Appleinfo: [apple-iphone] iMessage Selectivity: WAS Are iMessages free?

samedi 22 mars 2014

[apple-iphone] iMessage Selectivity: WAS Are iMessages free?

I don't understand a feature of iMessage. I'm on an iPhone 4 with 7.1, and an iPad 4 with 6.1.3. iMessage is selected on both devices. I've seen both green and blue text backgrounds appear. Supposedly you cannot text a non-Apple non-iMessage device. So, 1) what does blue vs. green mean? It behaves for me like green is in fact a non-iPhone phone. 2) when I try to text my son's non-iPhone from the iPad, it tells me I can't because his phone is not Registered with iMessage. I can text his same phone from my iPhone with resulting green texts. One additional query: if I simply turn off iMessage, does it just revert back to normal SMS paid messaging?

Thanks,

Dick

Sent from my  iPad 4

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Richard E Johnson, ScM, MD, DABA

RECMSOJ@OnlineOK.com

recmsoj1@icloud.com

On Mar 21, 2014, at 9:49 PM, Vishal Sheth <vusheth@gmail.com> wrote:

So sending it as iMessage is always a better option than as SMS as per the charge. If it's blue couloir then it's iMessage and it has gone via data or wifi some kind of internet connection. The advantage here is a long message can be sent out which otherwise could lead to 2/3 sms.

Vishal Sheth
Sent From My  iPhone 5

On Mar 22, 2014, at 7:52 AM, Archie Grapa <archiegrapa@yahoo.com> wrote:

If you have unlimited data plan, it's practically free. If not, it consumes a somewhat negligible amount of data, unless you send photo or some files.

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 21, 2014, at 12:12, Barbara-Lynn Smith <bl_smith25@hotmail.com> wrote:

But what if I'm not on wifi but on the cell network. Is it still free?

Cheers,
B.L>

On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:27 PM, ":Dana Ryan" <dana2456@yahoo.com> wrote:

It is via Wi-Fi and is iphone to iphone; which would be free. Face time calls iphone to iphone are free as well, anywhere in the world, also Wi-Fi. When it is on Wi-Fi, it doesn't affect your minutes, it's data.

On Thursday, March 20, 2014 7:12 PM, Barbara-Lynn Smith <bl_smith25@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I see iMessage as a response to a text message I got. I just see Message for others. I do not have a texting plan, so is the iMessage free to receive and reply?

Thanks,
B.L>