MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline

MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline About three weeks ago Beeline gathered journalists and invited to test transmission service MMS-messages to their network. For these purposes have been issued phones SonyEricsson T68i, to them as the camera MCA-20, so we could take pictures and transmit them. The presence of the camera, in principle, not necessarily, MMS-messages may pass without it, you can also upload a lot of pictures and use them when editing posts. Talking about the phone I will not read about it you can in the appropriate review, the camera and its features are described here. In this material you want to highlight the moments of greatest difficulty, as well as actual field-testing technology.

MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline
The first step is to send and, even more so, the reception of MMS-messages need a phone that supports this technology. At the moment the list of such devices is not very large, it is SonyEricsson T68i, T300, Nokia 6610/7210/7650. For the most part of the phone, able to send MMS-messages are quite expensive, but within six months, the situation changes, there will be many models of medium-price class. Now it is the Nokia 3510, but she can only receive messages about sending are not talking.

So, you have a model that supports the MMS-messages. In order to adjust it accordingly to make a series of operations, they are not very difficult if you follow the instructions, for 5-10 minutes, you can manage. This is the most difficult stage of your phone, because normal users be put off by the settings are wrong when you enter, as a result, they believe that technology is very complicated. We conducted a field test, shooting down your phone, provided by us, 10 different people were asked to make them again. Problems have arisen in only two, and then it was erroneous input, rather quickly, these users will find errors. Complicate the problem and not leaving the sheet with the settings for your phone, we decided to see how someone would go out. And then it found most interesting, out of 10 people none (!!!) did not call into the subscription service, only three have tried to find settings on the operator's website (they succeeded). Seven people throughs instructions to the phone and did not find the right settings and waved his hand, a function not so much need in their everyday lives to spend time on the setup. It was the first challenge on the way MMS, further surveys of friends who own the Nokia 7210 and are subscribers of Beeline, showed that about half have tried to play with the MMS, managed to set up the phone on their own 80 percent. Need to take into account that for Nokia phones settings are simpler than for mobile phones SonyEricsson.

A call to the subscription service would solve the problem quickly enough, there is room for downloading MMS-profile for SonyEricsson phones in the network Beeline is 6741011. On the phone is also loaded automatically configure GPRS and WAP. The majority of operators in the networks also offer similar services. You can make the first conclusion that the lack of information on setting up MMS is the first obstacle to the use of this service.

During the phone settings you can choose which channels will be delivered to MMS-message, this can be dial-up access (I need the service of data transmission) or packet (GPRS).Naturally, the preferred packet, so you pay for the amount of data transmitted rather than connection time. The first version of the connection can be considered as an alternate. Field tests in the Beeline network showed that nearly always available packet data, but sometimes this is not possible, it happens very rarely, but still happens. The other is not quite clear fact is that when you send messages and availability of GPRS, it does not always goes, is a communication failure. This can be explained overall network congestion at a particular location, other explanations can not come up. The overall quality of GPRS coverage can be assessed as good, but keep in mind that users of this service are not very many.

MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline
So, all settings are completed, proceed to produce the first MMS-messages. When composing a message, you can include the graphics (animated gifs, static images, photographs), music, text. Entry process as easy as compiling an e-mail on your PC. Shows images that demonstrate the creation of a test message. Let me just note that the user can create multiple pages with graphics and music, a common limitation only to the extent the message for today is 30 Kbytes (later increased to 45 kilobytes).

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MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline
MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline
MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline
Reaching and designed to measure the forces and capabilities of MMS-message, to send it. For this purpose we introduce the recipient's phone number or their email address. As usual in the preparation of SMS-messages, you can choose the number from the phonebook. Some models that support the field of electronic addresses in the phone book, you can select them. You can send a message to multiple recipients, but we must remember that will pay for all the posts (as long as service in the Beeline network is free, only pay for traffic).

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MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline
Below cite an example of sending a message with an embedded photo, taken by the camera MCA-20. Picture quality on the screen is not very good, distinguishable silhouettes cover from the camera, the inscription on the cover is not visible. At this stage, the use of photographs in MMS-messages is not very defensible, too low quality. But we must understand that technology does just the first steps in the future its capabilities will only grow, the quality of those same images improved. At this stage, everything depends on the quality of the screens of modern phones, but not in the possibility of the technology itself.

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You understand that the presence of the MMS in the phone to some extent may serve as an analog-mail client, as to send short text note, putting a picture or even a dictaphone note, will be using the phone. Another problem was now, this lack of support for certain file types by different manufacturers. So, SonyEricsson T68i does not support midi files, whereas phones from Nokia do not take recordings with him. During 2003 it is hoped that manufacturers will find common ground and will develop a common basic standard. On the prospects of technology can be found in an interview with Michael Podoprygalova, the company Ericsson. .

The second problem facing the user, is that he must be sure which phone is used by its addressee, otherwise the message may not reach. Of course, there is an opportunity to put delivery confirmation, but after sending a message will already be paid. Also, there is one common message sent to another country, while MMS can be sent only within a single network, dramatically narrows the boundaries of technology, but it just yet.

Incoming messages are automatically downloaded to your phone or will come to the notice of their presence. In the case of SonyErisson T68i automatic delivery works Beeline network, but on the Panasonic GD87 posts in this mode are not loaded, comes only a notification. Apparently, the problem is that the software does not know that this model is able to receive messages in this mode. Again, this is a matter of time, with the nearest.

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MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline MMS-message, the experience of operating in a network Beeline
In the Beeline network can be sent to current message of up to 30 KB. It is still unknown how long the test operation, it is hoped that by the end of the year. Representatives of the company has not yet spoken about on what basis will be charged for the message. World experience shows that we can have several payment options: Unlimited, for a single message or a message to a certain volume. For example, the Hungarian operator Westel has gone on the third way, the messages of up to 10 KB worth 0.28 cents, more than 10 Kb - 0.59. Large message size of about 30 kb are paid at the rate of 1.18 dollar. In our view, such pricing will be applied to Russian conditions. Example, payment for a single message can serve as operator Telenor (Norway) - 1.10 USD, Vodafone Telece l (Portugal) - 0.41 USD I think these figures would suggest the price level of MMS-messages from us.

Completing a short story about this technology, we note that while it takes its first steps. No set of phones, they are quite expensive, there is no compatibility between different models of vehicles. You can and should consider these roughness as inevitable when introducing new services. Currently there are no real reasons for its use of average subscriber, rather, you can play MMS, see opportunities. As soon as the service using this technology (downloading ringtones, content, applications that use MMS) market will grow sharply. In the future, MMS will be comparable to today's SMS, the service will take approximately an equal share. Yet to try the taste of MMS can be in the Beeline network and nearly free (pay only for the traffic). If you have a phone support service, then why do not you look at it close?

Related links:

  • The future of MMS technology and its present. According to Michael Podoprygalova, Ericsson
  • Review of SonyEricsson T68i
  • Camera review by ACI-20
  • Setting the Telephone Beeline network to use services based on MMS technology
  • FAQ-based services MMS (Beeline)
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