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Now that you have iMessage, have you cancelled your Text Plan?
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I have used iMessage once and I didn't think much of it. Being able to message people with iPads and iPod Touches is a great concept, but it is something that I don't personally require. Whatsapp is probably my most used method of messaging.
No I left my plan alone, a lot of my close family members/friends do have iPhones but not all of them. But I do believe I have unlimited texting. I wonder if turning off iMessage will make battery life even better.
Did not have to cancel. I never had an SMS plan to begin with. I'm sure that I am in the minority since I rarely send or receive text messages. I just pay as I use them. Last month I got 2 messages, one was from ATT. I prefer to call people since I get the instant gratification of getting an immediate reply.
We don't have a text plan. I use text free when I need to send a text (a rare occurrence since I prefer calling and actually talking to someone), and now that we have iPhones my wife and I will be using iMessage. I guess we can now officially enter the 21st century. 
No, not every one of my friends and family has an iPhone.
And ironically, those that do, only a handful are running iOS 5, the rest are still on older firmwares that do not support iMessage.
And ironically, those that do, only a handful are running iOS 5, the rest are still on older firmwares that do not support iMessage.
Honestly, When I was still on my BlackBerry I didn't have texting at all. 95% of the people I know have a BB. Infact, a few were ticked at me when I switched to iPhone.
I still miss BBM but texting and Whatsapp seems to be working well enough for me.
Exact same thing for me as well -
What exactly is the purpose of imessage, what is it good for, how does it improve the iphone4 ?
It gives you free texts between iOS users... Problem is the carriers are catching on and have removed the smaller texts packages (or at least AT&T has). So if you do text outside of iOS (almost inevitable) you get to pay for the unlimited texts anyway.
Only a few people I know have an iPhone so iMessage is pretty much useless for me. Those who do have iPhones are not running 5.0 so I get charged a message each time I text them.
as deaf person I see no reason to cancel text plan with iMessage. I keep both. The best of both worlds
Same here. If I send/receive 20 messages a month, that's a lot for me and I do mean A LOT. Typically it's less than 10 and someone else initiated the conversation. If I don't need a quick answer, I email. If I do need a quick answer, I call. The cheapest text plan Verizon offers now is $10. At $0.20/msg (which is still a ripoff but that's another topic...), I'd have to send/receive more than 50 messages every month for the text plan to be the better deal and I just don't do that.
I cancelled my $15 a month text plan, and turnned off iMessage- it was way to slow. Put the $15 I saved aside in a savings account, the funds will be used for my next iphone
I use Google Voice, plus WhatsApp for all my texting.
I use Google Voice, plus WhatsApp for all my texting.
See, you have the right idea. Google Voice can replace SMS, not iMessage.I cancelled my $15 a month text plan, and turnned off iMessage- it was way to slow. Put the $15 I saved aside in a savings account, the funds will be used for my next iphone
I use Google Voice, plus WhatsApp for all my texting.
Nope. Totally non-disruptive as most people don't have iPhones. I do let it switch to iMessage automatically, it's a little faster, but no material difference from SMS.