I am sending text messages to some people who think they come from my husband. Also evertime I send a text to my husband, a copy is sent to me too.

I am sending text messages to some people who think they come from my husband. They have both my name & number and my husbands name and number in their contacts. Also everytime I send a text to my husband, a copy is sent to me too. I do however receive text message from people to my phone and it seems to work fine if they do not have my husbands info.

You don't necessarily need separate AppleIDs, but you need to set the Send and Receive for Messages to different addresses (Settings App > Messages).

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Why do text messages from my iPad appear to some people as if they came from my email address instead of my phone number? This does not happen when I send text messages from my iPhone.

Why do text messages from my iPad appear to some people as if they came from my email address instead of my phone number? This does not happen when I send text messages from my iPhone.

You need to link your iPhone number to Messages - and Facetime if you use it. For Messages go to Settings>Messages>Send and Receive at>You can be reached by iMessage at. If your phone number is showing there, select it as your Contact address. If it doesn't appear in there, take a look at the end of this article for help.
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support

TS2755 For some reason when i send texts now they are saying that they come from my email address. any ideas how to fix this?

For some reason when i send texts now they are saying that they come from my email address. any ideas how to fix this?

Check Settings>Messages>Receive At>Caller ID, make sure it's set to your phone number not your email address.

I can't send iMessage to some people who I used to be able to, prior to iOS7 upgrade.

I can't send iMessage to some people who I used to be able to, prior to iOS7 upgrade. I'm sure these people are still using iPhones. Is there something to do with my settings? Or theirs?

I got my problem solved but I'm not sure what solved it. I DFU mode my iPhone and then restarted it, the other person only restarted it and now we can iMessage normally. Recently I had the same issue with a new contact but the next day got solved but I didn't do anything.
I hope this gives you some answers insetad of more questions =S...
Regards.

I receive numerous messages in "Bulk Mail". Where do they come from and how can I prevent them from being received? Thanks

I receive numerous messages in "Bulk Mail". Where do they come from and how can I prevent them from being received? Thanks

Once you're on a spammer's list, there's nothing you can do to stop the flood of e-mail messages. You can either control it, using spam filtering (which is what files those messages in the Junk Mail folder), or you can throw out your e-mail address and get a new one.
It's sad, but spam is simply a fact of life at this point, and there's nothing to be done about it. Legislation has been tried, with zero success, since most spam either comes from countries with no legislation or from personal computers that have been infected with malware and are part of a "botnet."

I used my appleid on my husband's phone. Our contacts merged and our phones both ring and he sees my texts. I deleted his contacts from my phone and they deleted from his phone also. How can I get my appleid off his phone and restore his contacts?

I used my appleid on my husband's phone. Our contacts merged, both phones ring and he sees my texts. I deleted his contacts from my phone and they deleted from his phone also. How can I get my appleid off his phone and retrieve his contacts?

Teacher48 wrote:
I used my appleid on my husband's phone. Our contacts merged, both phones ring and he sees my texts. I deleted his contacts from my phone and they deleted from his phone also. How can I get my appleid off his phone and retrieve his contacts?
Bad mistake. You shouldn't have used your Apple ID on his phone. And you made it worse because now the contacts are gone, as you deleted them from your phone, they got deleted on iCloud. Your husband should have his Apple ID.
There is really no way of recovering the deleted contacts unless you backed up using iTunes and even then you will only be able to recover those contacts that were on a call list. Read here:
iTunes: About iOS backups

HT3529 I'm trying to send messages to other people (who have iPhones, iPods etc.) from my iMac and as I hit the send button it always says "Messages couldn't send message to.." what do I do?

I'm trying to send messages from my imac to other people who have apple devices and it always says "Messages couldn't send message to..." how can I send messages now?

Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319
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
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
iOS: FaceTime is 'Unable to verify email because it is in use'
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3510
Using FaceTime and iMessage behind a firewall
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4245
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
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538
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/
Extra FaceTime IDs
http://tinyurl.com/k683gr4
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/
Fix Can’t Sign Into FaceTime or iMessage iOS 7
http://ipadtutr.com/fix-login-facetime-imessage-ios-7/
FaceTime, Game Center, Messages: Troubleshooting sign in issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3970
Unable to use FaceTime and iMessage with my apple ID
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4649373?tstart=90
How to Block Someone on FaceTime
http://www.ehow.com/how_10033185_block-someone-facetime.html
My Facetime Doesn't Ring
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19087457
Send an iMessage as a Text Message Instead with a Quick Tap & Hold
http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/18/send-imessage-as-text-message/
To send messages to non-Apple devices, check out the TextFree app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text-free-textfree-sms-real/id399355755?mt=8
How to Send SMS from iPad
http://www.iskysoft.com/apple-ipad/send-sms-from-ipad.html
You can check the status of the FaceTime/iMessage servers at this link.
http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
 Cheers, Tom

I have very thin, colored lines running vertical on my desktop monitor screen. I don't know where they come from or how to get rid of them. I started with one and now have three. Can anyone give me some insight about what to do in getting rid of them?

I have very thin, colored lines that have shown up on my IMac monitor screen. I don't know where they came from or how to get rid of them. I'm concerned now because I started with one and now have three. Does any know why this occurs or how to get rid of them?

I got an address from Applecare, although I can't place my hand on it right now. I didn't bother persuing the letter route myself as I didn't expect much. I know that the location was Cork, Ireland though as that where the UK Applecare is based as far as I'm aware. The best thing to do is to call Applecare (if it's free) and discuss the issue. State that you are not happy wit the fact that you will have to pay to have the problem resolved especiiay if it is an ongoing problem that has not been resolved. I ended up speaking to a senior manager of the Applecare team who then proceeded to tell me about mailing in my grievence to customer services division or something like that.
If I can find the address I may post it if I'm allowed.
In the case of age, Schools usually have a 5-year life-cycle as they tend to be used differently than consumer machines, i.e. being used constantly on a daily basis for at least 12 hours with no break. you would expect issues to appear after a few years, but I expect problems that arise through defects to be resolved and stay resolved. As I mentioned we had machines for around 2 years before the lines appeared and sent them to be repaired. I'm happy with that. What I am unhappy about is the fact that the problem has reappeared exactly in the same way and now I'm left with around 7 machines that I either pay loads to repair or, the more likely replace the machines with newer ones since the age is now big enough to warrant the replacement.
Sorry for the lengthy moan, but these are the reasons I purchased Apple ahrdware in the first place to avoid the "not our problem" stance some PC vendors usually take, similar to the Dell monitors thread mentioned in here somewhere.

TS3274 I can't send text message to some people in my contacts

I can not send text messages from iPad air to some of my contacts. I can send from iPhone

1. Messages on the iPad can only be sent to other iDevices and Mac Computers running Mountain Lion.
2. They must also be registered with iMessage
Note: The two above conditions must be met.

I need some people who can test the following for me - Wake on Ethernet Acc

Hey there,
i am sorry for crossposting but i need someone who can confirm something like a bug in 10.6.2 SL.
What you need:
Two Macs running 10.6.2 SL which are in the same Network.
The following settings need to be activated on both Macs:
1. System Preferences -> Energy Saver -> *Wake on Ethernet Access*
2. System Preferences -> Energy Saver -> Computer Sleep set to never
3. System Preferences -> Sharing -> Screensharing and File Sharing
What you need to do is simple. Start both Macs so that they see each other in their finder.
Now connect with one Mac to the other and wait a bit until you can see the folders of the distant Mac. As soon as those folders show up, click on the "Screensharing" Button on the upper right side of the finder. Enter your PW (if set up) and wait until you can control the other Mac. Now simply go to Apple -> Sleep on the Computer you just connected to via this screensharing session (by using this screensharing session and not the keyboard or mouse of this distant Mac). After this Mac went to sleep close the screensharing session.
Now you need to wait for 2 hours. You are not allowed to start or use the Mac you just set to sleep.(The other one which you used for connecting to the other Mac may be used just as normal).
Now here is the point where all of this gets "interesting". Because you enabled "Wake on Ethernet Access" the Mac you just set to sleep will wake up in about 2 hours to perform a sleep proxy announcement. Usually this Mac will wake up for 15 seconds without turning on the screen. After 15 seconds it should go back to sleep.
What i found out: As soon as you set your Mac to sleep by using a VNC Tool like this Screensharing App (i.e. because you are not in the same room/city/country as the other mac and you cannot put it to sleep manually with the attached keyboard) the Mac will wake up but will NOT go to sleep again. This makes the whole Back to my Mac and Wake on Demand feature useless as it was designed to safe power and not to start a Mac (that was set to sleep by Screensharing) after 2 hours without automatically put it back to sleep.
I need some proof that i am not the only one with this problem so i would really appreciate your help in this.. it will cost you 2 hours where you cannot use your second mac but it might be really useful to me if you have the same issues.
What i already did while troubleshooting:
-Reinstall the Firmware of my Cable Modem and Router
- Restart every of my 3 Macs which behave like this
- Reset PMU, SMC, NVRAM, PRAM and everything that is possible on every Mac
- Reinstall the OS (only thing i installed were the updates to 10.6.2) on every Mac. Same issue on a clean fresh install.
Thank you and happy new year from germany everybody
greetings
André

*Important notice for Macbook/Macbook Pro/Macbook Air Users:*
The "Wake on Ethernet Access" Option is only working when the Mac you just set to sleep via Screensharing is *connected to your power supply* *and its lid is NOT closed.* Please consider this in your testing.
Thank you!

HT3529 I have 5 GB of saved text messages. I delete them but they come back. Any clue?

How can I get messages to delete from my phone permanently?

Try the following:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder (Snow Leopard and Earlier).
or with Lion and Mt. Lion delete the contents the User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto/
Data/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
3 - reboot, restore the backup library launch iPhoto and check again.
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
If you're running Mavericks, 10.9, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:
where you can check the Show Library Folder checkbox.

When i send imessages they come from the wrong number, how do i change this to my number?

When I send an imessage the receiver see's the number that came with the phone before my number was transfered from old provider. This was also the number that was listed under contacts as "my number". how do I change this?

I had a similar problem when changing SIM cards during a journey to abroad. The new number was accepted, but after changing my SIM that number didn't disappear anymore. I wanted my number to be showed up in iMessage and FaceTime but no chance.
Just to make it clear I'm not talking about the number you are able to change in the settings, I'm talking about the number related within your iMessage and FaceTime settings. I found out that the phone number remains, even if you change your Apple ID or your SIM card.
Finally that worked for me:
1. disable SIM PIN and remove your SIM card
2. remove your Apple ID from the iMessage and FaceTime settings
3. restart your phone
4. insert your SIM card
5. activate iMessage without your Apple ID (wait a few minutes)
6. send an iMessage to an iMessage compatible Email account (the phone should now use your actual phone number)
7. activate your Apple ID within iMessage
That worked for me.

Can my IPod 4th generation send messages to people who don't have an IPhone or IPod?

I have updated my IPod and it isn't letting me send messages to other people who dont have an Apple Product. Why is that happening? Also my facetime isn't working. Why is that?

iMessage allows you to send unlimited text, photos, videos, locations, and contacts using Wi-Fi or 3G* from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to other iOS 5 users. "
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529
What is the issue with facetime?

Unable to Read some peoples type

when chatting on IChat, i able to read most everyones text when they IM me but for some reason there is a handful of people who when they IM me i can't read their text because their type is made up of all these asian looking symbols. Can someone please help direct me on how i go about changing this so that i am able to chat with everyone on my buddy list.

Hi Rawkus,
Welcome To The Apple Discussion Pages.
Do you have the Font Helvetica Fractions on your computer ?
If so delete it or disable it in Font Book.
Other than that you can set all incomming Messages to display in one font and or bubble colour in iChat > Preferences > Messages.
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My husband and I share an iTunes account. I just got a mac, but everything I send by message from the mac appears to come from his phone. How do I correct this?

My husband and I share the itunes account. I just got an iMac. Everytime I send a message from my iMac, it appears to come from my husband's account phone number. Is there any way to fix this? Also, when I open iMessages, all the texts are from his phone (his text conversations).
Thank you so much for your help!
Myrna

Try This:
Open up the imessage app on your Imac. Once you have it opened go to top left corner of your screen next to the apple picture and the word MESSAGES appears. Click on it then click on preferences and uncheck your husbands phone and number and or any other numbers which are checked. I had same problem this fixed it. Also if you wanted to you can open up your own Apple account, but that's not really necessary. My wife and I both share the same as you do

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