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Free or unlimited text between iOS 5 users?

Discussion in 'iOS Software' started by Jwp449, Oct 24, 2011.

  1. Jwp449 New Member

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    Is text messaging free between iOS 5 users?
    Jwp449, Oct 24, 2011
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  2. imutter Genius

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    it's called imessage
    imutter, Oct 24, 2011
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  3. Booyow1204 Member

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    iMessage won't count towards your text messaging plan, but it will use up data on your data plan. Depends on the package you have, if you go over your data limit then it's not free.
    Booyow1204, Oct 24, 2011
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  4. rambo47 Contributor

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    To use it you need to have the other person's mobile phone listed as "iPhone" in your contacts. Then text messages default to iMessage.
    rambo47, Oct 24, 2011
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  5. RoofMonkey Genius

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    I have someone who's phone is not listed as iPhone and it goes thru iMessage. ??
    RoofMonkey, Oct 24, 2011
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  6. Lon Evangelist

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    None of mine are listed as iPhone and they all work. I quit using iPhone label because they synced to Outlook as "Other" which created duplicates.
    Lon, Oct 24, 2011
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  7. (L) Contributor

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    The other device has to be running iOS 5 in order to be sent as an iMessage.
    (L), Oct 24, 2011
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  8. rambo47 Contributor

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    Awesome! My texts to my son's iPhone didn't go through as iMessage until I changed his contact to reflect his iPhone. But if it works automatically that's super!
    rambo47, Oct 24, 2011
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  9. FuelieNova Member

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    I thought I read some where that if the text goes thru iMessage to another iPhone ios5 the text bubble is blue. If not it is green.
    Tom
    FuelieNova, Oct 24, 2011
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  10. raziiq New Member

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    Yes that is true. If msg is sent using iMessages, its blue, if its a SMS its green.
    raziiq, Oct 24, 2011
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  11. Jmbaker429 Evangelist

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    Yeah I think it only ha to be running ios5. Don't think it matters about how it's listed.
    Jmbaker429, Oct 24, 2011
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  12. AeroCare Zealot

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    One thing you might want remember, iMessage is free IF the Apple servers are NOT BUSY. If they're busy it'll go through the cellular carrier and you will be charged for that text if you don't have a text messaging plan. That's why for my normal texting I use Google Voice which is always free and I use TextNow for all my texting when I'm outside of the USA because it's also free and also has picture texting..
    AeroCare, Oct 24, 2011
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  13. RoofMonkey Genius

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    That's what I thought so I changed a couple just to check. Still showed as blue. I have had them go through as regular though. so like AeroCare mentioned I guess it is dependent on Apples servers.
    RoofMonkey, Oct 25, 2011
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  14. JDem Member

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    Am I missing something, I know it has no bearing on iMessage, but I just checked and I no longer have the ability to label a contact as iPhone. Anyone else see this in iOS5?
    JDem, Oct 25, 2011
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  15. Bitewound Evangelist

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    No, it's still there
    Bitewound, Oct 25, 2011
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  16. JDem Member

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    Not there for me bite...I figured it out, its cause of google contacts. I synced all my contacts with mobile me instead and its back. Thanks for lookin brooklyn
    JDem, Oct 25, 2011
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  17. alone979503 New Member

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    Hi team

    What is the different if I am using Whatsup app for sending messages between our friends and Imessage

    What is the advantage between two
    alone979503, Oct 25, 2011
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  18. JDem Member

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    The difference is Whatsapp is telephony based so it will not work on "WiFi only" type devices like Ipods. It is associated with your phone number.
    JDem, Oct 25, 2011
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  19. KevJD Member

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    Not if you turn off "Send as SMS" in the settings. This way, it will not default back to regular SMS if the servers are down.
    KevJD, Oct 31, 2011
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