Lumia 520 MMS fixed!

[fmelish]

Like most everyone here, I had problems with my MMS settings and getting them to work. You can read about my trials and tribulations in this thread:

https://straighttalkwirelessforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6811&t=1259028&start=20

Last week I re-tried some settings using this YouTube video and was able to send MMS, but not receive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QURFAvs18zE

But last Sunday, I refilled my phone for the first time (using the $45 unlimited plan, the same plan I started with) and within minutes of refilling my phone was able to send and receive media messages. My suspicion is that for some reason ST is locking out - probably not on purpose - new customers from MMS. I noticed when I was buying my card online there was a note on the ST web site that said media messages might not work if you didn't have any minutes left (or something like that). I'm wondering if ST is seeing some new customers as not having any data allowance or minutes? Would that be possible?

Has anyone else had their MMS start working after adding their first card?

[Kevin22494]

I heard from multiple people that once the service re-fills it will work within minutes using this:

MMS APN:

APN: tfdata

WAP Gateway (URL): mms3.tracfone.com

WAP Gateway Port: 80

MMSC (URL): http://mms-tf.net

MMSC Port: 80

But until that first time it re-fills you're out of luck.. I'm currently looking for a solution for that because my service doesn't re-fill for another 17 days. To get the Internet working all I had to do was set the APN to "STRAIGHT_TALK", but I've tried everything for MMS and nothing seems to be working.

[Sophie_ST]

Hi Kevin22494. My name is Straight Talk Sophie. I’ve sent you a private message; please check your inbox. Thanks.

[fmelish]

Kevin, I was in that same boat. I had tried everything and couldn't get anything to work. Those settings you posted are the ones that ST will tell you to use and they may work once your card is refilled, but I could never make them work before I refilled. The ST reps will just tell you to use those settings and when they don't work they'll tell you that MMS is not guaranteed to work on your phone (despite the fact that everyone with that phone has gotten it to work).

This is a problem on ST's end that they won't acknowledge or don't know how to fix.

[ST - Catherine]

Hi fmelish. My name is Straight Talk Catherine. Sorry that you’re having a problem. Please check your forum inbox for a private message. Thanks.

[fmelish]

Thanks for the message ST - Catherine, but if you read the thread title and my first post you'll see that my problem was fixed by refilling my phone card. It would solve more problems if the ST moderators would engage in discussions rather than just sending everyone private messages.

[gamble.whitney]

I just got the 520. I am having difficulty with my internet and mms settings. My refill date is coming up in the next couple of days, though. So....maybe once I refill mine will be fine, too? One can only hope. Please let me know what the settings should be once I refill.

[ST - Larry]

Hi gamble.whitney. Please check your forum inbox for a message. Thanks.

[landrover]

Okay, add me to this list. I've changed the mms info to what seems was going to work... and nothing. I have the Nokia 520, setup with AT&T, full data plan with ST and just began my second month. Oh, I actually have two of these phones, one for me and one for my daughter. You can imagine how important this is to her. Eeek.

[ST - Catherine]

Hi landrover. My name is Straight Talk Catherine. Sorry that you’re having a problem. Please check your forum inbox for a private message. Thanks.