Beware Lebara

jvjack

No need to do any of that.  As explained by others , if you want to send images in messaging in some lebara plans you have to top up on the lebara app and then can send images in messaging.
Some , like me , didn't realize this untill we try sending an image in messages. That's all. Now we know how. 
All of the options including whatsapp etc are there of course , but having all options available to send images is useful to suit all sorts of situations.

Martin_the_Unjust

jvjack said:

No need to do any of that.  As explained by others , if you want to send images in messaging in some lebara plans you have to top up on the lebara app and then can send images in messaging.
Some , like me , didn't realize this untill we try sending an image in messages. That's all. Now we know how. 
All of the options including whatsapp etc are there of course , but having all options available to send images is useful to suit all sorts of situations.

Is there any provider that does not charge extra for photos in messaging?

flaneurs_lobster

Martin_the_Unjust said:

jvjack said:

No need to do any of that.  As explained by others , if you want to send images in messaging in some lebara plans you have to top up on the lebara app and then can send images in messaging.
Some , like me , didn't realize this untill we try sending an image in messages. That's all. Now we know how. 
All of the options including whatsapp etc are there of course , but having all options available to send images is useful to suit all sorts of situations.

Is there any provider that does not charge extra for photos in messaging?

Google says VOXI & SMARTY

Martin_the_Unjust

flaneurs_lobster said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

jvjack said:

No need to do any of that.  As explained by others , if you want to send images in messaging in some lebara plans you have to top up on the lebara app and then can send images in messaging.
Some , like me , didn't realize this untill we try sending an image in messages. That's all. Now we know how. 
All of the options including whatsapp etc are there of course , but having all options available to send images is useful to suit all sorts of situations.

Is there any provider that does not charge extra for photos in messaging?

Google says VOXI & SMARTY

I think that only applies to RCS messaging and if you are using that you may as well use WhatsApp or similar. 

flaneurs_lobster

Martin_the_Unjust said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

jvjack said:

No need to do any of that.  As explained by others , if you want to send images in messaging in some lebara plans you have to top up on the lebara app and then can send images in messaging.
Some , like me , didn't realize this untill we try sending an image in messages. That's all. Now we know how. 
All of the options including whatsapp etc are there of course , but having all options available to send images is useful to suit all sorts of situations.

Is there any provider that does not charge extra for photos in messaging?

Google says VOXI & SMARTY

I think that only applies to RCS messaging and if you are using that you may as well use WhatsApp or similar. 

The websites for both are specific in their mentions of unlimited free MMS so don't think this is so. Don't have either SIM to check however. 

PHK

jvjack said:

No need to do any of that.  As explained by others , if you want to send images in messaging in some lebara plans you have to top up on the lebara app and then can send images in messaging.
Some , like me , didn't realize this untill we try sending an image in messages. That's all. Now we know how. 
All of the options including whatsapp etc are there of course , but having all options available to send images is useful to suit all sorts of situations.

The default for Android messaging is RCS (and works on iPhones as well [except Vodafone])which costs no extra to send an image as RCS uses your data. 

It also doesn't suffer from the image degradation that MMS does. MMS is an older technology. 

PHK

flaneurs_lobster said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

jvjack said:

No need to do any of that.  As explained by others , if you want to send images in messaging in some lebara plans you have to top up on the lebara app and then can send images in messaging.
Some , like me , didn't realize this untill we try sending an image in messages. That's all. Now we know how. 
All of the options including whatsapp etc are there of course , but having all options available to send images is useful to suit all sorts of situations.

Is there any provider that does not charge extra for photos in messaging?

Google says VOXI & SMARTY

I think that only applies to RCS messaging and if you are using that you may as well use WhatsApp or similar. 

The websites for both are specific in their mentions of unlimited free MMS so don't think this is so. Don't have either SIM to check however. 

You are right, so few MMS are sent nowadays it would cost more to bill them. 

jvjack

thanks , have understood more now about mms and rcs.
Checked my android settings and messages chat is set to rcs but lebara don't support it. I would have thought that the images would be sent over wifi or data , but still learning, and there is some mention earlier about conflicts with porting and new ported number not showing in settings. Sure enough , in rcs settings it says connected to lebara but on the temporary number. Probly nothing.
Oh my one image sent cost 45p , not 19p like i said earlier , so am going to have to insist that mum learns to do whatsapp.