Why do i receive mms as a link in an iphone?

I have an iphone 3gs… My carrier provider is airtel… I called them up and asked them to activate mms for my iphone… From then on i'm receiving the mms in a link… When i click on the link it redirects me to the web broswer where it opens there… So my problem is that why don't i get the mms as a pic in the inbox…
Thanq…

This is how stuff works in india

if you are using airtel, you can receive mms directly only if its sent to you by a other airtel sim using phone, you won't receive it directly when sent by other networks

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