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iMessage Issue

  • 14-07-2013 1:18am
    #1
    Herrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 903 ✭✭✭


    I was under the impression iMessage would send if your connected to a wifi network?

    My monthly data and text subscription were up. But the person I was going to text has an iPhone as well and I assumed that seeing as I was on wifi the iMessage would send.

    So I sent the message and it sent in the blue iMessage bubble, but then got a notification from my network saying my monthly data limit was reached and the message wouldn't send. I thought it would send via the wifi and not my phone data?


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  • #2
    naasrd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭naasrd


    Herrick wrote: »
    I was under the impression iMessage would send if your connected to a wifi network?

    My monthly data and text subscription were up. But the person I was going to text has an iPhone as well and I assumed that seeing as I was on wifi the iMessage would send.

    So I sent the message and it sent in the blue iMessage bubble, but then got a notification from my network saying my monthly data limit was reached and the message wouldn't send. I thought it would send via the wifi and not my phone data?

    It should. Have you turned 3G off?


  • #3
    Herrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 903 ✭✭✭Herrick


    naasrd wrote: »
    It should. Have you turned 3G off?

    I tried turning that off last night and it still wouldn't send. Tried it again just now and it worked, odd.

    Btw is it necessary to have to turn off 3G for this? I thought it would send over wifi as default once your on a network?


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    It's possible that it initially tried and failed to send over wifi but your friend's phone was offline. Then by the time it sent successfully your phone's wifi connection was sleeping so it sent using 3G.


  • #5
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    Turning 3G off shouldn't make a difference to it being sent over mobile or wifi


  • #6
    Frank Lee Midere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,780 ✭✭✭Frank Lee Midere


    Yeah I think he has to be on wifi the instant you are. It isn't sent later.


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  • #7
    naasrd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭naasrd


    It seems your phone was sending via 3G but you had used up your data bundle. Just have wifi on and it will run fine. The receiver must have 3G or wifi to receive.


  • #8
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    naasrd wrote: »
    It seems your phone was sending via 3G but you had used up your data bundle. Just have wifi on and it will run fine. The receiver must have 3G or wifi to receive.

    Does iMessage not work on EDGE?


  • #9
    squonk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,990 ✭✭✭squonk


    iMessage works on Edge.


  • #10
    naasrd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭naasrd


    guil wrote: »
    Does iMessage not work on EDGE?

    Not if your data bundle/credit is used up.


  • #11
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    naasrd wrote: »
    Not if your data bundle/credit is used up.

    Yeah obviously buy it seemed like you were suggesting above that you couldn't receive an iMessage without 3G


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  • #12
    naasrd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭naasrd


    guil wrote: »
    Yeah obviously buy it seemed like you were suggesting above that you couldn't receive an iMessage without 3G

    Nah, you just weren't on the same page.


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