Beware Lebara

Lumpyhughie

Just got a Lebara sim on mse recommendation, but sending pics taken on iphone via messages is blocked. This seems peculiar to Lebara. Guide needs to warn of this.

oldagetraveller1

Possibly not included in the package price to send pics through messaging. You might need a sufficient balance in your account to pay the extra for them?

JJ_Egan

Lumpyhughie said:

Just got a Lebara sim on mse recommendation, but sending pics taken on iphone via messages is blocked. This seems peculiar to Lebara. Guide needs to warn of this.

Are pictures not data .

I cannot send pictures on my network not lebara and not iphone unless i turn on paid for data .

OP if you believe what you write is true then tell MSE  ,

Rodders53

https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/rates
Picture messages are 45p per message on ANY brand of phone aka MMS. 
You can add credit for those if you want to do it that, now old-fashioned, way.

Otherwise, use an alternative way (WhatsApp is one example) that uses data (inclusive or charged at 9p/MB out of bundle).

Googling the problem for iPhones leads me to believe that disabling MMS might work? then iMessage (whatever that is ) should do it by default, but won't if you have poor/no data connection.

It's likely user finger trouble / phone setup issue?

chistery

Why anyone still pays for MMS is still a mystery to me.

Martin_the_Unjust

Both me and the good lady have used Lebara for best part of a year and have been very pleased with the service and price.

We regularly share photos and videos with family and friends using WhatsApp or email and have never had a problem.

flaneurs_lobster

chistery said:

Why anyone still pays for MMS is still a mystery to me.

Only time I can think of it being useful is a "feature" phone (why are they called that?) with only voice/text plus a camera and a need to share a picture with no computer to hand. 

JJ_Egan

chistery said:

Why anyone still pays for MMS is still a mystery to me.

Where is it free ??

chistery

JJ_Egan said:

chistery said:

Why anyone still pays for MMS is still a mystery to me.

Where is it free ??

Vodafone Xtra plans.

I meant though that with Whatsapp, iMessage, Signal, email, etc. there's no need to be paying per message any more

JJ_Egan

Bit pointless if the other party does not have any of those  .

Also its relatively straightforward for many users to just send pictures that way .

Not that i would ever send pictures .

tinker411

JJ_Egan said:

chistery said:

Why anyone still pays for MMS is still a mystery to me.

Where is it free ??

Smarty, Voxi and Superdrug mobile (well, it's included in messaging bundles on all three anyway).