iMessage delivery question

[Cod3rror]

Hey, I have a small question about iMessage,

If you send somebody an iMessage and they don't have an internet connection, do they receive the message when they go online?

From what I've tried, it seems that it does not work. If they are offline and the message does not go through, it fails and does not get delivered when they go online.

This is a bit disappointing TBH, considering with an app like Viber, you can send a message to a person that is offline and once they connect, they'll receive it.

Maybe I'm not doing something right?

 

[Small White Car]

Works for me. I came out of the train tunnel this morning and I got 2 iMessages that had been sent when I was in there.

I don't know why yours isn't working.

 

[JUiCEJamie]

Hmmm... That's strange! It works whilst I'm on the tube and out of 3G/WiFi.
Try signing out of iMessage, restarting the device, updating software etc etc.

Then try signing back in to iMessage. - Otherwise, I'd take it to an Apple Store.

 

[jwm2]

I've never had a problem receiving messages either. I turn my phone off at various times when i don't want to be bothered and when i power it back up the messages come through just fine.

 

[Cod3rror]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Turns out the other party did not have iMessages properly activated so they weren't going through, even though it indicated on my side that iMessage was on.