Before configuring Straight Talk MMS picture messaging in your iPhone, make sure you have already got the internet connectivity/wireless data setup properly. I have already posted on How to setup Straight Talk Wireless Data or Internet Connection on iPhone?
Now if you want use MMS picture messaging, you need to configure your MMS APN settings in your iPhone. Its really easy to edit the APN settings by going to the Settings tab in iPhone. But the problem is that, I have seen many users complaining that they cannot see the Cellular Data Network settings in their iPhone. Now this happens because when you have the Straight Talk AT&T SIM in your iPhone, the Cellular Data Network settings gets hidden. We have a hack called SIM Swap Method to overcome this.
To do the SIM swap, you need a T-Mobile network SIM (it doesn’t need to be a active SIM). The Cellular Data Network settings will be visible when you put the T-Mobile SIM in your iPhone. Now you quickly put the Straight Talk AT&T SIM back in and enter the Cellular Network Data settings before the option disappears. Once you get the settings tab then its pretty easy to just edit the apn settings. If you have bought the StraightTalk SIM kit with three SIM cards, then you the Pink SIM is for the T-Mobile network. For the iPhone 4 models a micro SIM and for the iPhone 5 a nano SIM is required.
How to configure Straight Talk MMS picture messaging for iPhone?
- Go to Settings->General->Profiles. And look out for the Straight Talk Carrier APN profile you installed there.
- Tap More Details below the Straight Talk Carrier APN profile. Note down the name under APN – Advanced Settings. It will be tfdata, att.mvno, or wap.tracfone. you need to know this later.
- Tap Profile Installed
- Now we will remove APN Carrier Settings. Tap Profile (APN Carrier Settings) and Remove.
- After this remove your StraightTalk AT&T SIM from your iPhone and insert the T-Mobile SIM.
- Goto Settings -> General -> Cellular -> Cellular Data Network. Cellular Data Network will be visible now as we are using the T-Mobile sim, if you don’t see it, then try restarting your iPhone with the T-Mobile SIM in your iPhone.
- Now remove the T-Mobile SIM card and again insert your StraightTalk SIM card.
- The Cellular option will be grayed out now. Wait until it is available. Tap Settings -> General -> Cellular -> Cellular Data Network
- Now based on the APN you have noted down before you will have to enter the MMS APN Settings.If your APN was att.mvno, then provide the following settings.
MMS APN (att.mvno) Settings- APN: att.mvno
- MMS APN: att.mvno
- MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
- MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33:80
- Message size: 1048576
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If your APN was wap.tracfone, then provide the following settings.
MMS APN (wap.tracfone) Settings
APN: wap.tracfone
MMS APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mms.tracfone.com
MMS proxy: 216.155.165.40:8080 -
If your APN was tfdata, then provide the following settings.
MMS APN (tfdata) Settings
APN: tfdata
MMS APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com:80
MMS Max Message Size: 1048576 - Turn your iPhone off and restart it again. (Make sure you fully power down and not simply make it to sleep)
- Now turn off the WiFi and try loading some websites in Safari to check if the data connection is still working.
- From Home Screen, Tap Settings->Messages-> iMessage Off
- Try sending a friend an MMS and verify that you don’t get any error message. You can also ask your friend to send you a picture message to verify that your MMS picture messaging is working perfectly.If Data and MMS work, then kudos, you have successfully configured Straight Talk internet connection/wireless data and mms in your iPhone. Don’t forget to turn on your WiFi and iMessage later.
Hope it helps. Please Like and Share :)
H.A says
It worked!! thank you so much I’ve been searching all over the internet, red some articles about this none of them worked accept for this one! thanks again!
Barb Vober says
What can I do if the T-Mobile SIM doesn’t fit in my Iphone 5c?
buzzmobile says
I believe you can request for another micro sim. Contact their customer support. :)
Anthony Bucci says
Thank you. My wife has an iPhone and I have an Android. We couldn’t MMS until I read these instructions. Thanks!
Raul Fierro says
Hi! I got an iPhone 5 from Verizon and I couldn’t get it to work, and I looked every where!!
Until I tried the settings as MMS APN (wap.tracfone) Settings with MMS Max Message Size 1048576 and it worked!!!
enzro says
thanks for the info. worked like a charm on my Lumia 1020 on wp8.1 developer preview
Ali Kiimiko says
man you guys save my time.. i have been with out internet and Gps for 5 days.
thank you once again
JD says
I have an old straight talk sim which works with the above settings, but since I updated to ios 7, I can no longer receive mms.
Whenever I change the mms setting to att.mvno it auto reverts back to tfdata. Is there a workaround or fix?
Any thoughts?
buzzmobile says
You should try what Rico has mentioned below.
@Rico thanks for sharing. :)
Rico says
If ur iPhone keep resetting ur mms setting try typing it n then push the lock button. It saved my settings for me also I have my iPhone jail broken
Leroy Hart says
I have an iphone 5 from verizon unlocked and went to straight talk but I can not get the apn settings for either data or mms. I am using the t-mobile sim card not the att one. Someone please help me figure this out.
Hailey says
it works and lets me recieve messages but will not let me send them. i have mms on. what should i do?
Rickey K says
Worked for me on my iPhone 3gs thanks
Terri says
Does this not work with iOS8? When I put the Tmobile SIM card in it won’t let me access the settings because the SIM isn’t activated. Help!
jason haigler says
I have tried 3-6 times and everytime I put my T-Mobile card it my iphone 5 automatically restarts help?
Shay says
Thanks this worked on the iPhone 6 pluss
Rose says
Omg Thankyou soooo much..worked like a charm on my iphone5s
Thankyou the straighttalk customer service had no clue what to do to fix this problem!!
Lisa says
I have an iphone5 from sprint. The MMS option is no longer grayed out, but the message fails to send.
Any ideas? I am using the TFDATA option, which seems to be the only one that has worked so far.
johnny says
Thanks! It works. I had been trying to get my pictures messages to work for like three months now.
buzzmobile says
Awesome, Johnny.
Share it with other people who are still facing errors :)
Carlos says
Can I install an ATnT sim card instead of the Tmob for the swap because that is my original iPhone 4 card ? STalk SIM is my ultimate goal.
Rebecca says
Can you please explain how you did it for me please, I have an iPhone 6s. I just got the sim for T-Mobile I’m confused as to what I do. When I go to profile, it says. prodata after Idk what it means. Need help please ??
Rebecca says
I’m unable to send any pic messages to anyone … after installing the straight talk sim for my iPhone through T-Mobile
Don Buffaloe says
Thank you very much!! You saved me another agonizing try on the phone with Straight Talk to get them correct. Their “customer support” leaves a little to be desired. Their “English ” is bad enough, but for them to
guess at settings is unacceptable. I have to fix this problem from the web every time it screws up which is
about 3 times a year. Apparently, they do something and don’t tell anyone, including techs. Worked great, thanks again. Don
Jonathan says
Tried all settings after swap and still no MMS on my iphone 4S ATT/GSM unlocked. Are your APN configurations updated? I even lost internet data after trying all 3 manually. Noticed auto-fill attemt on ios 8 to enter different MMS Proxy after entering APN (all 3 generated auto-fill MMS proxy settings (cingular.net/tracfone.net/wap.cingular, etc) all different than numbers you have for each MMS Proxy setting. Forced to retreat back to unlockit.nz.co to get data back, but with hidden APN setting on straight talk (older ATT sim) I still can’t get MMS up to send or receive picture texting. Only iMessage. Any ideas? Thanks for trying with this hack around crazed hidden settings.
Jonathan says
PS: 1-1/2 hours on phone with Straight Talk and nothing. Is it possible it is there internal configuration? Unfortunately sim is swapped from an old Nokia so they want me to go through a BYOP process with a new sim/phone # etc.
Jau says
Thank you so much this really helped!