Problem: duplicate texts with every send - one from iMessage & one from Text.

[PecanEater]

Trying to solve a friends problem. Every time he sends a text message with his iphone (iOS5) two messages get sent - one as an iMessage & one as a Text. Any ideas what's going on? Solutions? Thanks.

 

[Jordan921]

I'm not having the issue with sending both iMessage and text but I do receive them twice.

 

[Kyotoma]

Tell your friend to turn off Send as SMS in Settings>Messages. Your friend is probably in a low coverage area.

 

[PecanEater]

so, the if there's poor service you can get a message that goes through one then the other?

 

[Tinmania]

so, the if there's poor service you can get a message that goes through one then the other?

Not supposed to happen that way but I have seen it. If iMessage fails to receive a "delivered" flag after x number of minutes (I think 5) it can send it instead via SMS. But if the message was delivered via iMessage the recipient might end up with both.

I have had this happen when I was in a very low signal area and sometimes had no data connection at all (but had voice). iMessage needs internet to work but SMS does not.



Michael

 

[thatdrewguy]

Strange this also happened to me today as I was the receiver of a text message. I got the first text message as an iMessage. A few minutes later I got the same first message as a Text Message. I told the person messaging me dude I just answered your question why are you asking me the same thing again. I guess I also got a delayed first message.