iPhone MMS on AT&T showing incorrect sender number? (poll)

It all started with an iPhone-borne MMS video of a Kirby plush toy that I tried to send. You see, I don't have a 510 number -- that AT&T mobile number belongs to a friendly gentleman living in Fremont, CA, about 40 miles from where I reside -- but that didn't stop the message from going through the airwaves with his number listed as sender. Confused? Yeah, so are we, and a quick look through various forums say we're not alone. We've contacted AT&T for more information, but in the meantime, let us know if you've noticed any similar problems.

Is your iPhone MMS sending via a different number?

Yes, and it's led to some very awkward exchanges.	2873 (14.2%)
Nope -- not yet, at least.	6296 (31.1%)
Why bother with MMS when you have a data plan and email?	2599 (12.8%)
I don't have an iPhone or an opinion, I just like pushing buttons!	8463 (41.8%)

Read - MMS coming from wrong sending address?
Read - MMS messages I send showing received from different phone number iPhone

[Steve2000 Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:13PM]

When I'm not drooling on myself I like to push buttons.

[Steve2000 Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:16PM]

Oh, and sometimes I like to say "first" when I can remember to.

[MaX PL Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:17PM]

I just got a 3gs today. Can someone tell me if I must pay for MMS or if its just part of the unlimited data plan?

[kiyu727 Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:22PM]

yess, push the button :D

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:24PM]

I pushed the button to downrank ya :)

[Jack Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:27PM]

Max, MMS is part of your text messaging plan. It doesn't cost extra, but MMS messages count against your text message plan.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:43PM]

Yep.. better add that text plan to your account if you are going to MMS :-)

[Steve2000 Posted Oct 14th 2009 10:30PM]

K, I pushed the button to uprank you. Bet you feel like a dick now.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 10:45PM]

I feel good actually. Blue looks great on me.

[Heywatchitbuddy Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:13PM]

No, but I do like plush Kirbys.

[Mmmm Donuts Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:17PM]

Didn't you hear? Starfy's the great new thing... *cough*nintendosux*cough*

[TikiTeko Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:25PM]

Nausea, Indigestion, Diarrhea, Upset Stomach, Heartburn..... ALL DEAFEATED by KIRBY BISMOL !!!!

Kirby > Starfy

[Trial Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:14PM]

While I'm drooling on myself I like to push buttons.

[The Missing Link Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:15PM]

For some reason I don't think it's a problem within the iPhone. This used to happen on my LG Vu, weird that it's happening again.

[SoulinEther Posted Oct 14th 2009 10:22PM]

Happened on my brother's Vu just a few days ago. i don't think this is an iPhone thing - it's more like an AT&T issue.

[Jon Adair Posted Oct 16th 2009 8:03AM]

I had this happen in the UK on O2 a couple of times when MMS was first launched. It works ok now though...

[yoavraccah Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:16PM]

I love both of the battery symbols on the iphones. First one is just plain funny. Second one is just plain typical.

[Sibuna Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:18PM]

Going back in time drains quite a bit of battery...

[Jack Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:30PM]

Typical of what? I've been using mine all day today and my battery is at 52% right now. It's not nearly as bad as the Pre's battery life.

[pvito Posted Oct 14th 2009 9:23PM]

drained in only one minute!

[Phen Posted Oct 15th 2009 10:10AM]

methinks you dont know JACK about the Pre, but good attempt to pull your MMS overlords into the picture. Fact is my phone and network dont have MMS problems - and my Pre's been around for years less than the iPhone. Yet its been doing MMS longer..... cutting edge indeed...

OH shoot - forgot to mention how my battery doesnt get hot enough to discolor my phone - even with inductive charging - wait, you cant do that either?

...ah yes - that battery - it lasts longer than my co-workers' 3GS.... yup - just needs a ~2 week break in period to reach peak - as is the norm for these batteries

[fanboy Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:17PM]

seriously? a poll for such minute problem?
its obvious fanboys will either vote for it or against, irrespective of whether they are actually experiencing the problem or not.

i ask engadget, why bother?

[TikiTeko Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:35PM]

Because it is fun to have people like you taking the time to type comments like those. It is just the icing on the Cupcake.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 8:22PM]

Minute problem?


Uhh...no?


Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see your name. Carry on, good sir.

[iroq d mullet Posted Oct 14th 2009 8:31PM]

@ fanboy
i ask you, why bother?
why bother posting a complaint when you know engadget doesn't give a crap about your whining?
it is what it is, bro. the poll is up and it's not going anywhere, just go with the flow. don't let the fact that this is a negative poll about the iphone it keep you up at night. it's nothing personal, i promise ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:17PM]

I think 100% of iPhones (40 million)
r having trouble. It's gotta be that darn nokia n900.
I gears u can get google wave. That's revolutionary !!

Dee Dee deee!!!

[TikiTeko Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:33PM]

hears?

You are the equivalent of knowing one's elbow into an apple fanboy's head..... pure pain.

You sir, give a bad imagine to a decent product. You sir make the iPhone look like Jerry Springer material. I even think Steve Jobs could tell you to "Shut UP!"

[TikiTeko Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:34PM]

*knocking ((darn it, I can't type well on my iPhone :( ))

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 15th 2009 11:44AM]

@ Truth

I Thought we went over this yesterday....or have you finally come up for air from blowing Steve's manhood.....

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:18PM]

Oh my god thank you. I need this to become WIDESPREAD AND KNOWN! AT&T and apple claim they know nothing.

This is SO ANNOYING!

[Epyon Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:18PM]

By the time Apple gets MMS functioning perfectly it'll be a totally outdated comunication medium..............
..........Oh, wait.....

[MikeUK Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:35PM]

MMS works perfectly on my iPhone. But then again, I'm no o2 in the UK, not AT&T.

[Silverfox2000 Posted Oct 14th 2009 8:36PM]

From the insider in the Microsoft Project Pink fiasco:

"Pink was already a going concern but had no engineering staff...
Yes they cut SMS from the phone recently (because SMS is ‘too hard’)"
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/10/12/microsofts-sidekickpink-problems-blamed-on-dogfooding-and-sabotage/

LOL SMS was too hard?? The Project Pink phone will arrive any day now to kill the iPhone. Oh wait...

[edporras Posted Oct 14th 2009 9:01PM]

I don't get what this has to do with Apple. MMS is working fine on other carriers outside of the US.

Move along.

[M3Ki Posted Oct 14th 2009 9:52PM]

@wimno_Sux

Please refrain from posting any of the bullshit articles posted on roughlydrafted, which talks about microsoft's every mistake but forgets to post things like apple's time machine failing, guest accounts deleting memory, etc.

[fourzero40 Posted Oct 14th 2009 10:34PM]

It's sad to know that my RAZR never had these problems.

[glibglop Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:20PM]

possibly a problem related to google voice?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:22PM]

Some people are saying that, but I know some people who have never used GV.

[TikiTeko Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:28PM]

Leave Google out of this ! Do you want to turn this into a soap opera now?

[sullivan504 Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:22PM]

This isn't necessarily limited to MMS, is it? I've seen incorrect numbers pop up from time to time on callerID and was able to verify that it was truly a bug in the system, not just a misdial or the like.

[Branhower Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:24PM]

Want to know what's really weird? I got an MMS text, on my iPod Touch!

[LiQuiDFuSioN Posted Oct 14th 2009 9:39PM]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[Dking7 Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:25PM]

lately apple having lots of bugs in their products...

[Andune Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:25PM]

So, is this really a problem with the iPhone or isn't it really AT&T's fault?
If it really is the iPhone don't you think you should have heard more from the countries that have had MMS on the iPhone for months now?

[TikiTeko Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:27PM]

Read below. This time, the iPhone is innocent :O

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:28PM]

Its not the phone. Ive had similar problems on 2 seperate phones and 2 different sim card, along with all firmwares from 3.0 to 3.1.2.

[Takashi Omoto Posted Oct 14th 2009 9:35PM]

I worked under a employer that supplied landline and GSM switching to AT&T. It would be pretty funny if a bug I flagged two years ago would be generating this.

[TikiTeko Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:26PM]

Proven: AT&T has dyslexia

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:27PM]

this could be troublesome for those with "detailed" sexting habits...

[daewootech Posted Oct 14th 2009 7:28PM]

there is where the "its because your phone is jailbroken" flames start to burn...