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Question

Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini won't send MMS messages!

by Oct 2, 2013 2:52AM PDT

My Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (GT-18190N) won't send MMS messages, whenever I try I get 'message not sent, service not activated on network, server response error'. My network resent the CP message and when I check it in the menu it says installed. I tried installing again and switching the phone on and off but it still doesn't work. Is there anything else I can do such as remove specific apps or would resetting the device help? (which I would rather avoid) any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

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I took a quick google on that
by Forum moderator Oct 2, 2013 3:08AM PDT

And it reads as if your cellular carrier needs to enable this for your plan or they need to tell you how to set it up.
Bob

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Samsung Galaxy S3
by Oct 4, 2013 4:07PM PDT

i think you must check your message setting surely there must some problem there set your service provider number right then you get better results.

Note: This post was edited by a forum moderator to remove promotional link on 10/09/2013 at 11:29 AM PT

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MMS messages
by Oct 8, 2013 5:23PM PDT

Now a days nobody use MMS service. If you want to use MMS service, you have to tell your telecom service provider & MMS service also requires net.

So my suggestion to you is that use apps instead of MMS.


Note: This post was edited by a forum moderator to remove promotional link on 10/09/2013 at 10:58 AM PT

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Not quite....
by birdmantd Forum moderator Oct 9, 2013 4:46AM PDT

Virtually all cellular carriers automatically enable MMS and text messaging by default on the account. The carriers consider such features (including data plans) as a cash cow instead of phone call airtime in this day and age.

I suspect that the OP either doesn't have data enabled on the account or the SMS settings are not setup correctly on the device.

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turn off wifi and try again
by Oct 9, 2013 12:33PM PDT

Turn off wifi and try again.

Check that you can connect to the internet with data.

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* Solution Found !
by Dec 25, 2013 1:04AM PST

for Android phones I found this to work:

From your phone dial pad type the following:

##72786#

This will activate your network and apply the correct settings

Hope this helps!

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