Vodafone and MMS in Australia

Hardware Librem 5
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Hi all

I’ve returned to my Librem 5 after almost 12 months away. It appears that it has improved significantly in that time. Time will tell, but for now it looks promising.

I can’t seem to get MMS messages working in Chats however. I’ve tweaked some settings and thought I was making progress as the phone downloaded what was “expired” MMS messages going back to 2024, probably from my last try at this.

Are there any people in Australia who has Chats working with Vodafone?

Do I need a different messaging app?

Thanks to anyone who takes time to reply.

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Are you on PureOS version Byzantium or Crimson?

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I assume Byzantium if thats what was around two years or so ago and Crimson is the latest. The only thing I’ve done to it is update the modem firmware about 12 months or so ago. Other than that its pretty much as I bought it.

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I think the thing that determines if MMS will work or not for a given carrier is the APN settings for that carrier. MMS can work if the carrier uses the same APN for data and MMS. But some carriers require a different APN for MMS, and then it will not work.

I think that making it work when different APNs are needed should be possible, but things need to be implemented first for that to work. It has to do with these issues:

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Thank you for those links. Probably above my skill level with mobiles, but it is something to research.

I’m keen to see if anyone has managed it in Australia with Vodafone.