Bye Bye O2

[Lee H]

Yeap...

I'm moving PAYG from O2.

The reason behind this is their inability to allow media messages to come DIRECTLY to my mobile phone. Many a time I've been in the middle of nowhere with no Internet access available and I get the most stupidest message when I get a MMS message ;


you've been sent a media message from <number>. Login at http://www.o2.co.uk and go to your media messaging inbox.

WHY the hell can't I have the image sent to my phone?
Why do I have to login to a website that is always slow and has issues showing MMS images ?

Anyone recommend a PAYG sim thats cheap - and also allows MMS to be sent to my phone rather than a silly website ?

[Howard]

Is your phone's SIM MMS-enabled?

[Dooms]

I get them direct to my phone, sim has to be MMS enabled and settings downloaded to your phone.

[Aaron]

WHY the hell can't I have the image sent to my phone?

If you're in the middle of no-where then you probably haven't got a GPRS signal. As MMS only works over GPRS, so I guess O2 send you an SMS instead.

Personally, I'd rather wait until I've got GPRS coverage again than receive a text message telling me where I can download the MMS, but that's a moot point.

[Lee H]

I get them direct to my phone, sim has to be MMS enabled and settings downloaded to your phone.

Huh... really ?

doh! slaps head....

To set up your phone to use Media Messaging if you are new customer or have not already done so please follow the instructions below.

Step 1 – to receive the settings text the phrase PICON to 21400. This text costs the standard rate to send and you'll receive a reply within 48hrs. Then follow the instructions on that reply message.

Step 2 – to activate your new settings text the letter you received in the confirmation text in step 1 to 2020. You need to select the letter that corresponds to the make of your mobile. For example: Nokia is the letter A so you'd need to text the letter 'A' to 2020. Again, the text costs standard rate to send.

I wish they'd put that in somewhere a bit more accessable than hidden under loads of the website. It's just took me 15 mins to find that information after inserting my mobile number at least 10 times into their support pages.

Ah well I'll keep this and the Orange 1 I have with 3000 Evening & Weekend Texts

[Lee H]

If you're in the middle of no-where then you probably haven't got a GPRS signal. As MMS only works over GPRS, so I guess O2 send you an SMS instead.

Nah... I have GRPS just no access to a PC as the persons house in question is up in the middle of nowhere - rather like the houses you see in teen-horror movies and they don't have a PC - only consoles

Anyway, tis all working now... wish I'd asked here earlier really rather than thinking I had to go to the O2 webby to get my MMS all the time

[autopilot]

Sound a lot like my house. I'm thinking of making a horror movie myself; "The House That ADSL Forgot!". It's pretty foooking scarey i can tell ya.

[Funkstar]

I wish they'd put that in somewhere a bit more accessable than hidden under loads of the website. It's just took me 15 mins to find that information after inserting my mobile number at least 10 times into their support pages.

the O2 website is pathetic. always has been. I remember the BTCellnet website. Rubish. BT Genie (before O2 online), that was rubish too...and very green.

[JimmyBoy]

i had trouble with mms on orange pay n go. how old is ur sim?

orange told me slightly older sims didnt support it and hence u get a txt for a web link

but they said my cum could easily be put on a new sim that supports it surely 02 can aswell???

[Taz]

but they said my cum could easily be put on a new sim that supports it surely 02 can aswell???

Erm...are you sure??? !!!

[autopilot]

Lol!