Do you know if this works for iPod as well, or just iPhone? Will it default to sms?
Teresa "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks > On Jul 23, 2014, at 3:49 PM, Arnold Schmidt <arno...@mindspring.com> wrote: > > I think Apple keeps a list of iPhone numbers, and when it detects that a > number is an iPhone number, it attempts to use iMessage. Both phones must > have iMessage turned on. The advantage to iMessage is that not only is it > free, it can be however long, not limited to text message length. But if you > turn on iMessage, be sure also to turn on send as sms. I have heard of > instances where a non iPhone user never got the message, once it was > determined that there phone was not an iPhone and iMessage could not be used. > It will send it as an iMessage whenever possible, an sms when iMessage can't > be used. > > Arnold Schmidt > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris Chaffin > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 12:53 PM > Subject: Re: iMessaging how it works? > > Sometimes I wonder if an iphone can tell whether or not another iphone sent > the message. > I have not designated any of my contacts numbers as iphone numbers, just as > mobile. But then when I go to send them a message, the edit box tells me it > is an iMessage. > So it just makes me wonder if something is going on behind the scenes that we > do not know about. > > Chris > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 23, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: >> >> I've tried desigdating a non-iPhone as an iPhone and it doesn't work. >> >> HtH, >> Teresa >> >> "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing >> with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks >> >>> On Jul 23, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Alan Paganelli <alanandsuza...@earthlink.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> When you create a contact, you can designate home, mobile, or iPhone. >>> messaging would work if you have that contact designated as iPhone. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. >>> Please click on: >>> >>> HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ >>> There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on >>> the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my >>> website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Lamanche" <ioani...@me.com> >>> To: "VIPhone" <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 12:26 AM >>> Subject: iMessaging how it works? >>> >>> >>> Dear Listers, >>> >>> >>> >>> I am a late comer to iMessaging. I've been reading about this service on >>> the web but I'm still unclear how to make the best use of it with >>> Voiceover. Does anyone know of a podcast that would explain this function? >>> For instance, does the messages.app on the mac detect automatically who in >>> your contacts has an iphone, or does it have to be chosen manually? 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