I'm travelling from the UK to Ireland today, is iMessage free wherever you are providing the other person has an iPhone?
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Is imessage free to Ireland from UK?
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Both phones also need to be picking up 3G or wi-fi. If not it will default to standard messaging and you could be charged.
You'll still be charged roaming rates if you're using the 3G connection in Ireland. You'll need to use Wi-Fi for it to be completely free.
I'm in the US. I use iMessage to text a friend in Birmingham, England and another friend in Marybourough, Australia. It's free and I've done it on a 3GS running iOS 5 and 6. And it's still free using my iPhone 5.
Blue, you're good, green you aren't.
Blue, you're good, green you aren't.
If he's going from the UK to Ireland if it uses roaming data then blue will incur a data charge. However if he is using WiFi or will be in Northern Ireland (as it's part of the UK) then there wont be a charge.
On that note - is it possible to prevent a failed iMessage from being sent as a text? I have spent a fair bit of money having random iMessages to Australia decide to get sent as a text and cost me!
Thanks. I should have mentioned that the iPhone 3GS is WiFi only and my iPhone 5 is on an unlimited data plan. Sorry!
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Are you on WiFi and your friend not? See here.