jdylan, " Apple says if your local carrier supports MMS,..." The local carriers mentioned here are the carriers who have a contract with apple for iPhone. In this case the settings are already included in the configuration files along with the OS. e:g Etisalaat is now the official carrier for iPhone so the carrier settings for MMS, Voicemail etc. for Etisalaat are already configured in the phone.

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