how to merge phone number with imessage on 10.8.2

i updated to 10.8.2 and i had already been using imessage on 10.8.1 and before. i went to imessage and there is no option or alert or anything to add my phone number to it. i use the same apple id on my iphone and receive imessages at both my apple id email address and phone number. i have tried signing out, deleting all my messages, ive tried signing out restarting my macbook pro and signing back in, still nothing. any way to manually set it up or refresh the account?

update: i guess everyone says i need to update my iphone to ios6 first. i'm just going to wait for my iphone5 on friday to set this up as im not yet going to update to ios6 on my 4S

Message was edited by: vikgrover87

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 12:37 PM

73 replies

broit

Level 1

4 points

Oct 16, 2012 10:53 PM in response to vikgrover87

Tried xxx-xxx-xxxx and it did not work had to do 1+xxx-xxx-xxxx that worked perfect.

Nov 27, 2012 4:19 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Hey, just a basic "reset network settings" helped. Thanks for your help! :-)

Dec 1, 2012 10:37 PM in response to Mrslankford

aww after messing around with this for hours i finally got it...dont ask how but it just popped up!!!

Dec 7, 2012 5:28 AM in response to Caleb Peters

You are right! As soon as I addressed the problem on my phone first, it worked for my ipad and allowed me to add addressess, etc.

Dec 10, 2012 10:13 AM in response to vikgrover87

Is there a way to make this work under 10.7.4? My macbook is too old for 10.8.

Dec 10, 2012 3:46 PM in response to vikgrover87

i am from Singapore . how should i enter the number?

my country code is +65

Dec 11, 2012 3:43 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

the issue is on the mac when i tried to add the number as an email address, i do not get any email for verification

Dec 12, 2012 5:32 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

thanks it worked , as i was using another Apple id and it have been already been registered under another one ....

Mar 4, 2013 1:29 PM in response to Caleb Peters

thanks Caleb!! this worked beautifully to change my # to an overseas #! thank you!

RobNYC

Level 1

43 points

Mar 16, 2013 9:47 AM in response to cmelich

Thank god that worked. After turning it all off and starting it back up my phone number started showing up on messages on my Mac and back again on my iPad. Thanks.

pravijn

Level 1

0 points

Apr 3, 2013 1:27 AM in response to Darren Raymond

Thanks, that worked for me!

Sep 27, 2013 11:26 PM in response to TechAddict

THANK YOU!!!! Finally!!!!

Jan 2, 2014 3:37 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

how do u get to that account setting page?

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