iMessage

How do you register a non apple phone in iMessage so you can send SMS and MMS

Rellis said:

How do you register a non apple phone in iMessage so you can send SMS and MMS

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Hi when you say 'non apple' ....if it's anything other than an iOS device or a Mac with iMessage then you can't text for free over Wi-Fi

OK but but how do you register a non IOS device, such as a non IOS mobile phone, so that you can SMS or MMS from a Mac computer iMessage?

Rellis said:

OK but but how do you register a non IOS device, such as a non IOS mobile phone, so that you can SMS or MMS from a Mac computer iMessage?

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I don't think you can...I think that the whole point was that it was Apple's way of rewarding iOS device users with a free way to message each other whilst also attracting new customers to the genre.

You shouldn't have to register phones in order to be able to send messages to them, just send them a message. I can send to non-iOS 'phones using iMessage on my iPhone, however, I have to pay for the message.

If you want to do it from your Mac, you may need an SMS/text message app like these:
SMS Free Send - Download
Download Free Texting for Mac - Send free SMS texts from your Mac. MacUpdate.com

It's not a matter of registering your phone. You need to have an iPhone, iPod, iPad running ios5 or 6, or a computer running mountain lion operating system. No third party hardware or software can use iMessage. It is a great function. Very useful for me when in Australia earlier this year.