You may need to turn off imessage if you are now using a nonapple phone and cant get sms or text messages someone sends you from an iphone. He made the mistake of using txt for a couple days, unaware of the consequences, and his bill went through the roof. Your idevice turns into a temporary wifi hotspot, and your apple tv connects to it and airplays your videos, photos, and music. If you are texting over wifi abroad your message will be sent as an imessage. Can you use messages and facetime over wifi without a. Whats the difference between imessage and text messages on. Cellular calls can made using the iphones phone app and calls to macs and other ios devices can be made with facetime app. Facetime or facetime audio call is not possible without internet connection in iphoneif you try to do that without internet it will show connecting connecting. To make it even more confusing, since you have a 6s, this is capable of wifi calling. If you turn on wi fi calling, you can send sms messages over wi fi check with your carrier to see if the type of message youre trying to send, like mms or sms, is. How to activate an iphone on wifi only for facetime. Yes, you can facetime on the iphone 5 without wifi. Launch the settings app, tap on messages and slide the imessage switch to the off position.
Cant sendreceive imessages or texts without wifi ting. You must disable imessage for regular texting to work. This is most likely due to imessage being on, turn that off and try sending again. You can also optionally turn off mms messages if you dont want to send larger multimedia texts, such as texts that have attachments or that are very long. Free with imessages or an app on iphone with imessage, you can text from anywhere in the world for free, as long as you have a wi fi connection. To send a message as imessage or mms, you need a cellular data or wi fi connection.
Im logged in to my icloud account and i use it around the house on wi fi especially as a reference when she has an ios question. Knowing the ways that the iphone can send text messages to your. Texting not working without wifi if resetting network settings under cellular data network does not fix it set up iphone for messaging as follows. Everything the apple watch gpsonly can do without an iphone. What i suggest will turn off your carriers data plan. The person receiving will also use data to retrieve the messasge if not hooked up to wifi. At the bottom, youll see your imessage apps all lined up. If thats a deal breaker, i highly recommend using a messaging app like whatsapp.
Jun 08, 2011 you can send unlimited text messages via wifi or 3g from your ipad, iphone or ipod touch to anyone with one of those devices. Apparently, its very important that your date and time are correct for. Cant send or receive messages without internet on iphone does. The last few weeks ive noticed that when im away from wifi, i cant send or receive any messages. Its a watch, after all, and youll still be able to tap on the screen or raise your wrist to see the time. Works beautifully other than the following problem. The gifs send normally over wifi, but when on cellular as i sit here now, 5. To send an sms message, you need cellular network connection. So, i was on a plane the other day, connected to the wifi and i received a text from a friend. I used imessage before when i had no service on the phone with wi fi. Activating iphone 5 imessagefacetime for wifi use without sim phone number self. With imessage, you can text from anywhere for free, as long as you have a wifi connection and the person youre messaging also has an iphone or mac.
Hackers can break into an iphone just by sending a text wired. Can i send or receive group messages without a data plan. How to know apple imessage is free or notcomplete guide. How to send more than just text in an imessage in the messages app, tap the heart with two fingers to draw a message to a friend. How to set up imessagefacetime on ipad using email. Can you imessage or facetime on the iphone 5 without wifi. If imessage is working on your iphone, but the messages you receive are in the wrong order, check out our article on how to fix the problem. Can i send or receive mms messages without a data plan.
Apr 29, 2020 apple made the imessage free concept from ios 5 and above versions. You can also set up your other apple devices to send and receive messages from any apple device. If you want to be able to internationally text friends without iphones for free, youll need a free texting app. Sep 19, 2019 to use smsmms on an iphone, you need a textmessaging plan. If you cant send or receive messages on your iphone, ipad. Almost all cellular network operator in the world now supports 3g and beyond that allows. Hackers can break into an iphone just by sending a. I didnt think about it at the time, but later i realized, hey, he doesnt have an iphone, he has an android. If, indeed, you want to use it only via wifi, then, yes, the send as sms should be disabled too. How to send text instead of imessage on iphone ios 12 supported.
Dec 17, 2017 how to activate a iphone with no sim card, quick and easy. Jan 01, 2017 so, i was on a plane the other day, connected to the wifi and i received a text from a friend. Apple assumes every iphone has a data connection, and since imessages is designed to not use sms saving the user money, it will wait until it gets a data connection before sending the message. How to force a message to be sent as sms and not imessage. Jul 10, 2018 peertopeer airplay connects your iphone or ipad to your apple tv, without requiring them to be connected to the same wifi network or even connected to any wifi network. If you use an iphone, you might wonder why some of your text messages. Apple made the imessage free concept from ios 5 and above versions.
Dec, 2019 within the messages settings, theres an option called send as sms. You may need to scroll through the apps before you find it. If imessage isnt working, check to see if theres an iphone update you need to install. You can send unlimited text messages via wifi or 3g from your ipad, iphone or ipod touch to anyone with one of those devices. This will allow the email or number to sendreceive messages using the imessage service.
It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. Therefore, starting from ios 6 and onwards, facetime can also be used without wi fi on iphone 4s and above. Is there something in settings he needs to do for it to work. If you use wifi, theres no cost, but if you use your cellphones data. If that doesnt work, add a restart before you toggle imessage or facetime back on. Howto connect your appletv without wifi appletoolbox. You can also use imessage without wifi, but using imessage on wifi will let you send free unlimited text messages. And sure enough, my messages to him are green and the text field says text message, not imessage. Im logged in to my icloud account and i use it around the house on wifi especially as a reference when she has an ios question. He has wifi at home and at work, but no 3g or 4g, currently uses an ipod touch as his iphone is here with me. Signin with your apple id from the settings app on your apple device, then choose from a list of suggested options on how you can be. To get started, open up the messages app on your iphone and select the contact that you want to send the gif to. Jun 04, 2018 therefore, starting from ios 6 and onwards, facetime can also be used without wi fi on iphone 4s and above. I was wondering if theres any chance that you can imessage other iphone for free because im thinking of going on a pay as you go sim card but will you still have to pay without wi fi.
Whats the difference between imessage and text messages. How to call via iphone facetime without internet or wifi. Apple includes a service called imessage with ios 5 and later, which allows users to. This seems like an odd solution but it has worked for some users in the apple support threads. So its completely normal to be able to send imessages with an simfree iphone. Oct 21, 2012 yes, you can facetime on the iphone 5 without wifi. How to send text instead of imessage on iphone ios 12. Last night, i was told by a friend of mine who is an it specialist that you can send an imessage to another ios device iphone or itouch even without having an actively running 3g or wifi. Why does my imessage now not work without wifi connection and texts dont come through unless wifi picked up more less apple footer this site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Jan 28, 2016 imessage does a whole lot more than sms or mms. Activating iphone 5 imessagefacetime for wifi use without. Aug 03, 2012 last night, i was told by a friend of mine who is an it specialist that you can send an imessage to another ios device iphone or itouch even without having an actively running 3g or wifi.
Weve got a few troubleshooting tips to fix imessage when its not working iphone or ipad. Check with your mobile carrier and ensure you have credit on your sim card, especially for prepaid plans. As you can imagine, sending and receiving photos or videos can use a lot of data, and you pay for that data using with your cellular data plan. Contact your wireless carrier for more information. Sometimes i can resend a failed imessage as a text, but then i cant tell if it went through because i cant receive a response from the person im sending to. Sending pictures or videos over imessage can use a lot of data very quickly. Topics imessage hacking ios iphone apple wired is where tomorrow is realized. You can setup imessage with an email id that is already registered with an icloud account. I tried this even before she told me about it but no matter how i tried it my message wont get through or it was just sent as a text message.
The first thing that it can definitely do without your iphone around is to tell time. If you use wifi, theres no cost, but if you use your cellphones data, its deducted from your data plan. If you do not have cellular data and are not connected to wifi and have imessage turned on, normal text messages will not be able to send or receive. Apr 17, 2018 if imessage is working on your iphone, but the messages you receive are in the wrong order, check out our article on how to fix the problem. But, in settings, imessage and facetime are both stuck at waiting for activation. When enabled, if your iphone fails to send an imessage, it will switch to sms and send the message as normal text. How to activate a iphone with no sim card, quick and easy.
The drawback of imessage is that the person youre texting must also have an iphone. Head to settings messages and tap the button next to imessage to turn imessage off on your iphone or ipad. Despite the title, as in your questions you specify the carriers data plan i just stuck to the wifi 3g or whatever restriction. Set up imessage on the ipad to allow text messaging. Oct 01, 2019 tap on an email or phone number to enable. Look for the red icon with a magnifying glass and tap on it when you see it. To use smsmms on an iphone, you need a textmessaging plan. This requires no jailbreaking or unlocking iphones. Jul 11, 2019 the first thing that it can definitely do without your iphone around is to tell time.
If wi fi is unavailable, imessages will be sent over cellular data. Why does my imessage now not work without apple community. How do i fix facetime or imessage waiting for activation. Heck, you can even use the alarm, timer, and stopwatch apps without an issue. It will use your phones data if not hooked up to a local wifi. In june of 2011, apple announced its imessage service designed to work with the iphone, other ios devices and macintosh computers. To send imessages, you need a data plan, or you can send them over wifi. If you are in wifi calling mode top left will say vzw wi fi instead of verizon, then group messaging will actually work through wifi. Within the messages settings, theres an option called send as sms. Peertopeer airplay connects your iphone or ipad to your apple tv, without requiring them to be connected to the same wifi network or even connected to any wifi network. Toggle imessage or facetime off, wait 2030 seconds and then turn it back on.
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