I was wondering if there was a way to get SMS and MMS to work over wifi with any app other than verizon messages. I've been a big user of that since they incorporated individual sounds for contacts. However, their most recent update has made MMS stop working entirely so I've gone back to Messenger for now. But last night I was at a bar with a friend and for whatever reason, inside the building a VZW signal was impossible. Outside the building it was fine....but inside it just dropped out. Wifi worked fine, but I was unable to send or receive any messages. Hangouts I cant remember if it could handle wifi for sms or not...and hangouts is not playing the correct sounds I select for contacts on my 6p.
i'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who used verizon messages that had mms stop working since that latest update. Of course they won't support the Nexus 6p, so I think we're stuck in a waiting game for now.
If you use Google Voice, you can use Hangouts for calls/sms/mms over WiFi or mobile data.
No.. I don't use Google voice. I've had my number far too long to switch to a Google voice number. I like the stock app.... But having the ability to text over wifi was nice with Verizon messages. I had a nasty exchange with their tech support. They kept telling me the same crap. I had to tell them as a nexus owner I'm not a tech idiot. It's on their end and started with their update. Fix it. Of course they continue to tell me it's my fault some setting isn't enabled when it is.
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No.. I don't use Google voice. I've had my number far too long to switch to a Google voice number. I like the stock app.... But having the ability to text over wifi was nice with Verizon messages. I had a nasty exchange with their tech support. They kept telling me the same crap. I had to tell them as a nexus owner I'm not a tech idiot. It's on their end and started with their update. Fix it. Of course they continue to tell me it's my fault some setting isn't enabled when it is.
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You can move your number to google voice.
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No.. I don't use Google voice. I've had my number far too long to switch to a Google voice number. I like the stock app.... But having the ability to text over wifi was nice with Verizon messages. I had a nasty exchange with their tech support. They kept telling me the same crap. I had to tell them as a nexus owner I'm not a tech idiot. It's on their end and started with their update. Fix it. Of course they continue to tell me it's my fault some setting isn't enabled when it is.
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Just to respond to your google voice question. I had a number for almost 14 years. I ported that number over to Google Voice for 20$ one time fee and forwarded my google voice to my cell phone number.
I've been scouring the web for an old version of Verizon Messages and am coming up short. I'm hoping that by installing an old version, it will fix our issues. I'm going to try contacting the developer.
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I've been scouring the web for an old version of Verizon Messages and am coming up short. I'm hoping that by installing an old version, it will fix our issues. I'm going to try contacting the developer.
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Its available on Amazon App store incase you are wondering.
right, but that is a really old version. I want the one right before this most recent update that broke it. Thank you though.
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right, but that is a really old version. I want the one right before this most recent update that broke it. Thank you though.
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it is available on apkpure site. You can find many old versions. Just do a quick google search and you should find it.
Search Term: Verizon Messages APK
If I can find my S4 and charge it... I can use apk extractor to grab the old version of my S4 from before my nexus arrived. Also might be on my N7 if that hasn't automatically updated.
Big thanks to chichu_9! Inwas able to get last month's version on apkpure and now mms is working again, over wifi and vzw network. I just can't update the app anymore
Thanks @chichu_9 I got the apk from apk pure and all is working well again. Thanks.
So the Verizon Messages 6.0.2 works over wifi... correct?
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So the Verizon Messages 6.0.2 works over wifi... correct?
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yes, that is the version that I rolled back to on my phone and it has been working over wifi. MMS group messages have also been working.
I have 6.02 as well and everything is fine. I received an email from the VZW messages app team and they are aware and "working" on the problem
Adblock plus is blocking mms as of now. Remove it and mms will be back.
I don't have ad block and MMS is still not working on VZW messages. I'm completely stock. It's a problem with the latest update. According to Verizons email they sent me.. "we are aware of the problem and working to correct it"
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I just got into this article, new version 2.2 has just been released:
http://droidedup.com/2010/05/hullomail-2-2-for-android-now-available/
http://www.hullomail.com/us/android.html
And I found one alternative:
http://www.youmail.com
Is anyone using it with HTC Desire?
Any issue with it? Please if you can give short review
Have been using the previous version with no issues. Not had a lot of VM's but it works in that it sends you an MP3 of the message to your email address, or you can call the local number (included in your contract minutes normally) to retrieve the message as you normally would. You can also set custom greeting message if you wish. I would definately recommend - I've been on T-mobile in UK for few years and retrieving VM's were always the only 'external' charges on my bill each month - no more!
Thanks for your info. But I found this app is only for UK and US...
It is not available for other countries
Too bad, I live in NL.
And I can't find alternative.
I was thinking if there is an app that can simply record voicemail to local phone storage as mp3. That would be enough...
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Have been using the previous version with no issues. Not had a lot of VM's but it works in that it sends you an MP3 of the message to your email address, or you can call the local number (included in your contract minutes normally) to retrieve the message as you normally would. You can also set custom greeting message if you wish. I would definately recommend - I've been on T-mobile in UK for few years and retrieving VM's were always the only 'external' charges on my bill each month - no more!
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Found http://www.youmail.com/
The thing that I dont understand, how does it works "actually"? Because the basic service is free.
From their FAQ:
Q. How does YouMail work?
It's really simple. Calls you don't answer get forwarded to YouMail instead of your current wireless voicemail. That's it.
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So, I will still pay to forward the voice mail to YouMail, correct?
I tried hullomail for about a day, and frankly didnt really like it,
had to sign in every time etc.. was just annoying so gave it up
Sign in? I never have to sign in. The only problem with hullomail I guess is that if you have your internet connection off, you wont get to know that you have a voicemail. (someone plz correct me if i am wrong here)
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Sign in? I never have to sign in. The only problem with hullomail I guess is that if you have your internet connection off, you wont get to know that you have a voicemail. (someone plz correct me if i am wrong here)
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Unfortunately, this appears to be the case - if your phone is offline you get no notification. Hullomail originally offered SMS notifications, but they are no longer available. Customers who set-up SMS notifications in the past are still receiving them however!
WORKAROUND TO RECEIVE OFFLINE HULLOMAIL SMS NOTIFICATIONS
When a voicemail or missed call is registered by Hullomail, the system can send you both an email with the details/message, and a separate notification email.
It's possible that you could set the notification to go to an email>sms address - a number of providers, including some mobile companies - offer this service. (ipipi is one such provider that used to.. You'd have to double check)
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Unfortunately, this appears to be the case - if your phone is offline you get no notification. Hullomail originally offered SMS notifications, but they are no longer available. Customers who set-up SMS notifications in the past are still receiving them however!
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My SMS notifications has stopped.
UpdateHullomail now offers SMS notifications, and transcription.
Both services are at a cost, and can be purchased in the 'in-app store' after installing the app in Google Play. One or more services might not be available for certain countries.
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I've been using this for years, on Blackberries then Androids. It's always been flawless for me, and it's handy to have a permanent email with the voicemail attached. The facility to "just" dial in to get your voicemails when there's no data signal is great too.
i am hurting so badly right now at the concept of not being able to get google voice on this.
UNBELIEVABLE..this is just horrible. And i trully believe they wont make a native app for it..like a tablet version as verizon has said this is not capable of text messages.
UPDATE: EVERYONE i created a official google forum request for this amazing app to be used. PLEASE JOIN and voice you opinion on it being needed, WE WILL GET AN ANSWER!!!
thread with google forum is here! Cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978779
Set the texts to go to email. You can respond via email as well.
I still cannot convert completely to Google Voice as you cannot get picture messages.
Yea you can get your texts, but where do your friends send you a pic to?
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I still cannot convert completely to Google Voice as you cannot get picture messages.
Yea you can get your texts, but where do your friends send you a pic to?
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I know it sucks but for now have them send MMS to email.
picture mms
heres the thing, i ported my number, saved a boat load of money, managed to have all my friends send me pictures through gmail. its more conveneint anyways.
all in all google voice is amanzing and i heavily use it, if you read up on all it can do (and ..its ALOT)
i refuse to believe this is happening and google cant utilize its tablet market..it would be suuuuch a win. also i do believe mms will happen eventually as this is the last year that their service is considered...free...so hmmm
jesus i need a xoom google voice app, and a crack rock
Have you tried side loading the Google voice app? If so does it just FC when you try to open it?
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Have you tried side loading the Google voice app? If so does it just FC when you try to open it?
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Yes and yes. No worky.
i tried going off my app purchas history doesnt work
You could always do the e-mail thing, and create a new gmail specifically for the texts. IE. [email protected] or w/e, then you can have pictures sent there, and you can use the gmail widget basically as a text app, since you're e-mailing you're texts back you should be able to send mms right through the e-mail, then you really don't have to worry about having a voice app, and got a cool widget for your texts.
I might do that now that i think about it.
I am mad about the lack of Xoom support also, but where theirs a will, there is a way.
raddude, smart move but i dont think i have the stomach for another email addy. im so in tune with texting via computer off my google voice and how smooth it is from there to my nexus. i want to say i believe in google and see some how..some way..a jump over verizon's limitations on this but i dont know
Your world sure comes crashing down around you a lot. You should get some medication.
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hahahahah i know i love going all bi polar when something doesnt go my way, helps gain views/responses...would be wierd if i was like google voice/whatever
haha
Ok, so I'm a little confused by this post. Is there some indication out that there there will NEVER be a google voice app for tablets/xoom? If so, where is the documentation supporting this?
I assume (and maybe incorrectly) that a google voice app on the xoom is just a matter of time (like flash and enabling the SD slot), not any direct statement made by google.
Does anyone have any concrete information of either scenario?
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Ok, so I'm a little confused by this post. Is there some indication out that there there will NEVER be a google voice app for tablets/xoom? If so, where is the documentation supporting this?
I assume (and maybe incorrectly) that a google voice app on the xoom is just a matter of time (like flash and enabling the SD slot), not any direct statement made by google.
Does anyone have any concrete information of either scenario?
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I don't believe so. I think people are just "OMG PANIC!" because not everything is exactly how they want it on a release day.
Patience truly is a virtue.
Just to add idle speculation into the fire, i am almost positive that we will get the iPad treatment vis a vis Google Voice. Meaning they need to get a version of the app going for android that does not integrate with a dialer.
I would love to have a voip option or something, but VZ and all US Carriers do not want us to use our devices as phones, they want us to have 2 lines with them! Galaxy Tab, which in the rest of the world is effectively a giant Galaxy S with dialer, etc, on all US carriers has had its calling disabled (of course since its froyo it was easy for at least the tmo ones to get the feature back).
This is not a Google issue, but rather one of the carriers not wanting us to not pay them for our minutes.
I think some folks might also be getting confused with the following Verizon statements quoting Verizon as saying the receiving or sending of SMS or MMS won't be supported by Verizon on this device.
I just interpret that as meaning that Verizon will not let the device natively receive and send SMS/MMS like a regular cell phone or provide phone apps to do this. Because GV does SMS/MMS via data and not through the normal SMS/MMS mechanism I would assume that Verizon's statement doesn't exclude the potential for GV on the device at all...
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Just to add idle speculation into the fire, i am almost positive that we will get the iPad treatment vis a vis Google Voice. Meaning they need to get a version of the app going for android that does not integrate with a dialer.
I would love to have a voip option or something, but VZ and all US Carriers do not want us to use our devices as phones, they want us to have 2 lines with them! Galaxy Tab, which in the rest of the world is effectively a giant Galaxy S with dialer, etc, on all US carriers has had its calling disabled (of course since its froyo it was easy for at least the tmo ones to get the feature back).
This is not a Google issue, but rather one of the carriers not wanting us to not pay them for our minutes.
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Except Skype works on 3g and Wifi on the xoom
Okay, i'm rooted and have been Running MIUI for a few months without issue.. Last Friday i did a FULL WIPE (factory reset, cache and delvik) and upgraded to the newest 1.7.15 MIUI ROM -- everything worked fine.. except for my text messages.. I wasn't receiving any.. I could send them out fine.. i just dont get any.. so after i tried to do EVERYTHING to fix it.. nothing worked, and i decided, oh well I'll flash back to Sense until next release.. Well i flashed back to sense (Did a full wipe, then a nandroid restore) and my Text messages STILL do not work.. I have never used Google Voice, but i was told that could be the cause, so i opened it and turned it on.. and i was able to get text messages to my google voice box) I do not like google voice, nor do i want to use google voice.. So i then went from my PC and disabled google voice from within my PC's browser, and i then uninstalled it. Now i'm back to not being able to receive text messages...
Does anyone have ANY idea what so ever could be the cause of this? I am completely stumped. I thought 100% it was an issue with MIUI, but i cant even get them on my Sense ROM.. All of my calls and sent text messages work fine, but i receive no incoming text, nor notifications or anything that i'm getting any texts... Yet if i use google voice, i can get my text messages..
Any help would be greatly appreciated
I have also Updated my Profile and PRL
if i go into HTC Software Updates it says there is a 2.3 Gingerbread update 4.24.651.1 (6.07MB)
but i am on the rooted stock gingerbread version of that i believe, unless another update came out after the original June 4th gingerbread release, because ever since then i've been on MIUI anyway
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I just attempted a Full factory reset, and i still cannot get any text messages
I am chatting with sprint and he told me to try these codes in the phone dialer
##DATA#
##72786#
and they used to work, but now it just freezes my phone dialer and nothing happens...
What the hell is going on? EVERYTHING ELSE works just fine except for receiving text messages
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if you have sprint with Google Voice Enabled on every time you install Google voice it disables incoming text to your number, click on the gear on the right top corner on your Google voice account page - Click Voice Settings - Click Edit on your phone number - make sure this is checked.
Text Settings:
X - Receive text messages on this phone (mobile phones only)
Question #2 --
The sprint guy i'm talking to said he will waive the $100 insurance fee and ship me a new phone if i want.. If i agree to this, will the new phone ship with a 2.3 gingerbread version that is unable to be rooted?
Or have they finally rooted that also? Last i checked i heard people who accepted the OTA update lost their root and there was no way to get it back
I actually just got a refurb a couple of days ago, they seem to all be coming with new hboot. So no root yet.
Well i did re-download google voice, but i never enabled it or even ran it for that matter, and i have sense enabled it and used it.. then disabled it and i still do not get any texts
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Question #2 --
The sprint guy i'm talking to said he will waive the $100 insurance fee and ship me a new phone if i want.. If i agree to this, will the new phone ship with a 2.3 gingerbread version that is unable to be rooted?
Or have they finally rooted that also? Last i checked i heard people who accepted the OTA update lost their root and there was no way to get it back
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Not rooted yet but there are a few people working on it. A few days ago a leaked video from AlpharevX showed they unlocked the 3d and sensation, and according to them this method works for all current HTC bootloaders. So if you don't mind not having root for a while get one, if not then don't switch. Who knows how long before a root method actually gets out for the Evo with 2.3.3. Could be today or next month.
did you try what i mentioned above go to google.com/voice (on your computer) and make sure that option is on. This only happens when you Enable your sprint number with Google voice.
Yes i have been on google voice all morning, but when i click on the gear in the top corner now nothing happens, i cant get into settings ever since i disabled google voice, all that happens is a little blue bar appears on the same page.. are you suggesting that i re-download google voice, set it up again and then i'll be able to go back into the account settings? because so long as it's disabled i am unable to view any google voice setting page
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Yes i have been on google voice all morning, but when i click on the gear in the top corner now nothing happens, i cant get into settings ever since i disabled google voice, all that happens is a little blue bar appears on the same page.. are you suggesting that i re-download google voice, set it up again and then i'll be able to go back into the account settings? because so long as it's disabled i am unable to view any google voice setting page
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That's weird... it might be your browser it should let you add a number even though you don't have any on there.
google.com/voice?pli=1#phones | to go directly to settings page |
I found this thread in the google voice and my issue has apparently happened to this person also and he was not able to resolve it, and actually had to get a new phone.. Which is what i think I'M going to have to do, but i DONT want to do that because i hate SENSE, and i want to run MIUI... but there is no root for the new OTA 2.3 gingerbread, does anyone have ANY IDEAS? how can i completely disconnect google voice?
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice/thread?tid=7a4e7d5494abe0d9&hl=en
Panic Eye.. I have re-downloaded google voice, and i am using it now.. as it's the only way i can get text messages, after searching and searching i have found a plethora of people who are having my exact same issue.. and i have yet to find a single one who has found a fix for the problem.. all of them say that sprint just suggests new phones to them.. this is nuts.. it's obviously a google voice issue, but no matter how many times i disable google voice from my pc, or from my phone, it doens't fix it.. I've even done a full factory reset and didn't log into my gmail account.. which should definitely get rid of any google voice crap, but it doesn't .. so maybe it's a phone problem? i have no idea.. i'm completely stumped
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I found this thread in the google voice and my issue has apparently happened to this person also and he was not able to resolve it, and actually had to get a new phone.. Which is what i think I'M going to have to do, but i DONT want to do that because i hate SENSE, and i want to run MIUI... but there is no root for the new OTA 2.3 gingerbread, does anyone have ANY IDEAS? how can i completely disconnect google voice?
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Honestly I doubt it's your phone, it has something to do with sprint/google integration. I would try to convince a Sprint rep to deactivate and reactivate your phone, can't really think of anything else you could do besides attempting to re-enable Google Voice with the Google Voice app and try to access the settings on the browser again.
Bump -- Any help at all? Has no one else ever experienced this
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I believe I have the same problem. It's pretty frustrating.
So, I've been trying to get SMS working through google voice on my NC, with the latest nightly of CM7 running.
I got the latest "working" google voice I could find linked here on the forums. Got it setup and was able to get the voicemails on my account...
My issue though, is that I can't for the life of me get texting to work. Most of the threads I find on here about it are mostly people saying "It just worked for me." ...unfortunately, that doesn't really help if it didn't "just work".
Anyone have any tips on how to get it working, if it doesn't out of the box?
try DESKSMS
Yoinx said:
So, I've been trying to get SMS working through google voice on my NC, with the latest nightly of CM7 running.
I got the latest "working" google voice I could find linked here on the forums. Got it setup and was able to get the voicemails on my account...
My issue though, is that I can't for the life of me get texting to work. Most of the threads I find on here about it are mostly people saying "It just worked for me." ...unfortunately, that doesn't really help if it didn't "just work".
Anyone have any tips on how to get it working, if it doesn't out of the box?
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I Use DeskSMS for all my texting, its by far the best. It can link up through several accounts, and i use Trillian as my client, but you can use any client.(which i got free from Amazon free app day a while ago)....its still apparently in Beta, and i think its almost finished. Ive had it from the very beginning. Its FREE right now on the market, until they release the final version. Hope this helps...at least with the texting its flawless!
Bobby
Thanks for the info.
DeskSMS looks like it links up to itself running on your phone. I'm not really looking for something like that (phone's old school and not a droid) since it's not really a viable option.
I see people talking about how they are using Gvoice to send texts. Which is what I'm trying to get working, but it just absolutely refuses to. Like I was saying, I can access voicemails through the gvoice app. When I try to send a message in the messaging app, all I get is a "Service is unavailable" message.
I use the latest version in the market and have never had a problem with it.
This right here is your problem:
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When I try to send a message in the messaging app, all I get is a "Service is unavailable" message.
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You need to use the Google Voice app to send the SMS messages, not the native Android App.
Thanks dormido.
I actually just saw something about that while I was browsing around between the last post and yours.
The posting I had found said something about hitting "t" to bring up the texting window. I haven't gotten the keyboard up in the GV app yet, but I guess I'll have to look at it a little more since I have confirmation that's how it's done now.
Thanks
Actually....
I figured this out now.
Apparently, since I've had the same google voice number since it was closed beta (and haven't really used it since). It didn't have all the features enabled anymore. The site was missing the voicemail and text widgets as well. Changed to a new Gvoice number in settings, and it all works fine now.
I feel like an idiot for it being such a basic fix.
I just switched from iphone to nexus 4 and am on straight talk now.
I cant seem to get text from iphone unless my friends go in manually and change my contact info to send as sms and not as imessage. Needless to say thats alot of contacts to have change. I called apple support and they took my number off the imessage servers which is what i thought would work. Needless to say it still doesnt seem to work. They can receive my messages but i cant receive theirs. Does anyone have expeirce with this? Any ideas?
You aren't on iMessage anymore. It's proprietary. They'll need to switch to SMS when texting you. Sorry.
I never had an apple device so I'm not too sure about this, but maybe you can disable it somewhere in the settings of your apple id?
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If found some information on the apple support forums: https://discussions.apple.com/message/22436272#22436272
I would think it makes sense. Why would your nexus work with an I app. Daughter has iPhone 5. She text me just fine
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I just switched from iphone to nexus 4 and am on straight talk now.
I cant seem to get text from iphone unless my friends go in manually and change my contact info to send as sms and not as imessage. Needless to say thats alot of contacts to have change. I called apple support and they took my number off the imessage servers which is what i thought would work. Needless to say it still doesnt seem to work. They can receive my messages but i cant receive theirs. Does anyone have expeirce with this? Any ideas?
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Unfortunately, this is an issue with Apple. Slow process is to remove the device from your apple account. I forgot the link.
How I resolved it was by activating my account with an iPhone and changed the settings in messages to only send by sms, so it doesn't use iMessage anymore.
This resolved everything.
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Unfortunately, this is an issue with Apple. Slow process is to remove the device from your apple account. I forgot the link.
How I resolved it was by activating my account with an iPhone and changed the settings in messages to only send by sms, so it doesn't use iMessage anymore.
This resolved everything.
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oh k cool! glad you worked it out.