iMessage sent to non iPhones?

[ernbrdn]

This is a stupid question but what good is iMessage really? It seemed like a great thing at first and it works well but what happens when you change phones? I'll tell you what happens, you don't receive a single text message from anyone you know that uses an iPhone. Crazy I know, but true. My wife just switched to android and now anytime I send her a message it sends an iMessage, which I HOPE is just being lost in the ether, but who knows. Apple doesn't, neither does verizon. So I ask again what is the purpose of iMessage other than to lock you to an iphone for the rest of your natural life. .


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[kch50428]

When you quit using the iPhones, did you just quit - or did you go into the phone and turn off iMessage? You should have done the latter...

 

[ernbrdn]

iMessage was turned off before the phone was deactivated. But really who will know to do that? Verizon didn't mention it I don't think anyone does.


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[ghostface147]

This is a stupid question but what good is iMessage really? It seemed like a great thing at first and it works well but what happens when you change phones? I'll tell you what happens, you don't receive a single text message from anyone you know that uses an iPhone. Crazy I know, but true. My wife just switched to android and now anytime I send her a message it sends an iMessage, which I HOPE is just being lost in the ether, but who knows. Apple doesn't, neither does verizon. So I ask again what is the purpose of iMessage other than to lock you to an iphone for the rest of your natural life. .


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The same thing as BBM. That's the use. This is probably why chat programs are supplanting SMS.

 

[bustermin]

The same thing as BBM. That's the use. This is probably why chat programs are supplanting SMS.

I don't think it is like BBM. In my opinion. I could do more with BBM, there are no groups like in BBM for one, sure you can make a group in iMessage but to my knowledge you can't add anyone at anytime an continue to add people to a group which is what I think makes BBM so useful. It is the one thing really mis about my blackberry

 

[GingerSnapsBack]

I don't think it is like BBM. In my opinion. I could do more with BBM, there are no groups like in BBM for one, sure you can make a group in iMessage but to my knowledge you can't add anyone at anytime an continue to add people to a group which is what I think makes BBM so useful. It is the one thing really miss about my blackberry

The only downfall to BBM is the number of people who still use it. I used to mod a BBM group. When we first started it, there were pages and pages of people waiting to be added. When I dumped my Storm2 for an iPhone, we were down to six members, myself included.

I'm sure the longer iMessage is out there, the more features Apple will add to it.

 

[theKHMERboy]

I remember when I use to have my blackberry it was all about bbm.. But hey even tho iMessage is not really up there yet.. I still like using it even tho to me it's almost the same as txting but to show that blue indicating ppl with iMessage and now more and more friends I have using iPhone its pretty interesting

 

[Just_Me_D]

I remember when I use to have my blackberry it was all about bbm.. But hey even tho iMessage is not really up there yet.. I still like using it even tho to me it's almost the same as txting but to show that blue indicating ppl with iMessage and now more and more friends I have using iPhone its pretty interesting

In your opinion, what would it take for iMessage to be "up there" among the ranks of BBM?

 

[theKHMERboy]

In your opinion, what would it take for iMessage to be "up there" among the ranks of BBM?

Well I guess it's at about the same pace that bbm is.. Just would be cool if I can have my iPhone users/contacts categorized like how I know which friends have bbm and which doesn't

 

[Just_Me_D]

Well I guess it's at about the same pace that bbm is.. Just would be cool if I can have my iPhone users/contacts categorized like how I know which friends have bbm and which doesn't

You can. When you either create a contact or edit a contact, tap on the label in front of where you would type in the phone number and choose iPhone, home, work, other or you can create a custom label for BBM.

 

[theKHMERboy]

You can. When you either create a contact or edit a contact, tap on the label in front of where you would type in the phone number and choose iPhone, home, work, other or you can create a custom label for BBM.

Yeah I know u can do that but if iMessage was like bbm and was its own app and ppl can update their status and stuff would be cool

 

[Just_Me_D]

Yeah I know u can do that but if iMessage was like bbm and was its own app and ppl can update their status and stuff would be cool

Oh okay