Thread: Firmware to be released Q1 of '10. MMS to be supported.
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attila77 is offline attila77
2010-01-03 , 22:12
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#213
Originally Posted by ravioli156 View Post
The main difference between a mail and a mms is that a mms, like a sms, is instantenaously received by the recipient, and the sender knows that the MMS has been sended to the recipient.
There is no such thing as 'instant' SMS or MMS, it still has to travel through the cellular network/SMSCs just like a 'regular' email has to travel through mail servers and the internet. Congestion can make this very evident, esp on holidays - smaller/less equipped providers are especially susceptible to this. It works because people in cellular networks pay attention, not because SMS or MMS itself is something more reliable than SMTP/POP.
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