How send SMS from iPhone to turbo2 over wifi

[SMYDSMITH]

Is this possible ?
I heard iMessage won't be able to but there might be another app?
Anybody have the facts
iPhone 6 Verizon

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[PereDroid]

How about Facebook Messenger?

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[JandN2639]

Text messages work on all phones. We use that.


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[SMYDSMITH]

I tested sending from iMessage to turbo2 over WiFi and texts did not work but pictures did I am not sure why

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[JandN2639]

You may want to check with your cellular provider. That might be the problem.


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[me just sayin]

have you tried google voice?

 

[SMYDSMITH]

Anything with data can go over wifi but imessage uses sms for texts to droid and data apple to apple but pictures use data iMessage to droid. It would be nice if they could make texts have an option to use data instead of cellular like apple iMessage does apple to apple. Other apps that use pure data work fine.

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[JandN2639]

We have an iPhone and an Android phone, and they usually communicate back and forth and with other people's phones without any trouble. That's why I think you should talk to your cellular provider. Ours is T-Mobile.


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[PereDroid]

I think some of you are missing the point here? Or maybe I am. I thought he didn't have cellular on the T2

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[TisMyDroid]

I think some of you are missing the point here? Or maybe I am. I thought he didn't have cellular on the T2

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Yes, I believe you are right, PereDroid. Smyth is trying to send text messages without having carrier/phone service. Typical text messages don't work over wifi only. They need phone service to work.

There are some text apps that do work over wifi only and as "me just saying" mentioned, Google voice also can send texts over wifi only. When my son was over seas (because we didn't want to pay the outrageous price for international service), we used a texting app that works over wifi... except I don't remember what that app was. Try searching the play store.

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[TisMyDroid]

I believe we used text free.

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[me just sayin]

you can also send sms messages from email to mobile and you can send text messages from mobile to email.

 

[SMYDSMITH]

I am talking about the strange way regular text messages behave over wifi. Text won't sent but pictures will as I assume pictures need data. So I think if you send a picture with text at the bottom you can text over wifi but if it's just text it won't work. I am only talking about native texting apps not alternatives like Google voice or Facebook etc etc

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[radon222]

That's because SMS (pure text) is handled differently than MMS (multimedia) messages.

 

[TisMyDroid]

I am talking about the strange way regular text messages behave over wifi. Text won't sent but pictures will as I assume pictures need data. So I think if you send a picture with text at the bottom you can text over wifi but if it's just text it won't work. I am only talking about native texting apps not alternatives like Google voice or Facebook etc etc

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Actually, I believe pictures won't send over wifi either... but also need a data plan when using stock messaging apps.

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