From now & upwards, you would be able to use these two services, although they are not officially been released. But, after being under test for the last few months, its available for the public now.
You can start using both the two services by activating them.

# To activate the MMS service, do the following,
Send a short message to 90013 saying:
MMSXXXX


# To activate the GPRS service, do the following,
Send a short message to 90013 saying:
WAPXXXX


* XXXX = Your mobile phone model ( In my case I would put MMS6230, & GPRS6230, since I use the Nokia 6230).


Follow the instructions from Oman Mobile servers, & you would able to use the service directly.



Myself I already tested the GPRS. But, for the MMS it was asking for some settings.
In case if you are facing problems, so just let me know :)

By the way, the service is available only for the Postpaid accounts for now, I am not sure if they would be available for the Prepaid later.

Yup tried it :)

when I sent MMS, it was received as a website not as a picture,, what setting can I make/

How much does it cost for GPRS and MMS?

hey thats good news about time to

I have already tried connecting but nothing happened i guess i will try again once i get my phone back from service.....thanks

I heard about this already, can't believe they started it just after I left the country.

It is not officially released? So does that mean that people are using it for free?

this is soo Cool an Exciting :) i just tried it now..so far it seems that its working !

ok i just called 196 and by 7 pm ppl can start sending MM msgs ..if not then definitely by tomorrow morning !

service is not available for prepaid ones ..

the charges are according to the size of the file..30 kb = 50 baisa ..

Yup tried it :)

when I sent MMS, it was received as a website not as a picture,, what setting can I make/

How much does it cost for GPRS and MMS?
Arabian Princess, i guess HaYa is answering the questions here :D

ok i just called 196 and by 7 pm ppl can start sending MM msgs ..if not then definitely by tomorrow morning !

service is not available for prepaid ones ..

the charges are according to the size of the file..30 kb = 50 baisa ..



I am glad that you got the activation way, i thought my way explaining it might be bad!

NiGhTFaCe
Could you please post all MMS settings here as I keep getting Transmission error.

Myself i dont know the MMS settings. But, here is the Oman Mobile official site OmanMobile.om (http://www.omanmobile.om). If you can find something, so let me know :D


Here is the link to the Taif services, http://www.omanmobile.om/taif.htm

I have already tried connecting but nothing happened i guess i will try again once i get my phone back from service.....thanks

You can borrow my spare phone.. ;)

To activate your mobile phone for WAP and MMS, lookup the MODEL CODE for your mobile phone in the table hereunder and send it by sms to 90013. For instance if you have the Nokia 6600 you sms WAP 6600 E to 90013


There are mobile phones that show the model name on the outside of the phone, but if your mobile does not have this and you don’t know the model name, you can find the model name under the battery inside your mobile phone.

Siemens
WAP st55 E
WAP st60 E
WAP sx1 E
WAP M65 E
WAP CX65 E
WAP S65 E
WAP SL65 E

SonyEricsson
WAP p800 E
WAP p900 E
WAP t230 E
WAP t300 E
WAP t310 E
WAP t610 E
WAP t630 E
WAP t68i E
WAP z600 E
WAP z1010 E
WAP k700 E

Nokia
WAP 3100 E
WAP 3200 E
WAP 3220 E
WAP 3300 E
WAP 3510 E
WAP 3510i E
WAP 3650 E
WAP 3660 E
WAP 5100 E
WAP 5140 E
WAP 6100 E
WAP 6220 E
WAP 6230 E
WAP 6600 E
WAP 6610 E
WAP 6800 E
WAP 6810 E
WAP 6820 E
WAP 7200 E
WAP 7600 E
WAP 7610 E
WAP 7650 E
WAP 8910i E
WAP n-gage E
WAP n-gageqd E
WAP 6650 E

Samsung
WAP e600 E
WAP p510 E
WAP s341i E
WAP v200l E
WAP z105 E
WAP z1010 E
WAP d100 E
WAP d410 E
WAP e100 E
WAP e700 E
WAP e710 E
WAP p100 E
WAP p400 E
WAP s300m E
WAP d410 E
WAP samsung v200 E
WAP x100 E
WAP x450 E
WAP x600 E

If the activation code for your phone model is not in the table above, click here for instructions how to configure your phone manually.

Oman Mobile launches TAIF Mobile Data Services leveraging the cutting edge General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) providing its GSM post paid subscribers with access to a unique spectrum of new mobile services. (Available to Hayyak users soon)

Activate your mobile phone now to benefit from the special promotions during the introduction period as well as the simple and free subscription process.

After activating your mobile phone you can immediately start downloading games, pictures, wallpapers, screensavers, ringtones, brows the mobile Internet, chat and share multimedia messages (MMS) with your friends.

I noticed that this service started today and I honnestly got a bit confused with all these MM, XX and WAP :os, but maybe it is not as complicated as it seems.

As they go according to mobile phones, what about if we want to change our mobile, but still use the same phone card? Some of us have more than one gsm...

Yeh X-press, its not complicated as it seems. Simple, put it like this way,
WAP phone model E
Thats it ;)


Good question about changing the phone! Well, i think here you need to go through the activation process again, because the operator server would configure the settings automatically.

Didn't work for me till this day. I guess my phone number has not been enabled by Oman Mobile. I can't be bothered to call 196 to complain because I am not planning to use this service anyhow. It's way overpriced.

Im guessing I cant use it on my phone, the 8210 :os

Im guessing I cant use it on my phone, the 8210 :os
I guess its the time for you to go for a new phone :p In case if you really want the service!

How much do these services cost?

How much do these services cost?
Make a visit to OmanMobile.om (http://www.omanmobile.om/)

I couldn't find anything about the price of the MMS messages in that website. :/

I couldn't find anything about the price of the MMS messages in that website. :/
Are you sure of that?!! ;)

Anyways, here is the tariff page http://www.omanmobile.om/taif_general.htm

Well i happy now thanks Selyum for the offer but i got my phone back and was able to connect. I even downloaded a few themes and game onto my phone :)

Does anyone have links where we can download servies for Nokia 6600???

http://www.zedge.no

Thanks on the info NF, I think that the MMS prices are A LITTLE bit too high, it should've been 3 times the price of an SMS not any more. The over 45 KBs price is way too high I think.

Yeh, ofcourse they would be high. Dont expect such low prices at the 1st time launching the service.
You know how the business goes on, where after some time they would reduce the tariff, & all the people would give credit to the company.

You are the most welcome ;)

Best software to use for mobile browsing is Opera
get it here for ur phone (if u dont already have one)
www.opera.com

also here are the Nokia Themes for the 6600 / 7610

http://my.opera.com/community/customize/skins/index.pl?appAndVersion=Nokia+6600%2F7610

I think I'm behind :scratch:

Before I start this service can someone explain to me what is MMS & GPRS? and what does WAP stands for?

IceTea, MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service, where through this service you would be able to send picture, videos, songs, & other type of multimedia files.

GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service, this service allows use to use the WAP through the mobile.
The WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol. Its like the WEB in your computer.

IceTea, MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service, where through this service you would be able to send picture, videos, songs, & other type of multimedia files.

GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service, this service allows use to use the WAP through the mobile.
The WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol. Its like the WEB in your computer.

Thanks for the info. Nightface :)

Question you said above "be able to send", from where I get them in the first place so I can send them is it through the WAP service?

And how much we have to pay for the WAP service?

I have LG mobile, anyone knows the code which I should send for activation?

I checked under the battery for the model number and it's W3000 this is for LG mobile.
I sms WAP W3000 E to 90013 and got the following message from omanmobile:

The phone model is not recognized or not supported by the application! :rolleyes:

Thanks for the info. Nightface :)

Question you said above "be able to send", from where I get them in the first place so I can send them is it through the WAP service?

You dont have any images in your phone?!! I am not sure of your phone model. But, does it support MMS & GPRS?!!


Anyways, check this page
http://www.omanmobile.om/taif.htm