Since updating my iPhone to iOS 7 I have not been able to message other iPhone users while not having wifi or data on my phone. Also, I can't receive or send group messages unless my data is on, even if I have wifi on, my iPhone will not send group messages. Is there any way to fix either of these issues? It'd be great to be able to text any one at any time again. Thank you for any help.
iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.3
Hope this article helps you:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5760
Please reply with any further questions.
iMessage requires that you have a data connection. If you don't want to use data, turn iMessages off. MMS requires data. There's no way around that if you want to send pictures. iPhones sometimes send group messages as MMS. That requires data.
Why can I not use SMS with other iPhone users like before iOS 7?
You can. Make sure you have an SMS plan with your carrier and turn of iMessage. You will still need a data connection to send pictures.
I do have an SMS plan with my carrier, but I am still not able to receive messages from iPhone users when I don't have data or wifi on. Before iOS 7 I could send and receive SMS messages from any iPhone user, now I can send them, but I do not receive the message until I cut my data on or am in range of wifi. Do the other iPhone users need to make sure their SMS settings are turned on? If this issue persist should I contact my carrier and see if there is an issue with my phone?
No, it's because those other iphone users are using iMessage to send the messages, IE not as SMS. This means you must have cellular data or wifi to recieve them. The only way around this is to completely disable your iMessage, and even then they may have to delete the thread and start a new one in order for their device to recognize that it needs to send you an sms.
iMessaging and Group Messages
