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Can I use an old phone number with imessage

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vistadude

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I have an iphone now and plan to get an android phone or windows phone, possibly even change carrier. My current phone number will be ported to the new phone. However, I want to keep my iphone active, either with a data only SIM or one of those prepaid sims. The iphone will get a new phone number, however, can I still send and receive imessages with the old number on the iphone?

Thanks.
 
Jessica Lares

Jessica Lares

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vistadude said:
I have an iphone now and plan to get an android phone or windows phone, possibly even change carrier. My current phone number will be ported to the new phone. However, I want to keep my iphone active, either with a data only SIM or one of those prepaid sims. The iphone will get a new phone number, however, can I still send and receive imessages with the old number on the iphone?

Thanks.
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No, I just checked for you.

The old number will be unavailable for iMessage, you'd need to use the new one that ships with the SIM.
 
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vistadude

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Thanks for the reply. Out of curiosity, do iPads with 3G or 4G have Phone numbers assOciated with iMessage?
 
aleni

aleni

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the best way to use ft and imessage is to set the sender id from your email instead. because this will never change.
 
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