This isn't a problem that I used to have on my old GS3. I was able to send and receive MMS pictures with no problems. However I now have a new Moto X (2014) and all the MMS pics I get are very poor quality and grainy. It makes reading any text in the pic/screenshot almost impossible to read at times.
Everything that I've been able to find indicates that it's an issue with MMS being automatically downgraded, but I don't buy that because, as I mentioned earlier, this was not a problem on my old phone. I have tried various messaging apps (Google Messenger, Google hangouts, the Verizon messaging app) and they all have the same problem. My wife has the same issue with her Moto X (2014). Similarly, she did not have this issue on her old phone which was some older Samsung with a slide out keyboard.
I'm really hoping someone can tell me how to fix this so I can again receive MMS in proper quality.
And no, sending the pictures via email, social media, etc. is not a "fix". This is something that used to work and now doesn't. I shouldn't have to force my friend to send me a picture through some other means when texting used to work just fine in the past.
I should also add that my friend receives my pictures clearly with no quality issues. I am not sure if that is because he has a different carrier (AT&T) or because he has an iPhone. My wife on Verizon with a Moto X (2014) receives blurry MMS from me.
Here are some examples of the bad quality (all sent from my friend with an iPhone on AT&T):
http://i.imgur.com/knqbgx0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vSueQWZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4xe7LER.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qrcEGmG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0cMZ6fF.jpg
Here is an example from a friend using an LG G3:
http://i.imgur.com/8vmjmh9.jpg
Here is a screenshot of the image quality when my iPhone friend sent me a message in GroupMe:
http://i.imgur.com/5swTCuj.png
As you can see, the image quality is A LOT better when sent through GroupMe.
