One of the major reasons why so many people purchased the iPhone is because it promised to make text messaging extremely simple and convenient.  And after using the iPhone for any length of time, it is easy to understand that text messaging with this cell phone is extremely easy and quick once you get the hang of it.

However, if you are used to being able to communicate to your friends and business partners through text and multimedia messages (aka MMS) you may be really disappointed with the iPhone.  The reason for this is because throughout all of the major improvements and superior features of the iPhone, it still lacks one simple feature.  This feature is the ability to send MMS text messages, such as video and picture messaging which is frustrating.  When many users first discovered the lack of this feature, there was nearly a revolt as  so many people rely on this means of communication to keep their contacts up-to-date on their current activities.

Even though the iPhone is an amazing product , not having the capabilities for sending MMS text messages is a major issue for so many potential customers and current ones as well.  However, what if you were to find out that there was a way to get around this potential road block, and still be able to send pictures to all your friends anytime?  Even though you can’t send a MMS text message, there is a way to still send pictures to your friend’s cell phones, without the means texting it.  Most cell phones that have been made within recent years now come with e-mail capabilities, whether the users know this or not.  It is by the means of e-mail that you are now able to send MMS messages to all of your friends.

It is extremely easy to do this with your iPhone, and requires very little time on your part.  What you will do is “e-mail” the photos to your recipient; however, the person you are “e-mailing” doesn’t have to have e-mail support on their phone in order to receive your message.  The only requirement is your recipient must be able to receive MMS messages.  What you will do is find the photo you want to send on your iPhone and tap the send photo link, which is located on the bottom left hand side of your iPhone.

To send the MMS message, you will include the recipient’s phone number along with their carrier’s e-mail prefix.  An example of this would be 3145556847@tmomail.net for a T-mobile telephone number.  This does require that you know who your recipient’s carrier is, but all you need to do is ask your friends which cell phone carrier they are using.  After you have done this, you will be able to send the MMS message to them, and they will receive it like a MMS text message.

Below are the Email Prefixes for the major cell carriers:  Verizon, vzpix.com; AT&T/Cingular, mms.att.com; T-Mobile, tmomail.net; Sprint or Nextel, messaging.sprintpcs.com; Virgin Mobile, vmobl.net; Amp’d Mobile, vzwpix.com; Alltel, message.alltel.com