From: noreply@oc2mx.net   
      
   Jörg Lorenz wrote:   
   > On 20.11.25 19:55, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > > Andy Burns  wrote:   
   > > > s|b wrote:   
   > > >   
   > > > > Jörg Lorenz wrote:   
   > > > >   
   > > > > > MMS is turned off by most European operators. There is no market for   
   it   
   > > > > > anymore. To be precise: there was no real market for it ever.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > In Belgium it's still active and they charge 7 cent per message. I have   
   > > > > a mobile plan that offers unlimited calling and unlimited sms, but mms   
   > > > > is never included.   
   > > >   
   > > > I think it's still active for the UK networks, but it's probably 10x   
   > > > that price, and not included in message bundles, so nobody uses it ...   
   > >   
   > >    Jörg is 'correct' that there is little to no market for it *anymore*.   
   > > But that there never was a market for it, is of course nonsense. Not   
   > > that many alternatives in early 2002, were there!? :-) c.q. :-(   
   > >   
   > >    
   >   
   > The quality was so good! I just miss it!   
   >   
   > The only region where MMS played a certain role and afaik still does are   
   > the USA. God knows why.   
   >   
      
   Maybe they like encrypted MMS, which is very easy to use and secure,   
   compared to smartphone crypto messengers, like WhatsApp, Signal, etc.,   
   because it can be used with dump phones, a USB cable and an offline   
   Mini Notebook.   
      
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