Will lack of MMS hurt Fido ?

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JF Mezei - 25 Nov 2003 06:05 GMT

Other networks are starting to heavily advertise their photo-capable phones,
and in some cases, video/animation capable phones.

It is my understanding that Microcell doesn't yet support MMS. I know of at
least one person who went to AT&T because according to him, Fido didn't
support picture phones.

Does anyone know the actual status of this ? If Fido doesn't yet support MMS,
how long can they go without out before it becomes a major drawback ?

How difficult is it to implement MMS ?

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mistaroboto - 25 Nov 2003 15:32 GMT

> Other networks are starting to heavily advertise their photo-capable phones,
> and in some cases, video/animation capable phones.
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> How difficult is it to implement MMS ?

It's coming soon.

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Nobody - 26 Nov 2003 17:51 GMT

Rogers AT&T does not support MMS yet either. What they have is, similar to
Fido, email messaging. You can send your photo from your, say, Panasonic
GD88 to an email address of your choice. However, you can do this with
Fido, too.

CU

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JF Mezei - 26 Nov 2003 22:51 GMT

> Rogers AT&T does not support MMS yet either. What they have is, similar to
> Fido, email messaging. You can send your photo from your, say, Panasonic
> GD88 to an email address of your choice. However, you can do this with
> Fido, too.

Thanks. I assume the "send picture by email" makes use of GPRS and a phone's
own mail client ?

What about Telus and Bell ? Are their systems more advanced, or also email
based ?

Seems like everyone except Fido are advertising picture phones on TV. I am
concerned that Fido might be left in the dust.

Personally I find the Fido-to-Fido to be a scam because not "everyone has
Fido-to-Fido for free", only new customers, and they can't call any Fido
subscriber for free, the other party would be billed for airtime unless he
subscribes to the Fito-to-Fido package.

Fido-to-Fido seems to be the only promotion Fido currently has. With people
starting to think about what they will buy for christmas, Fido may have missed
the boat.

On the other hand, perhaps Fido learned a hard lesson a couple years ago and
decided to actively NOT seek christmas shoppers who don't turn out to be
viable long term customers, and as a result, it isn't worth it to hand out
subsidized fancy picture taking handsets to such customers.

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jay - 27 Nov 2003 02:48 GMT

> > Rogers AT&T does not support MMS yet either. What they have is, similar to
> > Fido, email messaging. You can send your photo from your, say, Panasonic
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> viable long term customers, and as a result, it isn't worth it to hand out
> subsidized fancy picture taking handsets to such customers.

Who cares about picture messaging that much? Fido Fido is a much
better option, old customers can get it as well, it's not a scam. Add
the $10 option to your existing plan or change to the $25 plan.

It's Bell and TELUS advertising picture messaging, Rogers is
advertising coloured phones, and Fido is advertising 2 months free of
Fido to Fido, and they have great christmas all in one packages.

Fido will have MMS soon, and CityFido, and you'll see where the
customers will be heading.

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mistaroboto - 27 Nov 2003 04:16 GMT

> Fido will have MMS soon, and CityFido, and you'll see where the
> customers will be heading.

One would think that City Fido would be the way Microcell is heading
nationally. I went to a lunch today and this is what was imparted there.
They talked about the economies that are only specific to Microcell (vs the
competition's inability or non-ability to match) and the success they have
had to date. Cool stuff. MMS seems to be on the road map, but give me a
choice of City Fido or MMS and I would take City Fido anyday :-)

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