You can't send an iMessage and have it arrive as an SMS to a normal mobile phone I'm afraid. An iMessage will only arrive on an iOS device. You can send an iMessage from your mobile number or your email address, but still only to an iOS device. It uses your data allowance not your SMS allowance.
Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk [email protected] On 7 Oct 2012, at 15:08, Alastair Weller <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, I get you. Your sender ID changes and the messages don't get merged, but > you can send text messages from your iPad to non iOS devices. > > Alastair > > Sent from my iPad > > On 7 Oct 2012, at 15:02, Russell Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, mostly because iMessage and phone number, even though she has >> both details on me as in my contact card. >> >> Sent from a device of sorts. >> @drbrown1970 >> >> On 7 Oct 2012, at 14:38, Alastair Weller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Russell >>> >>> Are the duplicate messages part iMessage, part SMS and because your wife's >>> phone is an iDevice? >>> >>> Alastair >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 7 Oct 2012, at 07:40, Russell Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes but my wife has two "streams" of messages from me on her phone. >>>> >>>> Sent from a device of sorts. >>>> @drbrown1970 >>>> >>>> On 6 Oct 2012, at 22:30, Alastair Weller <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> Looking for some advice from owners of 3G iPads (2 and new). >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible with no additional apps (ie using Messages) to send SMS >>>>> text messages from these devices? >>>>> >>>>> If not, does anyone have experience of any third party apps that allow in >>>>> and outbound text messaging. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Alastair >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
