I'm shopping for a tablet. I can't decide between an Android or an iOS tablet.
I want to be able to send & receive text messages between iOS & Android.
I don't want to install 3rd party software on either phone or tablet.
My sister has an Android phone, but my cousin has an iPhone. When my cousin sends my sister a text message, iMessage breaks up the text message & my sister receives several text messages one after the other. Each text message that my sister receives is 1 or 2 lines of text.
I watched a YouTube video & the narrator explained that iMessage uses a wireless connection, but SMS uses a cellular connection. The wi-fi connection is unlimited & there's a cap on the cellular data plan. He explained that one goes into Settings & enables "Send as text message". According to the narrator, "send as SMS" is used if iMessage is unavailable. iMessage is turned on by default & "send as SMS" is turned off by default.
I don't have either an iPhone or an iPad. I have an Android phone that I'm stuck with until October 2016. Then maybe I'll get an iPhone.
Well, here's the situation. I'm sitting in my apartment near the router & I send a text message on my iPhone or iPad to my sister who has an Android phone. According to the Youtube video, the iPhone/iPad will use iMessage. Then my sister receives several text messages instead of one. I suppose that I have the option to turn off iMessage so that the iPhone/iPad is forced to send the text message as SMS.
This is a major consideration for me. It determines whether I will get an iPhone & iPad or stick with Android. If I'm going to have problems sending & receiving text messages between iOS & Android, I'll stick with Android.
So, is turning off iMessage & forcing the iPhone/iPad to send SMS a viable option?
I want to be able to send & receive text messages between iOS & Android.
I don't want to install 3rd party software on either phone or tablet.
My sister has an Android phone, but my cousin has an iPhone. When my cousin sends my sister a text message, iMessage breaks up the text message & my sister receives several text messages one after the other. Each text message that my sister receives is 1 or 2 lines of text.
I watched a YouTube video & the narrator explained that iMessage uses a wireless connection, but SMS uses a cellular connection. The wi-fi connection is unlimited & there's a cap on the cellular data plan. He explained that one goes into Settings & enables "Send as text message". According to the narrator, "send as SMS" is used if iMessage is unavailable. iMessage is turned on by default & "send as SMS" is turned off by default.
I don't have either an iPhone or an iPad. I have an Android phone that I'm stuck with until October 2016. Then maybe I'll get an iPhone.
Well, here's the situation. I'm sitting in my apartment near the router & I send a text message on my iPhone or iPad to my sister who has an Android phone. According to the Youtube video, the iPhone/iPad will use iMessage. Then my sister receives several text messages instead of one. I suppose that I have the option to turn off iMessage so that the iPhone/iPad is forced to send the text message as SMS.
This is a major consideration for me. It determines whether I will get an iPhone & iPad or stick with Android. If I'm going to have problems sending & receiving text messages between iOS & Android, I'll stick with Android.
So, is turning off iMessage & forcing the iPhone/iPad to send SMS a viable option?