HT3529 Does IMessage charge anything for sending messages Internationally?

When I use IMessage to send messages from Germany to LA will it charge me extra?

The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
The Message app has two functions, actual iMessages that are text messages that use Apple's servers to connect folks with iOS devices and use wi-fi and possibly a data plan and also text messages using the SMS protocal and can communicate with any cell device with this capability and for which telcos will charge their normal fee.
If the message bubbles are blue, then they should be free iMessages. If the message bubbles are green, then they are SMS text messages and will incur a charge.

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HT3529 Does it cost anything to use messages on ipad

Does it cost anything to use 'message' on the ipad...either via ipad to ipad or ipad to iphone or iphone to ipad ?

You can only Message with other iOS users and since Messages works with WiFi - there is no charge to text another iOS user. It is not like sending a text from a cell phone.

Why does iMessage take longer to send messages for certain conversations?

iMessage can take around 15-20 minutes to send messages to certain conversations, but is extremely fast for others (I've noticed that it's generally faster for relatively newer conversations) off of my phone (iPhone 4S running iOS 8). iMessages for the same conversations send infinitely faster off of my macbook pro.
It shouldn't be a wifi/data/network issue because messages sent for different conversations off of the same network take different times to send.

I would delete the contact and then have the other person(s) send you a Mesage and then readd them as a contact.

Does imessage charge money for texting to non-iphone users?

how about if its receiving an international text from non-iphone users?

You'd have to ask your network provider if there is any charge for receiving text messages. I know in the US some networks used to charge (I don't know if they do anymore), but in Europe you don't get charged to receive SMS.

TS3276 I just upgraded to 10.8.2 and Mail is having a problem. It won't remember my password for getting mail; but it does remember the password for sending mail, i.e., smtp. Does anyone know of a fix?

I just upgraded to 10.8.2 and Mail is having a problem. It won't remember my password for getting mail; but it does remember the password for sending mail, i.e., smtp. Does anyone know of a fix?

The solution surprised even me, and we've been using Macs since 1984 (still have an original 128K).
I contacted Apple support, and because we had just upgraded yesterday, clicked on the "exception" button as opposed to paying the $19.99 one-time support fee. An Apple tech called and the problem was solved in two minutes.
Somehow during the installation of OS 10.8.2 (over 10.6.x) the key chain data for my email ISP login password got corrupted. The solution was to delete both the POP mail and SMTP entries in my keychain.
Back to Mail, it asked for the POP password, I entered it and bingo, mail got busy downloading. Interestingly, the password was also entered into the SMTP panel.
So, that's it. Thanks for you response, Mr. Hoffman, and regards.

HT3529 Does imessage work worldwide?

Does imessage work worldwide between iphones?

iMessage does work worldwide. As long as all users have an iPhone and add their email address on Messages, then it will function for free. Note that if your friend does not have iMessage, it will cost SMS/MMS charges by the carrier in World Traveler prices.

How do I set up iMessage so I can send messages from my iPad to my iPhone using the same apple id

I am trying to set up iMessage so I can send and receive messages on my iphone 5 and my iPad using the same apple id.

I assume that you want to keep the same Apple ID on both devices for downloads and purchases but you just want to know how you can use Messages on both devices without creating a new Apple ID.
On one of the two devices ....Settings>Messages>Send and Receive at>You can be reached by iMessage at>add another email address ... and enter another working email address. After you enter the email address and it is verified by Apple, go to the InBox of that email account, read the email from Apple and follow the instructions to complete the verification. Then go back to the settings and remove your Apple ID email address. You will now use that new email address at the contact at email address for messages on that device.
You can keep your Apple ID email address and use that one on the other device.

Why wont imessage on ipod touch send messages to my iphone contacts?

I have bought my daughter an ipod touch - she wants to use the imessage function to send messages to me on my iphone. The ipod touch lets her type the message but whenever she tries to send it it comes up with a red exclamation mark and says message sending failed. On other occasions it removes her contact list, or the send button wont press. So far she has not managed to send one message.
Any ideas what we are doing wrong?

See:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
Are both you only using the same Apple ID email address (and likely your phone number) in Settings>Messages>Send and Receive?
Can she Message other iOS users?

Mail Aliases for Sending Messages

The problem:
I have an IMAP server that is correctly setup and working fine with Mail.app. When I want to send a message, whoever receives it will see the following identification: myname "[email protected]".
However, I share this account with my wife and want to keep it this way. Thus, everytime she sends a message, whoever receives it will see the above id with my name and email address. What I want is to have a way of her sending the message with an alias so the sender id would be: mywifename "[email protected]".
What I have tried so far
After reading many "alias"-related posts in this and other fora, the closest solution I found was to create a dummy imap account for my wife (i.e. one with a dummy setting for the incoming messages and a correct smtp setting for her name and email addres), but that comes to the expense of getting an error message every time mail.app tries to retrieve messages from the dummy server address (unchecking the mail preferences-advanced option "Include when automatically checking for new mail" only partially solves the problem, as sometimes I use the "get mail" button and get the unwanted error message).
Other thoughts
I understand this is possible when you have a .Mac account, since it allows you to use its predefined aliases when sending a message, but I couldn't find a way of having the same flexibility with an external imap server.
Thanks in advance for any hints on this issue.
Best regards,
Paulo

Hello David,
Thanks again for your time on this!
I am comfortable with the concept of an alias. Still, I see the way .Mac implement their "alias" feature as a different process than just adding an email alias or, in other words, just adding another email address associated to a mail account.
In my previous post I explained what I was able to do with what I am calling here as the .Mac "alias" feature, where I was able to not only associate another email address (i.e. an alias) to my .Mac account but to also associate another full name to that alias, and the whole pair full name "alias" to the email account.
In the end, I have such pair linked to my one .Mac account so when sending an email from that account I can choose whether it will appear to whoever receives it as MyName "[email protected]" or as MyWifeName "[email protected]".
This is exactly what I want to do, but at least with Mail.app I can only do it when using my .Mac account.
I totally agree with your statement that Mail allows me to specify one Full Name for each mail account, but I can tell you from my first-hand experience that the above extra full name "alias" feature is also possible for a unique .Mac account. The apparent contradiction (one full name only vs. two pairs full name-email addresses for the same account) is, IMHO, caused by the way .Mac implements its "alias" feature. I would guess that my account has only one real full name, but the .Mac "alias" feature allows me to use other "extra full names" in conjunction to extra email addresses (i.e. alias) for that unique account. In a loose analogy, that might be working in a similar way the name and short name within a Mac OS X user account works (i.e. one unique account identifier, the short name, but with the possibility of having an extra identity for that account, the name).
Anyway, the fact is that what I am already doing what I want to do (i.e. to have an extra pair MyWifeName "mywifename@myimapserver" for messages being sent from the same account) when using my .Mac account, but I can't do it with my other imap account. The workaround I cited in my first email is the best I could achieve so far, but it is a sub-optimal solution to say the least. Maybe there is a way of choosing an "extra" full name "alias" pair for the message being composed.
All the best,
Paulo
PowerMac Dual G5 2 Ghz, Powerbook G4 12" 1.5GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

TS2755 Imessage is failing to send messages

I am trying to send message using my Iphone 4. Recently, I have installed new IOS7 and then new fix of IOS 7.0.2.. My Imessage application keep failing on sending message...
Regards,

A phone reset or going to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings resolves the issue.
iOS7.0.3 will be available next week that resolves this issue.

Does it charge you for GPS connection when using t...

I have an N73, my tomtom software and bluetooth gps reciever are on the way.
Will it charge me for using tomtom by the minuete when usung 02 pay and go or not?
The prices for using the internet on my phone are rediculus so hopefullly not.
I assume when using it for a journey it wont be costing me by the minuete to have my tomotm telling me directions via my phone?
Could anyone answer this question please
Thanks

No it won't cost you anything while you are using TomTom. BUT if you sign up for Traffic which warns you of holdups, accidents etc it will cost about £40 a year payable to TT and any fees payable to 02 for downloading data every quarter of an hour or so. The GPS connection is via Bluetooth so it costs the same as running an earpiece ie nowt! You may well be able to run them at the same time.

HELP!!!! iMessages on iOS6 is sending messages from my iPhone to both my iPad, my other iPhone and other friends iPhones! and receiving messages from friends on both iPhones and iPad.

Why is the new iOS6 using iMessage and FaceTime and sharing messages across all iPad, both iPhones, and friends messages coming in are sent to all units? SHARING??? How do you fix this?

HI,
On the iPhone and iPad you can "turn off" the Apple ID in Settings > Messages > Received At (and possibly) > Caller ID.
iOS 6 will delete the email/Apple ID across all devices (you get a warning) but presumably Messages is either left alone on the Mac or you add the ID back in again.
AS has been said you can then set up each device with it's own Apple ID
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How can I set up imessage on iPhone to send messages from the name of number but not e-mail.

I can set up iMessage on Macbook to send from the name of number, but can't do it on my iPhone after upgrading to 6.1

If your iPhone and iPad are both running iOS 6, and your iPhone successfully registered it's phone number in Settings>Messages>Send & Receive, all you should have to do on your iPad is go to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive and sign in with the same Apple ID you are using on your phone.
If it is, and it still isn't working, try going to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive, tap the ID, sign out, then sign back in.

HT3529 does imessage use up my data

does imessage use up my data?

Only if the game or app requires an internet connection and when not connected to the internet via an available wi-fi network your iPad has access to.
To test if a game or an app requires internet access to function, turn on Airplane Mode before using the game or app. If internet access is required, you will be provided a warning message that internet access is required.

Which load testing tool is appropriate for sending message to a tcp socket

Hi,
I am new to the testing world. I have developed a messaging application, where the client sends his requests on to the server program which opens a socket and listens for messages. Then all mesaging goes on. I want to load test my application. I have tested it with Apache's JMeter, besides that are there any other load testing tools.
The clients need to send messages on a tcp socket. I really need this, please help me.
Thanks,

Dude,
Write one!
I test any servers I've written by hammering them by writing a multi-threaded test program to simulate client activity, namely an initial login and then whatever other activity the client would usually perform. Maybe in your case this would involve the sending of messages, the checking/reading of new messages and logging out.
I usually get my timing statistics by simply capturing a start time and an end time (the difference being the m/s taken). ie: using java.util.Date.
Run the test program from a single host to iron out any initial problems, but then be sure to run it from as many different hosts as you can get your mitts on!

HT3529 Does IMessage charge anything for sending messages Internationally?

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