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By Michael Wong

Many customers email us for help with MMS. They have heard about the potential for sending sound, video and picture files with their cell phone and want to do it, either that or they want to surf the internet using the WAP service. It doesn’t matter if it is a WiFi phone like the odyssey WiFi phone, or one of our non-China cell phone models, The main question is “what are my settings for MMS?” Our answer is always the same. “You need to get that information from your cellular network service provider.”

cellular network service provider = the company or place you got your SIM card from.

We generally recommend that the customer gets the following information:

• Profile Name (The name of the provider)
• MMSC address (The website where all of the information is stored)
• Data account (The provider and the system they are using, eg GPRS/EDGE)
• Connection type (The way your phone will connect to the server)
• User name (the individual name that they will give to you to access their network)
• Password (The password for your username)

Then our customers go to their cellular network service provider and ask for this information. The nice providers will help out these customers even though the mobile phone wasn’t purchased through them. The not nice ones will tell them that they have to get the settings from Chinavasion.

That is not true. Here’s why.

MMS is short for multimedia messaging service. It’s like SMS but instead of sending text messages, you can send photos, audio, or videos. All our mobile phones allow you to use mms, but you have to use your network providers computer servers to help you send and receive multimedia files. For that, you must get permission from them.

Why permission?

Anytime you use someone’s computer, you have to get their permission. It’s the same with using your network provider’s computers.

So anyway, back to MMS. Go to your MMS settings, this should be in the MMS menu, or if there is no individual MMS menu, in the message menu.

Then click MMS setting.

Then click SERVER PROFILE.

Choose either SIM 1 or SIM 2 depending upon which SIM card you want to set up MMS for. Or do one then come back and follow these instructions to do the other.

…we continue.

Depending upon your service provider, two things may happen.

When you click on SERVER PROFILE you may see your service provider’s name in which case, click it and you’ll be prompted to activate it and once you do, you can use MMS.

Alternatively, if you don’t see your service provider’s name, click on ADD NEW and fill in all the details asked for, you know the ones that you got from your cell phone service provider.

• Profile Name (The name of the provider)
• MMSC address (The website where all of the information is stored)
• Data account (The provider and the system they are using, eg GPRS/EDGE)
• Connection type (The way your phone will connect to the server)
• User name (the individual name that they will give to you to access their network)
• Password (The password for your username)

We have no way to know this information. Once again, it is information about the computer server by which your service provider sends and retrieves your MMS messages. Once you input it, the cellphone will be able to connect to your network provider’s computer server, log in, and instruct it to send your MMS message and files.

I’m currently using our CVDQ-M56 Odyssey phone. When I go to MMS settings and SERVER profile, I see “China Mobile MMS” and a host of other mobile network providers like:

• China Mobile MMS
• China Unicom MMS
• FET MMS
• CHT MMS
• Taiwan Mobile MMS
• Airtel MMS
• Hutch MMS

These are other network provider settings that come preset and if I were using their SIM cards, I would be activating those profiles. But I’m not, I’m using China Mobile, so I need to put in some new information.

Generally, this is the information you will be asked for by the phone:

• Profile Name
• MMSC address
• Data account
• Connection type
• User name
• Password

Thankfully not all of it is necessary but it often leaves you asking yourself what you need to fill in and what you do not

It depends on your provider. Sometimes they don’t require you to input a user ID and password to use their server.

I took a look at my own China Mobile MMS settings are here they are:

• Profile Name: China Mobile MMS
• Homepage: http://mmsc.monternet.com
• Data account:
• Connection type:
• User name:
• Password:

Yes the user name and password fields were left blank. That’s how China Mobile likes to roll.

Once you fill in the server profile, you’re good to go. You can create and send MMS messages like a pro.

But, doesn’t Chinavasion have server profile for my network provider????!!!!

Given that there are roughly 200 countries in the world, and that each country may have a dozen or more cellular network providers, and we sell phones to every country in the world that would be close to impossible!

But as I said earlier that information needs to come from the cellular phone providers because you are asking to be plugged into their network.

They might feel a little reluctant to give those details to you because you’ve been smart and bought a wholesale phone with the same features as the ones they offer for a lot less money. But there are many nice providers out there that understand that they will be getting your custom anyway, whether its through hardware or phone bills.

So get out there, get your new Chinavasion China cell phone set up and start MMS-ing about.

PS – if you’re wondering what thing is, you know, the device propping up my M56 Odyssey phone. It’s nothing. Just our new SEVEN INCH GPS NAVIGATION DEVICE!!!!!!

If there’s something that we know it’s that there’s nothing worse than slow shipping times.

It doesn’t matter where your customer is in relation to you, gadgets that take too long to get to them are guaranteed complaint magnets. It’s such a a large factor in EBay’ DSR equation that one or two late shipments can hit your DSR-based discounts hard.



With this in mind improving processing times is one of our top priorities at Chinavasion for dropship traders and end customers. In January of this year, we processed a record 88% of orders in one working day and under. That’s much, much, faster than our competitors and quick enough to preserve even the most delicate of DSRs.



But that’s not all, we are also attacking the Chinese New Year break.

This Chinese New Year we are going to process items right through the holidays to reduce the delay for our dropship partners.

“So there will be a delay?

Unfortunately yes, China courier companies also shut down for a period during the holidays so we are not able to ship items out from February 12 to February 17. But, because all orders are processed and ready to go they will still get to their destination faster than many other companies in China.

As our PR Manger, Rose Li said in the press release Dropship King Chinavasion Sets New Process Record Plans Chinese New Year Processing (prweb.com/releases/wholesale/dropship/prweb3533774.htm)….

“There is no need for resellers to be hit by negative customer feedback just because of an easily predicted event.”

However, there are still step that all you resellers and dropshippers out there need to take:

1. Place any important orders that absolutely need to get to people right away before February 11 so they can be processed in time
   
2. Get orders for spare accessories and extra hot sellers in before February 11 to lessen the impact of the delay
   
3. Inform your customers that there might be a delay in shipment on the description
   

A good note to customers might look like:

As our business partner is on a scheduled vacation there may be a very short delay in your item getting to you, we apologize for any inconvenience. Please email us at plzgoddontspamme@gmail.com if you have any questions about delivery

By taking these three simple steps you will be sure to keep your reputation strong without losing sales.

We are happy to do our part to keep your customers happy and keep your profits rolling in.

So keep an eye on Chinavasion.com to see what dropship opportunities are available.

It’s been a busy week at Chinavasion.

Not only did our very popular WiFi China cell phone prices take a hammering (up to 15% according to our blog Attn Resellers, Chinavasion Cheap China Cell Phone Deals Just Got Better) but we launched a cell phone that thinks it’s a lighter (or a lighter that thinks it’s a cell phone).

We are also on the verge of the very disruptive Chinese New Year, but more about this later.

So without further ado lets look at some of the more common questions we saw this week.

I wrote a review on a product But I haven’t seen it on your product page. Why can’t I see it?

Fear not, your review hasn’t been deleted or forgotten, it just hasn’t been approved yet.

We receive something like 400 reviews a day, with many of them being spam comments advertising the benefits of Viagra or offering cheap loans.

We have automated software to sort through the spam but we will find your comment/question, approve it and answer any questions you have about the product. so stay tuned and it will appear on our site before you know it.

Will you be sending out items over the Chinese New Year break?

If you’ve sourced from China before you’ll know that the Chinese New Year break is one of those things that can be as disruptive as a nationwide strike to business.

All business goes on hold for seven days or more while the entire country, including China factories, logistics companies and our competitors go on holiday.

The effects of this holiday can be felt up to a month afterward.

As we said in a recent press release ( prweb.com/releases/wholesale/dropship/prweb3533774.htm ) we will be processing orders right through the holiday period so that items can be shipped out quickly and eBay resellers can still enjoy good DSR ratings.

However it is worth noting that China shipping companies won’t courier items between the 12th of February and 17th of February so we will not be able to ship during this time.

To combat this we suggest informing customers of a potential delay and perhaps purchasing a low level of reserve items.

By doing this you should be able to get through the holiday unscathed with lots of sales and no angry customers.

I live in a country that uses DVB-T will your DVB-T products work for me?

Before purchasing a product, you need to look to the product description to see which compression the device utilizes.

Put simply Digital TV signals are sent in the MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format and the device you use will also need to understand that format.

While most DVB-T countries use the MPEG-2 compression of DVB-T there are a number of countries that use the MPEG-4 compression rate, or are moving from the MPEG-2 codec to the MPEG-4 codec. According to Wikipedia this is that list of countries:

• Cyprus
• Estonia
• France
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Norway
• New Zealand
• Poland
• Portugal
• Serbia
• Slovenia
• Sweden
• India
• Israel
• Taiwan
• United Arab Emirates
• Kenya
• South Africa

Look at part two of the description to check whether a DVB-T receiver uses the MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 codec before putting any DVB-T devices in your shopping cart and you should be fine.

I lost the manual, Is there any place I can download manual from?

If you are missing a manual or have lost a manual please feel free to contact us at support@chinavasion.com with the product number of the manual you are missing and our friendly customer service team will get you the documentation you will need.

Why are your shipping prices so high, Can I get a cheaper shipping price?

Chinavasion does not make any profit on shipping fees.

Because Chinavasion is based in China shipping does cost more than just sourcing from your home country, be it USA, the UK or Uganda. We always select the fastest shipping options to make sure that items get to you or your customer faster than the competition for better customer satisfaction and longer term gain.

However, due to our business volume, we already get special discounted rate from our shipping partners.

Additionally, our shipping team is always looking to cut costs to increase profitability for resellers and dropshippers. In fact, they have managed to score a significant victory recently.

We passed the savings straight onto you so that you should be seeing bigger profit margins from the Chinese New Year onwards.

You’ve always got the latest gadgets. What products should I watch out for in the near future?

The problem with baby monitors was you couldn’t pass messages back to reassure your children that everything was ok… well that will change very, very soon…

Product Review

Fingerprint Time Attendance System with Stand [CVKR-BG07]

The days of the punchcard are numbered, so is the risk of employees fudging records to get more pay for less time. The Fingerprint Time Attendance System with Stand is here to eliminate payroll’s logistic cares.

• Is this fingerprint access code scanner secure from employee pranks?
  Yes, it is provided with a professional software application that keep tracks of everyone’s entry and exit activity and allows you to store individual file records of each employee.
  With its 3D sensor it can accurately detect fingers and heat, which means it cannot be fooled by fingerprint pictures or photocopies.
  
  
• What happens if I or one of my employees injures a registered finger and the fingerprint scanner was no longer able to recognize the original finger registration?
  Simple, you can connect it to your computer and delete you registration details. After that, re-register and alternate finger and your good to go.
  
  
• Do I really need to set my computer to Beijing time in order for the software to work?
  Your computer needs to have its home city and date style to be Beijing style. You can set the date and time on your computer to your local time, but the computers home city and date format should be set to Beijing.
  
  
• What’s the user ID and password to access administrative privileges on this unit?
  The user ID and password can be found in the user manual, but here is it anyway; Userid is “admin”, no quotes needed.
  
  

For a bigger list of questions visit the Chinavasion FAQ page or to ask your own question leave a comment to this blog (provided you don’t mind the whole world knowing about it).

We’ll answer them here and, if they’re good enough we may even re-publish them in a future Friday FAQ.