Can I receive mms on iphone 4S without having mobile data on all the time?

On every other smartphone I have owned I can disable data, so as not to use it all the time. When receiving a picture message, the phone detects this and enables data only to download the picture.

Can I do this with an i-phone, too? I don't want mobile data on all the time because I have a low data allowance.

Depends on your carrier - they set that rule. It has nothing to do with the make or model of phone.

AT&T doesn't allow MMS over Wi-Fi, but some like Sprint and metroPCS do.

This is why it's smart to shop around. I specifically avoided AT&T because of this blatant rip-off policy.

Test, yes.

You mean cellular data off
Or
Mms off
Or
imessage off?
?

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