[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Uh, there is a BIG difference between SMS and MMS. I have been trying to find the right article to explain this to you and I think I have found just the right one! It is a marketing link but it really does explain this stuff very well. First, the differences:

...actually, no. That will make this post too big. But go read. MMS FAQ, especially the delivery method. Then you will begin to see why you won't want SMS anymore and why MMS can get through.

Here, you got to read this: SMS and MMS:

http://txt180.com/blog/tips/sms-and-mms/

Once you read this, you are going to want your LTE to be as good as it can be.

SMS– stands for “short message service” and this is what you need all the APN stuff for as they can only go through the phone company cellular networks.

MMS– stands for “multimedia messaging service” and allows for the inclusion of video, picture, audio, etc. into the text message. If the receiving phone is on a different carrier from the sender, the MMS message is sent from the MMSC to the carrier via the Internet. Once there, the receiving carrier tries to determine if the receiving phone is MMS capable. If it is, the content is simply accessed. If it is not, the carrier sends an SMS message to the recipient phone with a URL that contains the content. The user can then access the content at a later time from a internet capable device.

I get text messages from the cheap providers like Metro this way, the picture is not sent and there is a "download link" to get the photo. Half the time, the link does not work and when they do, the pictures are tiny and crappy. Not at all like the pictures we can take and send. Straight SMS does not work very good, if at all, on CM11. At least on this Razr. (Well, it should and probably does for some folks. I canned it for a good MMS client long ago.) A LOT of people have trouble with the stock "My SMS" apps. So many people have "Really good cellphones" and can send and receive a lot more than just text. SMS really only does 165 character text messages, no pictures. Pictures get sent a different way, I think. Anyone with an SMS client phone who does get a picture sent are NOTHING like the quality you can send/receive with MMS. So with MMS, you have a *much* better chance of delivery, you can sent a lot of stuff with it, and you can get internet delivery with it. Go read and bookmark the link, you will see.

Ah, thanks for the heads up on Google Messenger. I want to try it but from the comments, some of the features I like such as message count and options are not implemented yet. I don't pay attention to the comments that say it don't work, these people have messed up their phones or don't know what they are doing. I really think I will just try it. You can only have one designated SMS client (That includes MMS) but I could still test sending with it or switching to it From Settings/More/Default SMS app. Yep, sounds good. A "Thanks Cookie" for you. Can I have one? (TapaTalk, tap to highlight message, tap thumbs up.) Glad you got this working, neoramasay, this is awesome! :D

P.S. I don't know why, but somehow hearing you got your text to work just made my night complete, bra. I just "feel good all over" now. It is like we really accomplished something! :laugh:

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At the end of day 2 for the new 03/29 UNOFFICIAL build on my Razr. I was disappointed this morning when I took the phone off charge and decided by lunch time to try it out in the car. A little multitasking. Bluetooth audio to car audio, Slacker Radio streaming audio, ...uh oh. Streaming music stuttering like crazy. Reboot (Hard reboot with Motorola M logo showing) to fix it. This issue became apparent with 17 hours up uptime on the rom.

Rebooting really fixed it right up alright. This phone has been running like greased lightning all day! Bluetooth to car audio, check! Pandora streaming music, check! Contacts address tap, Maps, to Navigation, check! Now I have music playing while navigation is working. Push it and make a phone call, check! Dialer came right up, call went right through. Nice! None of this took very long either, faster launch time for all these things. If this build stays like this, I will be very happy, man.

Tomorrow is the BIG question. Actually I am kind of nervous because I am really rooting for this build. If I can take this phone off charge and repeat the things I did this morning, without a reboot necessary, that will be a MAJOR step on this being a good rom. Rebooting to fix or clear memory is not a good thing for a rom. Nightly Build 11/07/2014 does not need any rebooting and does everything you can throw at it, with over two months of uptime on the phone. Never shut off or rebooted for 2 months. Like a real, store bought phone. So if this rom can do it tomorrow w/out rebooting, that is going to be a happy start. And if I do not have to reboot it again to clear any issues, this will be my new favorite. I will tell you guys that 11/07 is hard to beat.

Some of you are using 01/26 (Reboot to Recovery menu is broken in this build.) and 02/02, which, for me, has the "creeping quirks" issue that makes problems appear as the phone gets more uptime. I was wondering why, ...unless 02/02 is NOT giving you issues and you reboot every day or shut the phone down? Well, the 03/29 rom is good so far but has one reboot under it's belt to clear it. Will let you all know tomorrow if the phone is good or issues develop overnight and if a reboot clears it. Hope not, fingers crossed! :fingers-crossed:

Anybody else running the 03/29 rom so far have anything to say how things are going? SFAIK, everything works but will it keep working, day after day, without rebooting? Anyone else? This is the kind of stuff we need to know. 'night guys! :)

Edit: Just installed Google Messenger to test it out. It does not have as many frills as a more mature MMS client like Go SMS Pro, but it works, right out of the box! You can send nice pictures from camera or storage, as well as recorded audio message with build in recorder. If you need a good MMS program that "just works", this is pretty darned good. Overall is is a very good text and picture sending app. Very nice. :good: