Wed, 23 Nov 2011 iMessage for IOS review
Apple’s new messaging service lets you send texts for free
- Manufacturer: Apple
- Manufacturer: Apple
- Pros: Group messages; send texts for free; receive and send messages from an iPad
- Cons: Receipt of messages can be delayed; if one of the group isn't on iMessage, no messages will be sent using the service; iMessages sent to an iPhone number don’t always sync to the iPad
- Price: Free
- Star rating:
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iMessage could be great. It brings text messaging to the iPad and iPod touch, and it brings group conversations to your iOS devices. We like the fact that we can now send a message to a group of people and then join the discussion; we’re just disappointed that the discussion seems to be limited to one device, rather than appearing seamlessly on iPad and iPhone. There’s also the problem that should one of the people in your group not have iMessage set up, or if they are out of range of 3G or WiFi, none of the recipients will receive the message as an iMessage.


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