Hi, you can have your phone use regular text messaging when iMessages in unavailable. Of course, if sending or receiving a message to or from an iPad or iPod touch, this won’t work.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug 24, 2013, at 4:07 AM, Lois Butterfield <[email protected]> wrote: > Something to be aware of with iMessage is that you need wireless to send or > receive them. I have it turned off now for that reason. While traveling, I > missed several messages while I was unable to connect to wireless. Maybe > there is a way around this? > > Lois > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of David Chittenden > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 3:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: setting up for I message > > Go to Settings, Messages, and double-tap on the learn more button which is > just after turn on iMessages. This opens an Apple support in Safari and > gives all the steps you need to follow to be on iMessage. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 24/08/2013, at 16:08, "Rose Combs" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, my husband and I both have Iphones, we both have iMessaging turned on >> but we never see that we are sending iMessages, and I note when my doctor, >> who also has an iPhone sends a message I hear an entirely different sound >> and the word iMessage at the top. I am wandering, should our phone > numbers >> be placed in a special place on the contact info? >> >> Also have a driver with an iPhone and she always ends up as a regular text >> message, all of us have either 4S or 5. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Chris H >> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 12:55 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: setting up for I message >> >> iMessage allows you to send and receive free, unlimited text and media >> messages from and to other iOs devices. They are sent and received either >> over 3G or Wifi. >> >> On 23/08/2013 20:35, Pinky wrote: >>> What does iMessage do? >>> >>> Ed >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris H" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 6:23 AM >>> Subject: Re: setting up for I message >>> >>> >>>> Ray, you can't tell your device to send as an iMessage or sms >>>> message; the device is smart enough to know this. To set it up in the >>>> first place, go to settings, messages, then set iMessage to on. >>>> >>>> On 23/08/2013 10:52, Ray T. Mahorney wrote: >>>>> What do I need to do to set up for I Message and how do I tell the >>>>> device to send as an I message or a text message? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ray T. 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