Multimedia messages
Note: This function can be used only if it is supported by your network operator
or service provider. Only phones that offer compatible multimedia message
features can receive and display multimedia messages.
You can send multimedia messages containing text and a picture and receive
multimedia messages containing text, a polyphonic ringing tone and a picture.
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The phone supports multimedia messages that are up to 45 kB in size. If the
maximum size is exceeded, the phone may not be able to receive the message.
Depending on the network, you may receive a text message that includes an
Internet address where you can view the multimedia message.
If the message contains a picture that is larger than the display area, the phone
scales it down to fit the display area.
Note: If
Allow multimedia reception
is set to
Yes
or
In home network
, your
operator or service provider may charge you for every message you receive.
Multimedia messaging supports the following formats:
• Picture: JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP.
• Sound: Scalable Polyphonic MIDI (SP-MIDI) and monophonic ringing tones
If a received message contains any unsupported elements, they may be replaced
with the file name and the text
Object format not supported
Note that you cannot receive any multimedia messages if you have a call in
progress, a game or another Java application running, or an active WAP
connection over GSM data (see
Keying in the service settings manually
on page
135
). Because delivery of multimedia messages can fail for a variety of reasons, do
not rely solely upon them for essential communications.