it's not officially released, it's a beta version for testing, so you're passing judgement on an unifinished product.....
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Why I don't like iMessage
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it's not officially released, it's a beta version for testing, so you're passing judgement on an unifinished product.....
It has been observed and while it may be trivial to you It is NOT trivial to me. I recieve important text messages for work while on phone calls and we as a company decided to use Verizon because of all the issues we had with dropped calls on AT&T. Now we have fielded over 45 iPhones with Verizon and I think the imessage issue should be resolved.
Completely different. If someone tells you a product will act in a certain way, you don't have to try it yourself to know you won't like it. I don't have to drive a car that doesn't go in reverse to know I don't want to buy one.
Then go to your settings (Settings>Messages) and turn off iMessage. It's an optional feature, not a requirement.
Haha. Anyways, only the BETA is out. OP is judging based on a BETA. NOT the real thing.
Patience is key here.
Edit. OP should change thread to "Why I don't like iMessage BETA"
Not to hijack this thread, but this no data during phone call thing is interesting. Does it happen the other way around too? If you're say browsing a website and using data, do phone calls not come through until you exit your browser? And by then, would it say "missed call from so and so"?
yes, but it's still in BETA! so they can tweak it. at the mo it's 5 mins and it asks if you wanna send as an SMS instead. they might reduce this or give you the option to change how long it waits.
i find it daft that there's a phone network that doesn't do data and voice connections at same time tho, that's not Apple's fault or problem.
Actually you are mistaken, it has NOT been released. What you are using is a beta that is released to developers to test.
iMessage does check to see if both are iOS5 and will use iMessage first. I see this as a way to save the end users money and not use up their SMS allotment.
I could be wrong here, but on Verizon, if you're on a call doesn't it disable all data? Thus if I sent a message and it checks to see if you have iOS 5, wouldn't it get nothing in return since data is disabled? I'm sure since you have the phones you'll have more info on it.
But I was just wondering.
However since this is just the first Beta, and you're using it, I would suggest you go over to the developer side of Apple and fill out your bug report. I bet this would make things better for all Verizon users.
Isn't that the point of releasing a BETA? to find the fault and point it out? You are so hyper critical of anyone who points out an issue. THIS IS FIXABLE in the final release and I HOPE they do. If everyone was patient and not talking about issues they would release a POS Gold edition
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I certainly hope you didn't install iOS5 on your WORK iphones since you have such important text messages come thru...
It's BETA. Don't complain about it before you know exactly how it's going to be rolled out by Apple. We're 3 months away from this things coming to market. Don't complain ab it here, especially since it's a beta. Write Apple if you think it's going to be a problem.
AND our developers have been filling out bug reports. I am bringing it here as an issue to be discussed
you were talking about it as if it was a finished product, plus if you find a bug, report it in the proper way then instead of coming on a forum to bitch about it as apple have nothing to do with this forum......
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I certainly hope you didn't install iOS5 on your WORK iphones since you have such important text messages come thru...
It's BETA. Don't complain about it before you know exactly how it's going to be rolled out by Apple. We're 3 months away from this things coming to market. Don't complain ab it here, especially since it's a beta. Write Apple if you think it's going to be a problem.
Nope our Techs always load the beta versions to make sure our apps work on the devices and that there are no issues with them interacting with our machines. And don't tell me where to complain. This is bringing an issue to the masses
This, tested it with my mate, he disabled data, i put his name in and it stayed on SMS, few mins later he re-enabled data, i started a new message to him and it switched to iMessage
We aren't talking about the points of releasing a BETA. You said you didn't like iMessage. What you don't like is the BETA of iMessage.
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I don't need or want respect from you. I am pointing out an issue and instead of discussing it you are telling me to shut up an sit down. This is an issue that has been reported and I see as a serious glitch. I can turn it off on our phones but what about pwople who don't realize there was na issue unless they read this forum.
Why don't you just go back to whatever you were doing and let the adults talk ok ?
Test it on verizon phone while on a call. Don't try to replicate it on an AT&T phone.... test it the way we did
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On your end, you would just turn iMessage off. Don't use it as it's pretty clearly not for you. With it "off" on your end, anyone with an iPhone that sends you a message will automatically send it as a "text" to you.