Can I text to none ios users from my ipad?

Can I text to none ios users from my ipad?

An iPad is not a phone and does not have built in Texting capability. You can iMessage other iPad, iPhone users but iMessages will not reach non Apple devices. There are some apps in the App Store that provide some level of text messaging. Search the App Store.

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    With the Apple iMessage app, You can only Message with other iOS users - iPads, iPod Touch, iPhone users and Macs running Mountain Lion or higher. With your iPhone, you can send standard SMS text messages to any phone, including Android phones.
    The iPad cannot send SMS messages or receive them either.

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    I have iMessage on my iPhone 4 and iPad 2, I have iOS 7 and Mt Lion, I can not send text messages to non Apple users on my iPad.

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    Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367
    The Complete Guide to FaceTime + iMessage: Setup, Use, and Troubleshooting
    http://tinyurl.com/a7odey8
    Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
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    Using FaceTime and iMessage behind a firewall
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    iOS: About Messages
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529
    Set up iMessage
    http://www.apple.com/ca/ios/messages/
    iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
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    How to Set Up & Use iMessage on iPhone, iPad, & iPod touch with iOS
    http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/18/set-up-imessage-on-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-with-io s-5/
    Troubleshooting Messages
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
    Troubleshooting iMessage Issues: Some Useful Tips You Should Try
    http://www.igeeksblog.com/troubleshooting-imessage-issues/
    Setting Up Multiple iOS Devices for iMessage and Facetime
    http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l
    FaceTime and iMessage not accepting Apple ID password
    http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/facetime-and-imessage-not-acc epting-apple-id-password/
    FaceTime, Game Center, Messages: Troubleshooting sign in issues
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3970
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755

  • Non ios users can't receive my message in a group chat

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    Reset your Apple ID password per the instructions
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  • Why can't iPad mini send text to non apple users????? I wish I knew this before purchase

    Why can't iPad mini send text to non apple users????? I wish I knew this before purchase

    iMessage is from Apple to communicate with other Apple devices.
    iPad is not a phone and does not have SMS/MMS services from a carrier. There are apps that can do this, search the App Store.

  • HT3529 On ipad3, wifi only, how can I send messages to non iOS users?

    On ipad3, wifi only, how can I send messages to non iOS users?
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    Your're wrong on the overly sensitive part. I couldn't care less about android or some other stuff that you are comparing, what i do care about... enough to take the time to explain, is that your view on things colors the choices you make.
    You clearly state your decision making process and the marketing is doing their work on you.
    You think in terms of comparisons and competitors and that will always get you. The truth is, I'm glad Apple finally focused on how "something makes you feel" with iOS 7. There is so much truth in that one sentence!
    There is so much noise out there about screen size, n core processors and price comparisons you can never get a good feel of what the product really is. By the time you figure out you were taken on a marketing hike, a new model comes out and the story starts all over again. (think of the nokia 40 megapixel camera, or the quad core samsung, those are exagerations to impress the consumer) Imagine the size of the jpg's on that phone, all those megapixels with the quality of a phone camera, ridiculous. Soon we will have 12-core phones with 7 inch screens, and people being led into thinking you can do everything on it, "one thing to rule them all", buy now! I saw a woman on the metro the other day with a 6' phone, I swear the thing was almost half the size of her head.
    It's almost 2014 and you are complaining you can't send sms(which is a 25 year old technology by the way) with this new device. All your friends are using outdated tech and because you want to talk to them you want outdated tech too. Sms is insecure, easily snooped upon and recorded, the carrier charges for it and charges more for international sms, and so on... and on... internet chat has been free since the 1990s and it's about time it got free on our phones too.
    Just forget about it. Enjoy other people taking the decisions, you can't take yourself, for you. Trust them, see if it fits, care about life, act emotionally when you "feel" like it. You deserve that, you are human, take the feeling home with you, share it with others.
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    Buying the iPad Air was the single best decision of my life, not because of the size or the weight or even iOS 7 (i do enjoy them by the way) but because it made me give my old iPad to my grandmother.
    She doesn't even understand how it works, I figured it would be too much useless stuff to mention... it just does! Here put your finger here and here, then tap the name... wait for him to answer. Unbelievable!!!
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    Until yesterday I could text to non-Apple friends from both my iPhone 5S (iOS 8.1.2) and my iPad Air 2 (iOS 8.1.2). Then for several hours last nothing was deliverable unless to another iPhone or iPad. Today, once again, I can text to non-Apple friends from my iPhone but not my iPad. On the iPhone there are buttons for MMS & SMS messaging, but not on the iPad. What happened?
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  • Texting a Non-iOS device with Messenger

    If I want to use messenger to send a text and the recipient does not have an Apple device - can it be done with Messenger?

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    The Apple App is called Messages on both iOS and Mac OS X devices.
    The iOS version on iPhone can send SMS to non iOS devices.
    At present (although rumoured to be coming) the Mac version cannot SMS to iPhone or non iOS devices.
    However IF you have an AIM Login (AND some Apple issued IDs are valid AIM logins) and the person is using  US phone on one of these carriers then the app will send SMS using the AIM service as  sort of "translator" from IM (Instant Messages) to SMS
    Basically you add a +1 (Country Code) to the Number and Add that to your AIM Buddy like it was  Buddy.
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  • What is the trick to getting Handoff and texting to non-iPhone users to work?

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    When I try to text through iMessages to a non-iPhone user it says that I have to register the number. Not sure what that means. I have tried a variety of things from other posts for Handoff but haven't been successful. These involve resetting the network settings on the iPhone, turning on and off iCloud, pairing the iPhone with the Mac (not sure if that is required is it?), turning on and off Bluetooth, ensuring that both devices are on the same network, and turning on and off Handoff.
    I am using a late 2012 MacBook Pro and an iPhone 5s.
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    Thanks,
    Ed

    Not sure where I need to look in Messages for my number. It is in Messages/Preferences/Accounts
    Yes. Messages > Preferences > Accounts > select your iMessage account.
    Is your iPhone number listed in the You can be reached at section and the Start new conversations from dropdown?
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    I woke up this morning and my iphone 4s will no longer send texts to non-iphone users.  I checked my SMS settings and they are fine.  I reset my network settings.  I restarted my phone.  Nothing is working.  I don't know how to fix this.  I can send imessages just fine.

    I checked my SMS settings and they are fine.
    The ONLY SMS settings is: Settings > Messages > Sends as SMS > ON.  Is that what you mean?
    Did you contact your carrier to confirm that SMS is still provisioned in your account?

  • TS2755 My wife and I both have iPhone 5s, I can't send text messages to non iPhone people that I use to but iPhone people I can, My wife can send text to non iPhone numbers.  I have checked and we both have the same settings.

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    how can i delete an old apple id from my ipad, its the 1st version running ios 5.1.1

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