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Greetings~
I have a friend using an iPhone 4s on AT&T with iOS5 - Sometimes the text comes through via iMessage and sometimes it counts against my limited text package. Any idea what would cause this inconsistency?
Thanks in advance,
Faith
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johninsj
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3.1K Messages
12 years ago
For iMessage to work
* both sender and receiver have to have network connectivity
* both sender and receiver have to have "use iMessage" enabled (whatever the setting is in the messaging app - you can turn off iMessage)
* the Apple iMessage server has to be working
If any of those fails, the messge app falls back to use SMS.
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Wild Banchi
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graphite07
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12 years ago
if your on a Iphone and you text a ipod or ipad it will be free for them.but if they text you the imessage goes aginst your text plan. Apple never stated you will have free texting,Imessaging was a way to give ipad and Touch free texting incoming and outgoing via WiFi,but it will count aginst your texting plan.
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FaithRisa
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12 years ago
My friend and I are both using the iPhone with the iOS5 - It's just inconsistent that sometimes it comes through as iMessage and sometimes it does not. Just a little frustrating as I do not have unlimited text.
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Wild Banchi
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graphite07
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12 years ago
ONLY time Imessaging works when WiFi is on. i notice when connected to the WiFi il text my wife and it will show up as a Imessage when WiFi is on.
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benjitek
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12 years ago
Mine works via WiFi or 3G -- but it doesn't work on both of them all the time. Sometimes it goes via regular SMS regardless of being connected to WiFi or not.
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sandblaster
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graphite07
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12 years ago
i understand now.
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FaithRisa
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12 years ago
Thanks, makes sense.
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