AT&T Service Settings

[cyzytex]

I have been working of rseveral days now to get my iPhone working with AT&T, and I believe I have found out why there are so many different "real solutions" floating around out there. I tried them all and was never able to get mine to work, and after several calls to AT&T tech support, I finally told one of the techs exactly what I had done (jailbreaked the phone, and changed the IMEA number to one from an old RAZR I had). He suggested that I go to the device tutorials listed on AT&T's website under "Support" and try out some of the settings in there listed for the different devices. Apparrently, there are different MMCS/proxy settings that AT&T uses, depending on what phone they think you are using, and some of them will work with a hacked iPHone, and some won't. Even the ones that might work with one person's iPhone will not necessarily work with another's, depending on how AT&T has your individual account set up.

I did this by going to the website (don't log in to "My Account"), clicking on "Support", and then selecting a phone uder the "Phone/Device Support" section. Click on "Tutorials", and then select "picture Messages" under category, and "Configure MMS Settings" under topic. Some phones will show the same settings as what is already listed in this forum, and some will be different. If you try one, and it doesn't work, select a different phone model, and repeat the tutorial. You'll get a different setting to try. Mine ended up working with the settings for an AT&T model 8525. One thing you should understand is that what SwirlyMMS calls the "MMSC" setting is referred to as the "Server Address" by AT&T, and what SwirlyMMS calls "Proxy" is referred to as the "Gateway" by AT&T. Also, if the AT@T settings call for a port number, then it needs to be inserted into the "Proxy" settings by typing a colon (:) immediately after the IP address, and then typing in the port number.

What I am using on my phone now are the following settings:

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com:80
APN: wap.cingular

no user name, no password

Again, those settings work on my phone because that's how AT&T set up my account after I told them I quit using the iPhone, and went back to my old RAZR. If you try the same thing, your account may require different settings, depending on how they handle the change, but I do believe that one of the settings listed in the device tutorials should ultimately work for you. Good Luck!

[tommy]

Thanks for coming back and posting this useful information!
/Tommy

[cancermerv]

If my iphone is already jailbroken how do I change the IMEA number? Do I have to go through another jailbreak process?

[imacoo7]

Well I started an online petition. Take the time to sign it and maybe Apple will allow this application to the app store or add the feature in a firmware update:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/IPMMS/petition.html

[tizebott]

If you have tried everything to get swirlymms v.1.2.8 to work with at&t on your Iphone 3g v2.1. I have another option for you... Instead of Calling at&t and dealing with that b.s.
-Go to wireless.att.com
-sign in to manage my account
-under the orange strip click on features
-under messaging
-add messaging unlimited
-then click next

This will work as soon as you push next. what it does is it removes your unlimited iphone messaging. and adds the regular sms and mms to your account. Your regular messaging still works on your iphone and you dont get charged extra. the unlimited messaging is the same price as the iphone messaging but unblocks your mms and lets you send them.

Now go to your swirlymms app
-click on tools
-enter this info

MMSC: mmsc.cingular.com

Proxy: 066.209.011.032

no apn, username, password required
save settings
try to send yourself a mms to see if it works, it worked for me!!!!
hope it works for you!

[chilimost]

When logged into manage the account, there is no "messaging unlimited" option to add. There is only "iPhone Text Messaging Unlimited". Is this what you are referring to? Do you have family plan perhaps? Or perhaps you were already setup incorrectly in their system (which will not likely last)?

Thanks for trying anyway...

-Go to wireless.att.com
-sign in to manage my account
-under the orange strip click on features
-under messaging
-add messaging unlimited
-then click next

[dmg27]

i have a family plan, unlimited messaging, and when i choose the "iphone text unlimited" and click next, it tells me:

"The following feature(s) are in conflict with an existing feature:

iPhone Text Messaging Unlimited



To add the new feature(s) you selected, the following group level feature(s) will need to be removed:


Messaging Unlimited for Families"

If you have tried everything to get swirlymms v.1.2.8 to work with at&t on your Iphone 3g v2.1. I have another option for you... Instead of Calling at&t and dealing with that b.s.
-Go to wireless.att.com
-sign in to manage my account
-under the orange strip click on features
-under messaging
-add messaging unlimited
-then click next

[mad@iphone]

For all of you calling AT&T and dealing with their B.S., I offer you a simple (and inexpensive) solution. This is WAY easier than calling AT&T, being transferred here and there, then being sent to Apple, then being sent back to AT&T...trust me...I figured this out the hard way.

(1) Go to the AT&T store, and buy a GoPhone...they start at $9.99 (or buy a cheap one off of ebay). BEFORE BUYING MAKE SURE THE PHONE IS MMS COMPATIBLE AND HAS A SIM CARD.

(2) Change the service over from your iphone to the new phone. Tell AT&T you had to send your phone to apple because your screen broke, yada yada yada...basically whatever little white lie works for you. Just make sure you add a MMS plan to your phone!!! Or you will be charged per MMS message!

(3) Use that crappy little cell phone for a few days, then switch the SIM card out and put it in your iphone. And BAM! You instantly have MMS on your iphone.

NOTE: In order to keep all of your information the same (i.e., phone number, voicemail, etc.), it is necessary you switch the phones. If you use someone's elses SIM card, it will be their information in your phone. Example: Say your number is 555-5555, but you are using someone's SIM card with the number 333-3333. Someone calls you at your 555 number, but you won't know it because the SIM card is telling your phone that your number is 333-3333. Get it??

Here are the settings for your iphone:
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com:80
APN: wap.cingular
Username: [email protected] (optional) ---->some phones will not require this
Password: CINGULAR1 (optional) ---->some phones will not require this

[quayboo]

I Did actually what was described!!! Called AT&T told them I hate my Iphone (not under any contract. the phone was passed down to me) I was switching back to my old phone with the unlimited Media Net (I already have unlimited Family text) They re configured my settings since it wasn't on the cingular site with instructions. They did test calls to old phone and set new voicemail (for what I don't know I was pulling the sim card out in about 5 Minutes) Was able to open all MMS mail sent to me in the I Phone. Horray !!!! Just one complaint. I sent a few too and receipants didn't receive them. Tried sending them the other trick way 412----------@ mms.att.net. Works that way. Oh well at least I'll be able to get some mms mail. Just have to forward them the other way though. At least I'll still be in the loop. If a mms is sent with music attach will it play?

[quayboo]

I believe AT&T can see your phone instanly the instant you put your sim card in the other phone. I jail broke my phone and called att to change back to my other phone. I changed the IMEA # with them do another link help me change it on the IPHONE? Swirley will work but in a day it go away. Help!!!