Important information about choosing the no data plan. These will only be free abroad over wifi and only to other people with imessage. Cant send or receive messages without internet on iphone does. 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. Even though the message to send from an ios device is free, your mobile provider may charge you for data if you are using imessage with mobile data instead of wifi. The drawback of imessage is that the person youre texting must also have an iphone. The last few weeks ive noticed that when im away from wifi, i cant send or receive any messages. If you cant send or receive messages on your iphone, ipad. Within the messages settings, theres an option called send as sms. Can i send or receive group messages without a data plan. Head to settings messages and tap the button next to imessage to turn imessage off on your iphone or ipad. Knowing the ways that the iphone can send text messages to your.
If you want to be able to internationally text friends without iphones for free, youll need a free texting app. Toggle imessage or facetime off, wait 2030 seconds and then turn it back on. Yes, you can facetime on the iphone 5 without wifi. How to set up imessagefacetime on ipad using email. I used imessage before when i had no service on the phone with wi fi. Its a watch, after all, and youll still be able to tap on the screen or raise your wrist to see the time. Sep 19, 2019 to use smsmms on an iphone, you need a textmessaging plan. You will be able to facetime and imessage any other ios or mac os user but you will not be able to send or receive an sms. Can you use messages and facetime over wifi without a. 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. To use smsmms on an iphone, you need a textmessaging plan. As long as you use ios devices and you want to send imessages to other ios devices, you dont need a phone number.
How to know apple imessage is free or notcomplete guide. This means you must be texting someone who uses an iphone with imessage. This is most likely due to imessage being on, turn that off and try sending again. So its completely normal to be able to send imessages with an simfree iphone. In june of 2011, apple announced its imessage service designed to work with the iphone, other ios devices and macintosh computers. 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. It will use your phones data if not hooked up to a local wifi. If that doesnt work, add a restart before you toggle imessage or facetime back on.
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. 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. 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. 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. Apple includes a service called imessage with ios 5 and later, which allows users to.
Your idevice turns into a temporary wifi hotspot, and your apple tv connects to it and airplays your videos, photos, and music. At the moment it does not have service but he is connected to wi fi. 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. Apr 29, 2020 apple made the imessage free concept from ios 5 and above versions. You must disable imessage for regular texting to work. 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. How to activate an iphone on wifi only for facetime.
If you are texting over wifi abroad your message will be sent as an imessage. Visit wi fi in settings and toggle wi fi off and back on. 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. This will allow the email or number to sendreceive messages using the imessage service. Despite the title, as in your questions you specify the carriers data plan i just stuck to the wifi 3g or whatever restriction. Sending pictures or videos over imessage can use a lot of data very quickly. Oct 01, 2019 tap on an email or phone number to enable. Oct 21, 2012 yes, you can facetime on the iphone 5 without wifi. 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. For myself, this is easy because over half the people i text have iphones and free wifi is easy to find in most cities. Works beautifully other than the following problem. The first thing that it can definitely do without your iphone around is to tell time.
Everything the apple watch gpsonly can do without an iphone. Now that this is set up, you can use the messages app to keep in contact with your friends and family without needing an iphone. You can setup imessage with an email id that is already registered with an icloud account. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. To get started, open up the messages app on your iphone and select the contact that you want to send the gif to. 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. 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. Jul 11, 2019 the first thing that it can definitely do without your iphone around is to tell time. 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. This requires no jailbreaking or unlocking iphones. If wi fi is unavailable, imessages will be sent over cellular data. Dec 17, 2017 how to activate a iphone with no sim card, quick and easy. When enabled, if your iphone fails to send an imessage, it will switch to sms and send the message as normal text. Howto connect your appletv without wifi appletoolbox. But, in settings, imessage and facetime are both stuck at waiting for activation. At the bottom, youll see your imessage apps all lined up.
How do i fix facetime or imessage waiting for activation. Activating iphone 5 imessagefacetime for wifi use without. Apparently, its very important that your date and time are correct for. To make it even more confusing, since you have a 6s, this is capable of wifi calling. Jan 28, 2016 imessage does a whole lot more than sms or mms. The gifs send normally over wifi, but when on cellular as i sit here now, 5. What i suggest will turn off your carriers data plan.
Activating iphone 5 imessagefacetime for wifi use without sim phone number self. Texting not working without wifi if resetting network settings under cellular data network does not fix it set up iphone for messaging as follows. Look for the red icon with a magnifying glass and tap on it when you see it. If you use an iphone, you might wonder why some of your text messages. Hackers can break into an iphone just by sending a text wired. Hackers can break into an iphone just by sending a. 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. 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. 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. If, indeed, you want to use it only via wifi, then, yes, the send as sms should be disabled too. This seems like an odd solution but it has worked for some users in the apple support threads. Dec, 2019 within the messages settings, theres an option called send as sms.
You can also set up your other apple devices to send and receive messages from any apple device. 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. 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. 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. If imessage isnt working, check to see if theres an iphone update you need to install. Check with your mobile carrier and ensure you have credit on your sim card, especially for prepaid plans. Jun 04, 2018 therefore, starting from ios 6 and onwards, facetime can also be used without wi fi on iphone 4s and above. To send a message as imessage or mms, you need a cellular data or wi fi connection.
And sure enough, my messages to him are green and the text field says text message, not imessage. If you have no cellular service, it is not possible to contact an android device with imessage, as it can only contact android devices using sms. Cant sendreceive imessages or texts without wifi ting. The person receiving will also use data to retrieve the messasge if not hooked up to wifi. Cellular calls can made using the iphones phone app and calls to macs and other ios devices can be made with facetime app. Can you imessage or facetime on the iphone 5 without wifi.
Weve got a few troubleshooting tips to fix imessage when its not working iphone or ipad. How to send text instead of imessage on iphone ios 12 supported. Whats the difference between imessage and text messages. Therefore, starting from ios 6 and onwards, facetime can also be used without wi fi on iphone 4s and above.
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. 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. Why does my imessage now not work without apple community. 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. Set up imessage on the ipad to allow text messaging.
So, i was on a plane the other day, connected to the wifi and i received a text from a friend. 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, its deducted from your data plan. How to activate a iphone with no sim card, quick and easy. How to call via iphone facetime without internet or wifi. 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. Whats the difference between imessage and text messages on. To send an sms message, you need cellular network connection. If thats a deal breaker, i highly recommend using a messaging app like whatsapp. Contact your wireless carrier for more information. You can also use imessage without wifi, but using imessage on wifi will let you send free unlimited text messages. Jan 01, 2017 so, i was on a plane the other day, connected to the wifi and i received a text from a friend. You may need to scroll through the apps before you find it. I didnt think about it at the time, but later i realized, hey, he doesnt have an iphone, he has an android.
Heck, you can even use the alarm, timer, and stopwatch apps without an issue. 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. Almost all cellular network operator in the world now supports 3g and beyond that allows. How to force a message to be sent as sms and not imessage. You can send unlimited text messages via wifi or 3g from your ipad, iphone or ipod touch to anyone with one of those devices. Launch the settings app, tap on messages and slide the imessage switch to the off position. Can i send or receive mms messages without a data plan.
If you use wifi, theres no cost, but if you use your cellphones data. Apple made the imessage free concept from ios 5 and above versions. How to send text instead of imessage on iphone ios 12. Topics imessage hacking ios iphone apple wired is where tomorrow is realized.
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