iPhone MMS Coming To AT&T Septemeber 25th

After promising support for MMS by the end of the summer, AT&T has finally confirmed a date for iPhone multimedia messaging support. On September 25th, iPhone users will be graced with a software update allowing for MMS messaging. Considering you already pay for unlimited data, users will only need to pay for SMS messages because an SMS plan covers MMS messages on your iPhone.

This launch date actually comes a few days after the end of summer making AT&T’s ridiculous lack of support on day one ever more frustrating. I mean, AT&T has supported MMS on all other phones for years so to limit their flag-ship device is simply absurd. Now AT&T claims the delay is related to the sheer number of iPhone users they have and that they expect record volumes of messages. Now I understand wanting to preserve the network, because I cannot imagine how terrible it would look if the entire network went down, but the fact that their network is so fragile is pathetic.

I’m not saying Verizon or Sprint would, necessarily, do a better job but I am concerned with AT&T’s practices. Their current network is lagging behind and they have no plans, right now, to compete with Sprint’s 4G network nor Verizon’s LTE network scheduled for launch next year. I suppose it will be nice when we finally can send pictures and videos but AT&T’s defense to this poor decision is alarming.

No word on when to expect official tethering on AT&T although they continues to say it’s coming soon.

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