iPhone video quality question

[BillF]

I have a IP 4S and my daughter has a IP 4 running IOS 5. When she shoots video and IMessages them to me they are perfect, but if she happens to be texting them to non-iphone uses and me the video quality is bad. Can anyone tell me why the video quality is bad and/or what I need to do to correct the problem? Thanks

 

[owieh]

It could be because of the mode of transfer. Videos might be compressed if sent through MMS.

 

[theorioles33]

It could be because of the mode of transfer. Videos might be compressed if sent through MMS.

Exactly. I usually use WhatsApp to send uncompressed video.

 

[BillF]

Thanks for the replies. I forgot to mention that my wife's android-based phone plays the videos clearly. Does that mean anything or help with the diagnosis?

 

[BillF]

Makes sense. Thank you.