I know one thing- if people won lawsuits every time Apple, Google, or Microsoft made some software that had an issue that negatively affected something, all three of them would be out of business.
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Lawsuit Against Apple Over Android-Switching iMessage Issue Fails to Gain Class-Action Status
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Perfect description of Comcast.
http://www.salon.com/2014/07/15/comcasts_disconnection_nightmare_is_even_scarier_than_it_sounds/
Information about Judge Lucy H. Koh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_H._Koh
She is a Federal judge, appointed by Obama and confirmed by the Senate.
She is a Federal judge, appointed by Obama and confirmed by the Senate.
dont ever buy from apple, and you wont be in this situation in the first place.
btw i can only imagine the sh*tstorm and circlejerk if that was a google-issue.
Nobody would have talked.
Like always...
And mainly, haters like you, wouldn't be commenting on "DroidRumors".
Yes.
Apple user's error.
Android users can send and receive messages.
The problem is with Apple users that can't send messages to ex-Apple-now-something-else.
So, unless they are Apple users complaining because they can't send SMS to their Android friends, there's no use.
So it seems to be completely random on who it affects? Because I don't even bother switching my iMessages off when swapping SIM cards >_>
Ditto, iMessage should be linked to the sim being in an apple device to confiscate the phone number end of. Sure use email addresses but this should never have been allowed by networks for a phone not send a text message when sent from an iPhone.
I love the feature myself but it's not right that those who chose to switch were left with issues when the didn't turn it off. There will have been repercussions that caused lots of damage even death as a result of missed texts. It really is more serious that it's been made out to be. I wouldn't defend apple on this one!
The phone networks have no control over how iMessage functions even though it uses your phone numbers as a means of identification.
Some people on here just don't seem to get it? SMS has been in use for years and years, waaayyyy before the iPhone turned up, it has been a standard set up through the industry and carriers and has worked perfectly fine too. In the UK more SMS are sent then talk minutes used, I.E. people prefer to send text messages then talk. It has just grown and grown and grown in popularity.
Kids bought BlackBerry devices JUST because they could all use BBM for free. That's how big of a deal it is.
And because SMS was set up in such a fashion you just transferred you sim card or tel number to any device and carried on texting like normal.
And as far as I know, Apple is the ONLY and I do mean ONLY manufacture on the entire planet that has screwed up the SMS system for its own stupid replacement, because it wants to force everyone to use its standards and apps, that what Apple has always been about, ignoring the industry and doing everything itself. It is a highly anti competitive measure effectively forcing you to only use iOS or jump through many hoops to allow you to properly receive messages.
So perhaps those in here that think this is a waste if time should appreciate the fact Apple has managed to break a system with standards that have stood and worked fine for years. Hence they utterly deserve to be dragged through the courts, it should be the European competition commission courts really as they would be screwed then. But alas the American system will have to do.
I wouldn't touch iMessage with a 100 foot barge pole due to this issue.
Kids bought BlackBerry devices JUST because they could all use BBM for free. That's how big of a deal it is.
And because SMS was set up in such a fashion you just transferred you sim card or tel number to any device and carried on texting like normal.
And as far as I know, Apple is the ONLY and I do mean ONLY manufacture on the entire planet that has screwed up the SMS system for its own stupid replacement, because it wants to force everyone to use its standards and apps, that what Apple has always been about, ignoring the industry and doing everything itself. It is a highly anti competitive measure effectively forcing you to only use iOS or jump through many hoops to allow you to properly receive messages.
So perhaps those in here that think this is a waste if time should appreciate the fact Apple has managed to break a system with standards that have stood and worked fine for years. Hence they utterly deserve to be dragged through the courts, it should be the European competition commission courts really as they would be screwed then. But alas the American system will have to do.
I wouldn't touch iMessage with a 100 foot barge pole due to this issue.
Ah the same Obama that Apple went crying to like little boys when they were banned from importing iOS devices into America...
I agree, the mentally unwell should never be able to take anyone to court.
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Yes, there's an "OFF" switch.
It doesn't work! I had iMessage on for a week, then turned it off. Now I can't receive text messages most of the time from other iPhone users. It's erratic, sometimes working, sometimes going several days without getting a message from someone who is sending me messages every day.
Internet? Why would I need to send messages over WiFi? Cell service is everywhere.
Seriously? Big deal, you didn't calls for 2 weeks. Big deal you didn't get the service you paid for 2 weeks. Talk about ridiculous.
And that somehow excuses crippling a service that you are supposed to be getting? What if calls weren't being routed to your phone when you switch just because Apple didn't feel like it or overlooked some issue, would that be OK by that logic since whoever needed to get in touch with you could mail you a letter then or drive over to your house? A service from your carrier shouldn't be impacted by the previous device you had because of some oversight or issue that that device's manufacturer has/had.
I did. My reasons are manifold but don't bear repeating here. I did experience the "iMessages" problem. All it took was a call to Apple and about 20 minutes to fix the problem. They did not know I was a former employee so my issue didn't get any special handling.
Who is worse; the dumb bunny or the conniving lawyer?
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Apple for making you have to call them just so your SMS works properly..... do you have to pay the extortionate service charge also just to do that?
Seriously, do you just like to make stuff up for entertainment value? Nothing you have said is remotely correct.
iMessage does not know your number until you add it to begin with. iMessage does not "ping" the servers "every day or so", iMessage is a push notification service.
If people have more than one device with their phone number added to iMessage all they need to do is remove it. My daughter had this issue when she stupidly switched to android because her boyfriend gave her a phone. She forgot she had her number added to her mac iMessage accounts.
If you don't know how it works, why are you commenting? Normally when an uninformed user has an issue with their phone, they either call their service provider who will help, or the phone manufacturer who will also help.
The fact people go straight to a lawyer says more about them than the issue at hand. A simple web search would've given them the answer, but no, I'm angry I look so stupid, I'll go to a lawyer first. UN-freakin-believable.
This is about iMessage and texts not being received after switching from an iPhone to Android. It's 2015, if someone hasn't responded to my text and it's important, I will call. If they said they never received my text, obviously I'd try and send a message via SMS.
She could have asked her provider what the issue is, or go to an Apple Store to explain the situation. I've switched many times from iPhone to Android, never had an issue.
Society now days are cry babies, if they aren't happy they sue.
Yep, it's 2015, what we pay for should work and not at the discretion of someone else to whether or not we get what we are already paying for. Perhaps if a service/product provider didn't have issues that were being ignored there wouldn't be a need to try to sue or do something about it. If you disagree with that, I guess that's up to you, but that doesn't somehow make it right or good or not worthy of being complained about. There are likely people out there that even still disagree that the planet we are on is round.
