How to Remove imessage from ipad

I Don't want to use imessage on my ipad so I turned it off in settings. But when I try to send a regular message from my ipad it is asking me for my id to use imessage. How do I stop this from happening? I just want the old message system. Thanks. I have the ipad air.

iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Sep 5, 2016 11:02 AM

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Posted on Sep 5, 2016 11:05 AM

The only other message system is SMS, which requires a cellular account. To use it on the iPad, it needs to be connected to an iPhone to be able to send an SMS. Without a phone linked to the iPad, there is no way to send an SMS, you could only send iMessages.

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