Not receiving message on iphone, but yes on ipad

Having weird problem with iMessage.
First, I have a iMac osx 10.8.3, iphone5 ios 6.1.3, and new ipad (3) ios 6.1.3
All our configured to receive imessages using my email and telephone number.
Sending doesn't seem to be a problem, but when I receive an imessage, the ipad usually gets it first, and sometimes, it doesn't go to my phone until much later. The ipad is connected to WIFI (no sim), and the iphone is also connected to same wifi network.
If I do not acknowledge the imessage (ie, if i dont view it), then it ends up showing up on the imac.
---- My iphone is my primary communications tool, is there a way to make sure the imessage goes onto it? I don't really need it going to my ipad if its going to be at the expense of it going to my iphone.
Thanks
Mike

Is the account a POP account?
If so, do you leave the Mail app on your Mac launched and running actively checking the account for new messages while the Mail app on your iPhone is doing the same?
If so, quit the Mail app on your Mac when not being used. A limitation with a POP account is only one email client at a time can check the incoming mail server for new messages. If a 2nd email client attempts to do the same while another email client is communicating with the imcoming mail server, the server will temporarily block the 2nd email client preventing it from communicating with the server. Any new emails should be downloaded with the next attempt, but this might be causing problems identifying some of the new messages at the server already downloaded with the iPhone's Mail app. A POP account is designed for being accessed with a single email client only.
No such problem with an IMAP account.

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