For those people who think they dont like iMessage, or dont get it:

[kre62]

Let me present two scenarios for you:

Scenario 1) Texting works exactly as you are used to right now, this instant. Every text you send or recieve counts against your text plan.

Scenario 2) Texting works exactly as you are used to right now, this instant. Half your text messages are now free.

As you might have guessed, scenario 2 is with iMessage enabled. There is absolutely no reason, whatsoever, why a sane person would choose scenario 1 over 2. There are no drawbacks to using iMessage, no differences, no costs.

It's a gift from Apple, treat it as such.

 

[geiman]

Let me present two scenarios for you:

Scenario 1) Texting works exactly as you are used to right now, this instant. Every text you send or recieve counts against your text plan.

Scenario 2) Texting works exactly as you are used to right now, this instant. Half your text messages are now free.

As you might have guessed, scenario 2 is with iMessage enabled. There is absolutely no reason, whatsoever, why a sane person would choose scenario 1 over 2. There are no drawbacks to using iMessage, no differences, no costs.

It's a gift from Apple, treat it as such.

Agreed, very well put. Not sure why anyone would badmouth it, but then again....

 

[Daveoc64]

Let me present two scenarios for you:

Scenario 1) Texting works exactly as you are used to right now, this instant. Every text you send or recieve counts against your text plan.

Scenario 2) Texting works exactly as you are used to right now, this instant. Half your text messages are now free.

As you might have guessed, scenario 2 is with iMessage enabled. There is absolutely no reason, whatsoever, why a sane person would choose scenario 1 over 2. There are no drawbacks to using iMessage, no differences, no costs.

It's a gift from Apple, treat it as such.

If you read the other thread you'll see plenty of reasons why Scenario 2 doesn't always exist. There are plenty of reasons not to use iMessage.

 

[Applejuiced]

Seems kinda like an iOS thing like BBM messanging between blackberries.
Cool addition IMO. If you dont want you dont have to use it right?

 

[Daveoc64]

Seems kinda like an iOS thing like BBM messanging between blackberries.
Cool addition IMO. If you dont want you dont have to use it right?

You can turn it off easily.

 

[newagemac]

Agreed, very well put. Not sure why anyone would badmouth it, but then again....

Probably RIM or Android fanboys realizing Apple just upped the stakes considerably.

 

[bova80]

you started another thread when there was one already like this with basically the same title and on the main page

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1166367/