Sending pictures via texting doesn't work on the Telus network. Telus allows you to send a text to an email address, but it doesn't allow you to received a picture text. We narrowed it down to it being a problem with their servers. Is Telus's walled garden approach giving them more revenue? I always recommend that people use the gtalk instant messaging program on their androids instead of texting someone's number. There are two main reasons for this:
- When your out of country you can still instant message without incurring cell phone bills.
- Once you know someone's jabber address you can always video conference.
Jabber is an Open Standard just like POP3 is and it has taken Telus about 10 years to join. I am thinking it will take Telus another 5 years to join the
Jabber Federation. Open standards are the key to communication.
