card with internet pack m, however, mine works with the internet APN and the billing is as usual, i.e. the internet pack M traffic volume is decreasing.

After installing I changed the MMS proxy to: 100.6:8080 (It took my hours to figure that out, before changing to the six tethering worked, but MMS just wouldn't send)

After a re-boot you should see the option to switch on mms/tethering in the respective panes, and be able to use it

 

[Stike]

After installing I changed the MMS proxy to: 100.6:8080 (It took my hours to figure that out, before changing to the six tethering worked, but MMS just wouldn't send)

I dont get it why you changed this. I found that the (default) value "7" at this spot is working for me. I am glad I found a config with the default

So... seven rocks

 

[jcu]

for me it didn't work with the default value, maybe because I got the O2 prepaid card. I checked on the O2 page and it says you need to use a 6 in that case.. that's why I changed it.

 

[Stike]

for me it didn't work with the default value, maybe because I got the O2 prepaid card. I checked on the O2 page and it says you need to use a 6 in that case.. that's why I changed it.

Ahhh, there we got it. I got a contract, so thats why I had to use the 7. Great that it is working for everyone now