Fido has WAP push too !

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Mine's till June 15th

Buddee.

"JF Mezei" <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com> wrote in message
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> Called fido to get the MMS setup information. Instead of sending me a
> traditional SMS, they sent me a WAP push !!!
>
> Think of it as the phone getting a message to retreive a specific URL from
> their server.
>
> The MMS profile they sent me (in WML format) is nicely done with the
ability
> to directly "save" it into a connection profile. (for siemens M55).
However,
> once saved, that original WAP push is sent to the phone's bit bucket
(can't
> save it elsewhere).
>
> Confirmed that MMS is free until May 15th, billing not yet published.
>
> to save on calls to fido:
> APN: mms.fido.ca
> IP: 205.151.011.013
> Port:9201
> (username/password blank)
>
> MMS relay server http://www.fido.ca
>
> I tried sending myself an MSS and it took a few minutes to get back.
>
> The way it works is that you get a notification of a received MMS, some
> "header" details and then you decide whether you want to download it or
not.
>
> Trying to send an MMS to an email address does generate an error when to
try
> to send it (unresolvable) so perhaps Fido doesn't yet have an MMS to email
gateway.
>
> Now, while they say it may be "free" until May 15th, I am not sure about
> whether MMS messages consume from your GPRS option data bank, or whether
they
> are truly free.
>