Fair enough. Maybe an odd question: does the Brightside behave significantly differently when sending MMS? most phones I've owned, I can't tell the difference unless I'm actively looking for it.
Sorry if I'm barging in here, but I'm have similar questions/issues. In my case, the multimedia messages take significantly longer to load than the plain text messages do. Plain text (is that SMS?) messages download more or less instantaneously. MMS takes anywhere from 5 to 20 seconds to load, even when the message is short. So, my main issue with MMS is that for my phones I spend too much time watching the 'spinner' rotate while the message downloads. I'm wondering if they take more space in memory, but I don't know how to check. Other than that, and assuming MMS doesn't cost any more than SMS, I don't have a real problem with it.
I agree with jkblack; MMS seem to take a little longer, although mine probably doesn't take quite as long as what you describe. Also, my phone is more likely to prompt me for additional recipients when I'm responding to a MMS. If I'm in a hurry and don't notice, I might begin typing my message into the recipient spot - user error, of course, but it takes a little time to clear the "message" and re-enter it into the correct block. The phone is inconsistent (or at least I haven't discovered the pattern yet) about when it prompts for additional recipients; it doesn't prompt me with every MMS response, and it seems to prompt occasionally with single. Otherwise, like jkblack, it's not really an issue for me.
If you send a multi-recipient message, it will be handled as a “Group Message” and sent as a multimedia message (regardless of the character count). If you would prefer to have your messages sent to each recipient individually, you can change this in your messaging app. Please refer to your device manual for specifics, but if you go into the messaging app, then select settings, there should be an option to send group messages by default which you can disable. If you send individual messages to each recipient, they can only reply to you and not to the group. Multimedia messaging is included in most unlimited bundles, check your plan for the specifics.
Thank you! That makes perfect sense!
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