MMS is Finally Coming to iPhone on September 25th

Thursday, September 3, 2009

After years of waiting, it looks like MMS is finally coming to the iPhone. AT&T today has announced that MMS will be available to iPhone 3G and 3GS users on September 25th. According to AT&T, a special iPhone update will be released prior to that date to allow for MMS activation and usage.

AT&T blamed the slow rollout of its MMS service on its network capabilities. They stated:

“The unique capabilities and high usage of the iPhone’s multimedia capabilities required us to work on our network MMS architecture to carry the expected record volumes of MMS traffic and ensure an excellent experience from Day One. We appreciate your patience as we work toward that end.”

Our patience with AT&T has sure been strong… at least for some of us. AT&T’s network capabilites is finally getting close to absorb the massive data usage from its iPhone users. But AT&T needs to do better and do it fast. We are expecting a future where wireless data service should have no limits. So have your pictures ready and lets really test AT&T on September 25th. When AT&T can prove to us they can finally build a network architecture sufficient to accommodate MMS, perhaps tethering is just around the corner.

MMS will be included in iPhone’s text messaging plan without additional charge. However please note that original iPhone owners will not get MMS. So why does anyone still have the original iPhone? It’s time to update to the next level with MMS.