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Ah, but this is why you bought an <strong>iPhone</strong> book—for cool workarounds like<br />

this one.<br />

It turns out that there is a way to send email, with photo attachments, to<br />

almost any cellphone. You just have to know the secret address to use—which<br />

is determined by the cellphone carrier your recipient uses.<br />

In each of the following examples, suppose that (212) 555-1212 is the other<br />

guy’s cellphone number. Here’s how to address your outgoing photo email to<br />

make sure he gets it.<br />

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•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

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Alltel. 2125551212@message.alltel.<strong>com</strong><br />

AT&T. 2125551212@mms.att.net<br />

Sprint. 2125551212@messaging.sprintpcs.<strong>com</strong><br />

T-Mobile. 2125551212@tmomail.net<br />

US Cellular. 2125551212@mms.uscc.net<br />

Verizon Wireless. 2125551212@vzwpix.<strong>com</strong><br />

•<br />

Virgin Mobile. 2125551212@vmobl.<strong>com</strong><br />

So how will you ever remember these? You won’t. Just record the proper<br />

address as a secondary email address in the Contacts program for each person<br />

who might enjoy your photos.<br />

Then, when you want to send a photo, proceed as described on page 97—but<br />

tap this special email address, and send away! The recipient receives a regular<br />

picture text message—yes, an MMS message—even though the <strong>iPhone</strong><br />

doesn’t do MMS!<br />

Headshots for Contacts<br />

If you’re viewing a photo of somebody who’s listed in Contacts, you can use<br />

it (or part of it) as her headshot. After that, her photo appears on your screen<br />

every time she calls.<br />

Open a photo. Tap the ^ button, and then tap Assign To Contact.<br />

Now your address book list pops up, so that you can assign the selected photo<br />

to the person it’s a photo of.<br />

If you tap a name, you’re then shown a preview of what the photo will look<br />

like when that person calls. Wel<strong>com</strong>e to the Move and Scale screen. It works<br />

Photos and Camera 99

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