I am a previous Alltel customer, and just bought my first smartphone (Samsung Omnia) through Verizon. With my old phone on Alltel, I was able to send a message with a picture (MMS) to yFrog or TwitPic, and it would post to Twitter. Now, however, all of my MMS messages contain a huge ad from Verizon, that wipes out the message that I sent. That ad is what gets posted to Twitter - not my message, or my photo. The Verizon ad alone exceeds the 140 character limit.
Does anyone know how I can turn this MMS ad message off? It basically renders the MMS messaging useless.
I agree totally! It renders the service I pay EXTRA for useless! I will not stand for it and have files a complaint and will continue to do so until it stops. My Internet service provider does not place an ad on my emails even if I use the webmail because I PAY FOR IT!
It also makes some of my blog post bounce due to the added characters 250+ in the Verizon signature alone!! This renders your service totally useless if I can't even successfully use the service that I PAY EXTRA for.
My first reply from Verizon support was: "The message you mentioned is sent with all picture messages, and is considered not a ad but a informative message. I do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."
They also referred me to the picture FAQ http://support.vzw.com/faqs/Picture%20Messaging/faq_pixmessaging.html#content which is fine but that doesn't have anything to do with my complaint. I have filed another and will continue to do so. I would like to add I love my Verizon service have 4 lines and great coverage, but blogging with pictures is a big hobby I have (which is why I chose the unlimited pkg) but this ad ruins it.
I also make it clear with each complaint...... Verizon CLEARLY states: "Why Choose Verizon Wireless? Because we're not 100% satisfied unless you are."
This is certainly a serious problem. I recently opened a mobile blogger account at www.blogger.com. It works fine for a text upload from a Verizon phone via SMS. But, if you post a picture and text, you must send to the email address: go@blogger.com When you do that... your message and picture will get posted: BUT with the following AD:
This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless!
To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit www.verizonwireless.com/picture.
Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime� 6.5 or higher is required.
Wow, that is just so annoying. I am paying to have this service... VERZION, we love'ya but we HATE HATE HATE the annoying tagline. Please give us a break!
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