I have iPhone. Is it free to txt and call other iPhones ?

Your only options is to either find 3rd party apps that will allow you to try this, OR as far as text messages you can use iMessage to send texts to other Apple Devices for free if you are connected to wifi or data network. Free calling is usually more tricky..

The original poster's (who has disappeared without trace as always) question was "I Have an iPhone. Is it free to talk and txt other iPhones ? With any providers ?"

I know what "free" means. The meaning did not change at the turn of the century.

Apple to Apple is only free to use iMessage. iMessage will only work when connected to wifi network. As far as being able to send text messages to friends with AT&T and Verizon you will need to set up service through a wireless carrier.

Link below will explain a little more about iMessages and regular SMS/MMS text messages:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529

Err... most contracts give you a number of minutes of calls you can make, and a number of texts you can send, for the monthly fee. This is of course not exactly "free", but without that contract your phone is a useless brick.

The question is more complicated than you might think. Yes, iMessage is free between iPhones. In theory. But those phones have to be connected to the internet, and somebody has to pay for that connection. It is a common belief that wifi connections are "free", but somebody has to have a router and an internet connection, and is having to pay for that.

The only completely free way of communicating is shouting.

SLB wrote:

I have Verizon and a friend has AT&T ?? I was told apple to apple is free ??

No, it's not, unless you have an unlimited voice/text plan. If you have Verizon, call Verizon and get them to explain your plan to you. They will tell you what, calls, if any, are free.

And email is data. And data is part of your carrier contract, for which you are paying, and mostly has a limit. There is no such thing as free in the communications world! Somebody is paying! Or all these companies are charity services?

Hi JB,

From the Apple Support page:

Text one. Text all.

Send a message to one person or to many friends at once — along with photos, videos, or links you like. When someone replies, everyone sees it. With more people you’ll get more texts, but remember, it’s iMessage, so every text is free over Wi-Fi.*

*Messages may be sent as SMS when iMessage is unavailable; carrier messaging fees apply.

I don't think you get free texts when you are messaging to other iPhones over cellular....

Love it.

"every text is free over Wi-Fi.*"

So who is the poor idiot with the router and the internet connection and the cost of it? Why does everybody keep saying wifi is "free"?? If it is free, why are we all watching that we don't exceed our contract limits on its use?

It is "free" because you have it in any case for your regular internet needs - or coffee shops/airports have it for temporary patrons.

whats so hard about it to comprehend?

by the way, most broadband users with home routers have no limits on their use. (they may have a theoretical limit like 100gigs per month but you will never exc eed it nor have i heard of it being broadly enforced)

Not sure what you mean? If you are on Wifi, you do not pay carrier charges....

Are you suggesting that what you pay for your Internet service does not make it free? OK, but no one gets Internet service (Wifi) just to do text messages. And what contract limits are exceeded on an Internet Wifi connection exactly?

Also, if you are on anyone elses dime on Wifi, it is free....

GB

"free" in my book means "nobody pays". If you think your local coffee shop or airpiort are providing you with a "free" internet connection, you need to adjust your reality knob. You are paying for that connection.

well you probably need a new book now in the 21st century to understand the new concept of free 🙂

what you have said, everybody knows that. no-one is living in a false reality. you just have to understand what free means.

OK, you can split hairs, but you are totally getting away from the OP's question. They weren't asking about the percentage of their Internet bill or the cost of Wifi in Starbucks as reflected in their coffee. I'm fairly certain we can infer that they were asking about cellular costs and minutes used.

And you didn't answer my query about contract limits for Internet?

Cheers,

GB