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by CharlesW 1392 days ago
> If you try to send a SMS, it just won’t go through—-same as it would today.

I may be confused about the scenario then, because this does work for me. Specifically, when I turn off my cellular radio (I'm a T-Mobile customer) I can still send and receive messages to people not using iDevices.
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vineyardmike 1392 days ago
Most carriers have wifi-calling (and wifi SMS) that you can enable.
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easton 1392 days ago
Even without Wi-Fi? Because that’s the scenario they’re talking about, where nothing sends because you have no signal whatsoever.
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CharlesW 1392 days ago
> Because that’s the scenario they’re talking about, where nothing sends because you have no signal whatsoever.

Right, but the point of an iPhone that can talk to satellites that I'll generally always have at least a low-bitrate IP connection? Because with that, I can text iDevice and Android users alike.

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rblatz 1392 days ago
Weird, I’m on Verizon and if cellular is off all sms is broken but iMessage still works if I’m on WiFi.
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