My brother was recently stationed in London and I've been told that I can contact him via iMessage for free. What are the specifics? Will I be charged an international fee? Why does it matter whether I send it over cellular data or wifi?
iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4
Btreas88 wrote:
Why does it matter whether I send it over cellular data or wifi?
iMessage requires a data connection, either WiFi or 3G. If sent over 3G, while you won't be charged as if it were an International text, if will count against your data plan, same as any cellular data usage is.
iMessage is free between any iDevice anywhere around the world.
There are no international fees because it goes across the available data connection and I have personally used iMessage in the UK, Germany, France, Holland, Austria, Italy, Australia, and the USA.
Does it matter whether it's set up to go to my email or phone number? What is th difference?
No difference, the phone number/email become like a UserID when using iMessage.
Whatsapp works on a similar principle as iMessage in using the phone number as an ID for messaging.
Yes
Yes but between iOS devices only
He is also an iPhone user. Does it matter if I'm using wifi or cellular and does it matter whether it's set up to go to my email or phone number? What is th difference?
Can I use iMessage in the US to text to London for free?
