DaveWT
Well-Known Member
SMS Messaging continues to baffle me. In the early days of my cheap flip phone I could send a text with just basic cell service, no thoughts about wifi etc.
With my iPhone I am a very light user, so I have a basic plan with very limited data. Therefore I generally have cell data turned OFF until I really need it for something. Of course when on wifi I can send Messages (blue bubbles) to family who are also have iPhones and are on wifi. When I am away from home and not on wifi I can send a message (say to my wife, at home, who is on wifi) and it will go as a green bubble and be received at the time I send it. However if that person replies at that time, they see a blue bubble but I won't get that reply until I get back onto wifi, much later.
On my iPhone Settings > Messages > Send as SMS is on and the test underneath says "Send as SMS when iMessage is unavailable..." That probably explains why I was able to send the text message when I was not on wifi. But is there a setting I am missing that will allow me to receive a message when iMessage is unavailable to me?
With my iPhone I am a very light user, so I have a basic plan with very limited data. Therefore I generally have cell data turned OFF until I really need it for something. Of course when on wifi I can send Messages (blue bubbles) to family who are also have iPhones and are on wifi. When I am away from home and not on wifi I can send a message (say to my wife, at home, who is on wifi) and it will go as a green bubble and be received at the time I send it. However if that person replies at that time, they see a blue bubble but I won't get that reply until I get back onto wifi, much later.
On my iPhone Settings > Messages > Send as SMS is on and the test underneath says "Send as SMS when iMessage is unavailable..." That probably explains why I was able to send the text message when I was not on wifi. But is there a setting I am missing that will allow me to receive a message when iMessage is unavailable to me?