Feature request: Disable MMS sending

[fadenb]

Using the groupchat feature yesterday I added 2 contacts and did not get the warning that they do not support the data channel (actually we were using the data channel before without problems). I sent a message to the group and it was sent out as MMS.

Since MMS are disproportionately priced with my mobile plan I would love to disable MMS completely.

Would entering gibberish settings in the manual MMS configuration dialog be a working workaround for this until this request ist decided/implemented?

[Kiwii]

+1
MMS are absurdly expensive with most German providers while I have 10.000 SMS per month free.

A switch in the settings to disable MMS would be greatly appreciated.

Also an indication / a warning about when the app is going to send over which channel (data/SMS/MMS) would be great.

[dirkkul]

+1
yes please, that feature would be great

[jedie]

+1

Maybe a work-a-round it to activate own MMS server settings with empty/wrong fields?

[moxie0]

@fadenb This should not have happened and is a bug. Does the thread have a title and avatar icon?

[fadenb]

I think it had a title but no icon. Unfortunately I deleted the conversation a few minutes later and am no longer able to make sure.

[generalmanager]

+1
yeah MMS are really overpriced in Europe and rather unnessesary.

[jedie]

I tested my work-a-round proposal and it works:

1. Activate own MMS settings
2. insert 127.0.0.1 as server address

Now you can't send a MMS and it will quit with a error...

[lxgr]

+1

European providers have worked hard to discourage anyone from ever using MMS by excluding those messages from any flat rate plans and charging ridiculous sums per message.

Where would this ideally be implemented? The isSmsFallbackEnabled preference would probably be have to split in separate preferences for SMS and MMS. The decision whether a message will be sent over SMS, MMS or push is made in UniversalTransport, so would this be the right place to check for the new preference and delay messages requiring MMS or push, instead of sending them via MMS?

[busybeaver]

+1
Same issue here... I have a SMS flatrate... but MMS are totally overpriced...

[GAS85]

How about to implement this feature: If customer enable only push (data) program can setup this automatically to avoid MMS costs:
"I tested my work-a-round proposal and it works:

Activate own MMS settings
insert 127.0.0.1 as server address

Now you can't send a MMS and it will quit with a error.."

Yesterday, I have a bug by 3 pictures sharing CPU was loaded and on a 2nd of them program did not recognise that my interlocutor also used push and send MMS for some reason and money...
Screenshot: https://db.tt/wpI0Tu4n

[kekstee]

This would be much appreciated. Currently MMS really kill the app for german (and it seems european) data plans.

[Nemo64]

+1
I never ever want to send mms here in Germany. There need to be more options to fine tune how things are sent. I want sms to be sent automatically but mms should always be confirmed.

[thenktor]

+1 👍
I want to disable overpriced MMS, too!

[kappapiana]

Yes, why the hell is this still an option? It should be disabled by default and enabled only after one confirms they are mentally sane. Which is sort of catch 22, because you must be insane to send out SMS. This costed me 14 euro. WTF

[awaitlink]

@kappapiana it will probably sound strange to you, as it is to me, however in some countries MMS is usually included with SMS and so they have no problem with Signal sending MMS, e.g. in the US.

[kappapiana]

I understand. However, since it is a substantial problem for a non negligible market as 500M people on this side of the Ocean, why not making it at least an opt-out option? I have reactivated the SMS application and disabled Signal for non-secure communication, which is a very sad decision, considering that Messages is a Google application and it would make my SMS possibly visible to Google not just via NSA. Cheers Carlo

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On 13/09/19 15:23, Artem Varaksa wrote: @kappapiana <https://github.com/kappapiana> it will probably sound strange to you, as it is to me, however in some countries MMS is usually included with SMS and so they have no problem with Signal sending MMS, e.g. in the US <https://community.signalusers.org/t/import-system-mms-database-into-signal/3977/11?u=u32i64>. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#769?email_source=notifications&email_token=AGANHLYFCSQWPIXFZJG7HMLQJOH6RA5CNFSM4AMUKML2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD6U77XY#issuecomment-531234783>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGANHL52LQL6FXE5J745Q73QJOH6RANCNFSM4AMUKMLQ>.