Picture messaging
Exclusively from Vodafone, you can now send picture and multimedia messages to international mobiles for as little as 79c - so get sending those pictures, videos and voice messages today!
What is a picture message?
A picture is worth a thousand words. Take a photo with your mobile and send it with a message to anyone's mobile phone or email address for only 25c.
How to send a picture message
This is a general guide for sending picture or MMS (multimedia messages) for all makes of phones. If you have difficulty sending a picture messages from your phone you should refer to your phones manual.
- Select ‘messaging’ and ‘create new message’.
- Select ‘multimedia message’.
- Insert an object by selecting ‘options’.
- Select the number or email address from your list of contacts and press ‘Send’.
How much does a picture message cost?
| Message type | In Ireland | Outside Ireland* |
|---|---|---|
| Long text messages (0 to1kb) | 19c | 79c |
| Picture/video messages (1 to100kb) | 25c | 79c |
| Picture/video messages (100 to300kb) 3G phones only | 69c | 79c |
*Subject to compatible networks
- To check the size of your MMS, insert all objects, ie voice recording, video, picture and text. The size is displayed at the top left corner (beside the camera icon).
- For picture messages over 100Kb in size, we cannot guarantee delivery on a non-3G phone
Which countries can I sent picture messages to?
| Country | Network |
|---|---|
Australia | Hutchinson 3G |
Austria | One, |
Belgium | Proximus |
Bulgaria | Globul |
China | China Mobile |
Czech Republic | T-Mobile CZ |
France | SFR |
Germany | Vodafone Germany, |
Greece | Vodafone |
Italy | Vodafone Italy |
Lithunania | Omnitel Lithunania |
Netherlands | Vodafone NL |
Norway | Netcom, |
Pakistan | Telenor |
Poland | Polkomtel |
Portugal | Vodafone Portugal, |
Slovakia | O2 Slovakia |
South Africa | Mtn, |
Spain | Vodafone Spain, |
Sweden | Telenor |
Switzerland | Swisscom |
Turkey | Turkcell |
United Kingdom | Vodafone UK, |
Ukraine | Life (Asteil) Ukraine |
USA | AT&T |
Are you set up for picture messaging?
Your phone may not be configured to send and receive picture and multimedia messages. Let us email or post your setting to you:
- Call the Prepay helpdesk on 1747 (if you're calling from a mobile) or 1850 20 40 20 (if you're calling from a landline)
- Call the Pay Monthly helpdesk on 1907
Having problems sending picture messages?
If your phone is not set up to receive an MMS, you will get a text asking you to contact a website. This text will contain a username and password for this site. To view your picture message, simply sign in to the site using the username and password.
Non-Vodafone Ireland customers should also sign in to our Multimedia Centre and enter the username and password contained in the text you've received.