Push Notification=Text Message?

[Enterprise8875]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I was under the impression that push notification was data and not text messages. Hence I would have no extra charges under ATT(i have no text plan).

Yet I now have a ton of charges for text messages on this months bill and looking at them they look to match my AIM convos.

So does Push Notification=Text Message?

Thanks

 

[Rayfire]

Push Notification != Text Message

It's all pure data; heck if it were I'd have probably 400 more than my SMS allocated right now.

Are you using AIM for SMS out/in conversations? I use Yahoo! and I never get charged.

 

[lindsayanng]

qwll.. do you have AIM set through SMS.. or just through the APP?

 

[alansaysstop]

I think aim uses SMS to be completely honest with you. I know that's how it works on every other phone and network.

 

[ryanvalle]

I think aim uses SMS to be completely honest with you. I know that's how it works on every other phone and network.

aim doesn't use sms for its push notifications. its all within the network. AIM does offer push over SMS services, but that would be something that you would have to do on your own and give AIM your number.

apple's push system, whether it is via AIM or not, does not use SMS for its transmissions...

 

[GfPQqmcRKUvP]

I think aim uses SMS to be completely honest with you. I know that's how it works on every other phone and network.

But not if it's using push.

 

[zacheryjensen]

The AIM app on iPhone never uses SMS for anything. You can use it to send SMS to other people but your phone never sends those, which is entirely the point.. you get free SMS via the AIM network.

Push notifications are sent via UDP over your network connection whether it be the carrier data network or your own wifi.

Nothing about the AIM app or iPhone push notifications will cost you SMS messages. You must be doing something else. Perhaps you're not paying close enough attention to what you're doing and you've managed to participate in AIM conversations via SMS (something you can do, it would not involve the AIM app for iPhone, just the regular messages app)