Allow MMS if mobile data is off Windows 10?

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Allow MMS if mobile data is off Windows 10

Hi all,
I'm running a Lumia 830 on Windows 10, ver: 10.0.10586.107

Noticed a great feature I've been crying for.
With my pay-as-you-play data plan, I didn't have a way to send or receive "free" MMS unless I turned on my "billable" data which background apps would jump on.

Now I see this feature and wonder if it really is the answer to the problem.
Can I actually leave my mobile data off and activate this feature (below) for MMS only?

System - Messaging - SMS/MMS
"Allow MMS if mobile data is off"

Is it too good to be true? Anything I still need to concern myself with?

I don't think setting an MMS APN is necessary, as this didn't solve my problem before and my carriers help desk was helpless.

Thanks in advance,
Gary

 

[RumoredNow]

Re: Allow MMS if mobile data is off Windows 10

Gary,

It does seem too good to be true.

Here's what I did. Enabled that setting. Turned off WiFi. Manually entered SIM settings and toggled data to off. Opened Amazing Weather and hit the refresh button, got a confirmation that there was no data connection

Turned WiFi back on and attempted MMS to someone. Failed to send.

Sorry.


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[RumoredNow]

Re: Allow MMS if mobile data is off Windows 10

Hold the phone... LOL

I turned cellular data back on and still got a fail... The file I was trying to send was too large, most likely. It was 1 minute of video at 720P/30fps.

So I turned cellular off and tried to send just a pic. Success.

 

[GaryOntario]

Re: Allow MMS if mobile data is off Windows 10

RumoredNow,
Thanks very much!
Gary

 

[GaryOntario]

Re: Allow MMS if mobile data is off Windows 10

UPDATE
Had the carrier turn data back on.
I can send and receive the MMS with data on, however, when data turned off and "Allow MMS if mobile data is off" is on, it's a fail.

Maybe this is one for the WP10 build team.

 

[LoomeyTunes64]

This feature works now. I have W10 M version 10.0.10586.420 on a Lumia 532 and am sending / receiving MMS's with my cellular data connection "OFF".