Can Pearl users who don't have MMS service receive them anyway? How about picture messages? All my friends who have Pearls are away on last minute vacations so can't test it...
Depending on your provider you should be able to receive text and mms messages for a cost. I know T-Mobile you can but it cost like .15 a text and like .25 a mms but I could be completely wrong about the price. Best bet is to contact your provider