- Im ready to buy an 8830 right now. Ive found an 8830 from VZW for $65. I want to unlock the MMS and be able to send/receive SMS over 160 characters. What do I need to do? Should I buy an Alltel 8830 for $30 more so I have these features?
Thank you,
Frankie07-31-09 07:31 PMLike 0 - There is a program that you can get called beyond 160 that will let you type as long a text as you want and when you send it the text will get broken up into max 160 character messages.
I may be wrong on this and someone can correct me but now that Verizon owns alltell I think even those phones will be limited because the limits not in the phone, its the network.07-31-09 07:35 PMLike 0 - Only way to get over 160 characters on a VZW 8830 is to buy beyond160 in the app store. Honestly I would spend the extra cash and get a Tour. 8830 is a great device but is getting dated.07-31-09 07:39 PMLike 0
- jeffhRetired ModeratorIn the case of MMS, the limit is not Verizon's network. My Verizon Tour has MMS. Because the 8830 does not have a camera, Verizon chose not to implement MMS for it. I've not used an AllTel 8830, so I don't know if MMS was ever possible on it, either pre- or post-Verizon takeover.07-31-09 07:39 PMLike 0
- I dont have the money to get a Tour. I really like the 8830, it has a bigger screen than the 8330 and the keys are bigger. Ive been using WM and I want something different but I would like to have MMS and I need to be able to send large text messages. So I need to buy Beyond 160 to send large messages, no other way around it??07-31-09 07:48 PMLike 0
- I dont have the money to get a Tour. I really like the 8830, it has a bigger screen than the 8330 and the keys are bigger. Ive been using WM and I want something different but I would like to have MMS and I need to be able to send large text messages. So I need to buy Beyond 160 to send large messages, no other way around it??07-31-09 07:53 PMLike 0
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