Hello Dark_Turban,
Welcome to the community!
I'm glad you were able to send MMS using the Fido-core-appl1.apn. However, if you set your APN to that APN, your phone won't be able to access the LTE network. You should also be able to send MMS using the ltemobile.apn. Have you verified that the MMS settings are available with that APN? Be sure to include:
- MMSC: http://mms.fido.ca
- MMS Proxy: 205.151.11.13
- MMS Port: 80
within the ltemobile.apn and you should be able to both access the LTE network and send MMS.
Hope this helps 😀
Cheers
Hello Ji,
Welcome to the community!
I think the issues are slightly different...
Firstly, MMS -- whether individual messages or group messages -- are sent over the networks and does not get sent via Wifi. To send MMS, your data would have to be enabled. There's an exception, however. Devices with Wifi-calling enabled will have their MMS sent via Wifi since voice and messages are sent via IP to the network gateway (see graphic here). Note that messages sent as MMS are not the same as messages sent via iMessage or via rich communications service (RCS). Those latter message types are sent as data and therefore can be sent via Wifi.
While MMS messages also contain data, the data within a MMS is handled differently and does not count against any data allotments. However, I believe the data sent as iMessages or RCS messages does count against your data allotment.
Since your MMS eventually does get sent once you disconnect from Wifi, it appears your device settings to send MMS are correct. Are you able to send a single MMS without having to disconnect from Wifi? Is your data setting enabled, even when connected to Wifi? It's possible your phone disables all data when connected to Wifi and doesn't even allow MMS data to get sent. What phone do you have? I had phones which allowed me to send MMS while I was connected to Wifi (data also enabled) and I have also had a phone which required me to disconnect from Wifi. All my services have been with Fido so I think it's more phone dependent rather than a network issue.
@Dark_Turban Your issue seems to stem from a relatively new security feature introduced in Oreo. Google has removed the ability to edit APNs with that update. Now phones rely on their internal database of APN settings. Unfortunately, that database is not always accurate. Another community member has a similar issue with their unlocked phone (see here). I just checked my phone (Samsung) and I cannot edit the APNs either. However, fortunate for me, Samsung appears to have the correct APN settings in their database.
If your issue is due to an incomplete or inaccurate APN database, you might consider trying the suggestions outlined in that thread (see here).
Hope this helps 😀
Cheers
Hello again,
Something just came to mind...
@Dark_Turban Are you able to add a APN? I understand you might not be able to select the APN once added, but are you able to at least add a new one? If so, you might consider trying to add an entirely new APN, say ltemms.apn, for example. Include:
- MMSC: http://mms.fido.ca
- MMS Proxy: 205.151.11.13
- MMS Port: 80
- APN Type: MMS
You might not be able to manually select this APN, however, your phone might be able to select the APN when sending MMS. My rationale for this possible workaround is that prior to the LTE APN, phones used to have two APNs, one for internet and the other for MMS. They were later merged into a single APN.
Depending on the APN Type listed in the ltemobile.apn on your phone, this workaround may or may not work but it's worth a try if you can add an APN.
Hope this helps 😀
Cheers
There is a "+" sign to allow me to add a new APN, and I can edit any of the existing APNs by tapping on the name
