Support for text-enabled toll-free numbers and landlines

MMS traffic in the US continues to increase because it shares all the same advantages as SMS plus lets you create richer messages by including images, audio, and even video. Now you can send MMS messages via a text-enabled toll-free number (TETFN) or a text-enabled landline (TELL), and you can receive inbound messages as well. You can use either our HTTP or MM7 services.

FAQs

US and Canada

With a Letter of Authorization from you to us, we can obtain a TETFN for you. The setup time is about two weeks. We cannot obtain landlines.

No!

First we need to update your contract. Once that's done we will send you information about how to connect to the MMS service. The process should take 1-4 days.

No because end users must be able to text in HELP and STOP messages via SMS.

Yes so that end users can send messages to you via SMS.

Yes!

Just contact your OpenMarket account manager and let them know you're interested in using a TELL or TETFN for MMS messaging.

Message size and content types

We recommend minimizing message payload size to below 150 KB to maximize performance.

Content Type

Category

image/png

Image

image/jpeg

Image
image/gif Image
image/bmp

Image
video/3pg Video
video/mp4 Video
video/avi Video
video/mpg Video
audio/amr Audio
audio/midi Audio
audio.wav Audio
audio/ac3 Audio
audio/mp3 Audio
text/plain Text

Mobile network operators supporting MMS for text-enabled landlines and toll-free numbers

United States

Carrier

Tier

Type

MMS

MMS DR

AT&T

1

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Sprint

1

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Verizon

1

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

C Spire Wireless

2

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

MetroPCS

2

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

nTelos

2

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

US Cellular

2

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Boost Mobile

2

MVNO

LL, TF

LL, TF

Virgin Mobile

2

MVNO

LL, TF

LL, TF

Alaska DigiTel

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Blue Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Brazos Cellular

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Buffalo Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Carolina West

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Cellular One

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Chariton Valley Cellular

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Chat Mobility

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Choice Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Claro Puerto Rico

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Commnet Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Copper Valley Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Mobi PCS

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

CTC Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Epic Touch

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

GCI Communication

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Golden State Cellular

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Indigo Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

iWireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Leaco Rural Celluar

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Long Lines Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

MTA Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Newcore Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Northwest Missouri Cellular

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Panhandle

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Peoples Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Pine Cellular

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

PinPoint Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Plateau Wireless

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Sagebrush Cellular/Nemont

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Standing Rock Telecom

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Westlink

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

T-Mobile

1

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Canada

Carrier

Tier

Type

MMS

MMS DR

Bell Mobility

1

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Rogers Wireless

1

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Telus

1

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

MTS Mobility

2

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

SaskTel Mobility

2

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Videotron

2

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Eastlink

3

Mobile

LL, TF

LL, TF

Fido

3

MVNO

LL, TF

LL, TF

Mobilicity

3

MVNO

LL, TF

LL, TF

NorthernTel Mobility

3

MVNO

LL, TF

LL, TF

Solo Mobile

3

MVNO

LL, TF

LL, TF

Telebec Mobilite

3

MVNO

LL, TF

LL, TF

Virgin Mobile

3

MVNO

LL, TF

LL, TF