Apple Launches Web Tool to Deregister Phone Numbers from iMessage

[H2SO4]

I didn't hear people complain when Apple implemented iMessage and saving $$$ in sms messages fees.

Can’t speak about other countries but in the UK there were so many contracts around that included more texts than the vast majority of people used that they wouldn’t have noticed.

For a while now I’ve had All You Can Eat data and 5000 texts per month. Speaking for myself Apple didn’t save me diddly.

 

[John.B]

Realizing this was from two weeks ago...

way too late but better late than never.

better yet there should be no need for this. iMessage should be designed better.

It's just "Messages" now (OSX and iOS), but your point is well taken. If nothing else, I would think deactivating "Find my Phone" or doing a remote wipe should have taken care of the Messages problem automatically.

 

[ksuyen]

Can’t speak about other countries but in the UK there were so many contracts around that included more texts than the vast majority of people used that they wouldn’t have noticed.

For a while now I’ve had All You Can Eat data and 5000 texts per month. Speaking for myself Apple didn’t save me diddly.

Actually it's the trend everywhere (inc Aussie, we have unlimited text on most contract), which sadly, might be due to the free service such as iMessage. If you don't think iMessage affect the decision to drop the fee from Telco, you'd be naive.