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  Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-20 13:44 -0500
    Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Charles <fort514@mac.com> - 2015-08-20 16:59 -0400
      Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-08-20 22:34 +0000
        Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Charles <fort514@mac.com> - 2015-08-20 19:05 -0400
        Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-21 00:43 +0000
          Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-08-21 01:35 +0000
            Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-21 16:03 +0000
              Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-08-23 23:54 +0000
                Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-24 01:08 +0000
                Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-08-23 23:12 -0700
                  Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-08-23 23:53 -0700
                    Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-24 13:12 +0000
                      Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-08-24 07:20 -0700
                        Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 13:48 +0000
                          Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-08-25 08:06 -0700
                  Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-08-24 15:02 +0000
                    Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-08-24 08:30 -0700
                    Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-24 15:33 +0000
                      Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-08-24 23:04 +0000
                        Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 01:09 +0000
                        Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-08-24 19:04 -0700
                    Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-08-24 08:37 -0700
                      Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-24 15:39 +0000
        Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-21 01:12 +0000
        Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-08-21 09:11 -0700
      Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-21 02:09 -0500
        Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-21 16:05 +0000

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#31155 — Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers?

Hello.

On a new 15" MacBook Pro with its updated Mac OS X v10.10.5, I am trying 
to figure out why some American mobile phone numbers don't work when I 
try to send messages from Messages app. I get a red color background and 
a number is not registered to Messages error. Is it because these 
numbers are not iPhone users? I had no problems sending to iPhone users 
though. My friend said he had no problems sending to non-iPhone users. I 
am confused what I am missing or doing wrong.

Thank you in advance. :)
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#31158

In article <fuKdnV-OKLyKvUvInZ2dnUU7-NmdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
<ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> On a new 15" MacBook Pro with its updated Mac OS X v10.10.5, I am trying 
> to figure out why some American mobile phone numbers don't work when I 
> try to send messages from Messages app. I get a red color background and 
> a number is not registered to Messages error. Is it because these 
> numbers are not iPhone users? I had no problems sending to iPhone users 
> though. My friend said he had no problems sending to non-iPhone users. I 
> am confused what I am missing or doing wrong.
> 
> Thank you in advance. :)

Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.

-- 
Charles

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#31159

In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>In article <fuKdnV-OKLyKvUvInZ2dnUU7-NmdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
><ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>
>> On a new 15" MacBook Pro with its updated Mac OS X v10.10.5, I am trying 
>> to figure out why some American mobile phone numbers don't work when I 
>> try to send messages from Messages app. I get a red color background and 
>> a number is not registered to Messages error. Is it because these 
>> numbers are not iPhone users? I had no problems sending to iPhone users 
>> though. 
>
>Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.

How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?

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#31160

In article <55d65613$0$1658$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, Patty Winter
<patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:

> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
> >In article <fuKdnV-OKLyKvUvInZ2dnUU7-NmdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
> ><ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On a new 15" MacBook Pro with its updated Mac OS X v10.10.5, I am trying 
> >> to figure out why some American mobile phone numbers don't work when I 
> >> try to send messages from Messages app. I get a red color background and 
> >> a number is not registered to Messages error. Is it because these 
> >> numbers are not iPhone users? I had no problems sending to iPhone users 
> >> though. 
> >
> >Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
> >Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
> 
> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
> 

If they don't have an iPhone you have to send them SMS messages. In
order to do that from a MacBook text forwarding has to be turned on
from his iPhone. Assuming that he has an iPhone with iOS 8.1.

-- 
Charles

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#31161

On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>
> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>In article <fuKdnV-OKLyKvUvInZ2dnUU7-NmdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
>><ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On a new 15" MacBook Pro with its updated Mac OS X v10.10.5, I am trying 
>>> to figure out why some American mobile phone numbers don't work when I 
>>> try to send messages from Messages app. I get a red color background and 
>>> a number is not registered to Messages error. Is it because these 
>>> numbers are not iPhone users? I had no problems sending to iPhone users 
>>> though. 
>>
>>Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>
> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?

So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
MacBook Pro. ; )

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#31164

In article <d3nai0F9hpdU1@mid.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
>> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>>Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>>
>> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
>
>So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
>MacBook Pro. ; )

"Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.


Patty

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#31168

On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>
> In article <d3nai0F9hpdU1@mid.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
>>> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>>>Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>>>
>>> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
>>
>>So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
>>MacBook Pro. ; )
>
> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.

He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
message to a non-Apple phone. To do that, he will have to use SMS rather
than iMessage, because iMessage isn't supported on non-Apple phones. If
he wants to send SMS messages from his computer, he has two options:

1. Use the text message forwarding feature already mentioned.
2. Send an email message to the SMS gateway for the recipient's cellular
provider:
<http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/27051/use-email-to-send-text-messages-sms-to-mobile-phones-for-free/>

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#31206

In article <d3p0efFlujfU1@mid.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>
>> In article <d3nai0F9hpdU1@mid.individual.net>,
>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
>>>> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>>>>Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>>>>
>>>> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
>>>
>>>So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
>>>MacBook Pro. ; )
>>
>> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.
>
>He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
>message to a non-Apple phone. 

Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one 
in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.


Patty

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#31208

On 2015-08-23, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>
> Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one 
> in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.

That's correct. In order for Ant to send an SMS text message from
his computer to someone's phone, he needs to have an iPhone and the
"text message forwarding" feature of OS X (part of Continuity in
Yosemite) enabled. Since the text message is a simple SMS message, th
recipient may have any SMS-capable phone.

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#31212

On 2015-08-23 23:54:40 +0000, Patty Winter said:

> In article <d3p0efFlujfU1@mid.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> In article <d3nai0F9hpdU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
>>>>> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>>>>> Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>>>>> 
>>>>> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
>>>> 
>>>> So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
>>>> MacBook Pro. ; )
>>> 
>>> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.
>> 
>> He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
>> message to a non-Apple phone.
> 
> Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one
> in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.
> 
> 
> Patty

Which is correct.

A Mac doesn't have a cellular connection.

It is a cellular connection that is used to send SMS messages.

An iPhone has both an cellular connection and the software to share 
that connection for the purpose of allowing you to compose messages on 
a Mac that will actually get sent to the cellular carrier via SMS.

Clear now?

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#31213

On 2015-08-24 06:12:27 +0000, Alan Baker <email@domain.com> said:

> On 2015-08-23 23:54:40 +0000, Patty Winter said:
> 
>> In article <d3p0efFlujfU1@mid.individual.net>,
>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> In article <d3nai0F9hpdU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>>> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
>>>>>> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>>>>>> Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
>>>>> 
>>>>> So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
>>>>> MacBook Pro. ; )
>>>> 
>>>> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.
>>> 
>>> He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
>>> message to a non-Apple phone.
>> 
>> Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one
>> in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.
>> 
>> 
>> Patty
> 
> Which is correct.
> 
> A Mac doesn't have a cellular connection.

Correct.

> It is a cellular connection that is used to send SMS messages.

Correct.

> An iPhone has both an cellular connection and the software to share 
> that connection for the purpose of allowing you to compose messages on 
> a Mac that will actually get sent to the cellular carrier via SMS.

If the iPhone shares the same network as the Mac, you can use the OSX 
"Messages" App to send and receive iMessages and SMS messages, provided 
"Text Message Forwarding" is turned on for network connected OSX and 
iOS devices. You should also have "Send as SMS" turned on to send SMS 
whenever iMessage is unavailable. I have my iMac and my iPad activated.

You will also be able to answer incoming phone calls directed to the 
iPhone's number on the Mac.

> 
> Clear now?

Clear as mud. You have to remember where the question originated.

-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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#31216

In message <2015082323532274999-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom> 
  Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
> On 2015-08-24 06:12:27 +0000, Alan Baker <email@domain.com> said:

>> On 2015-08-23 23:54:40 +0000, Patty Winter said:
>> 
>>> In article <d3p0efFlujfU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> In article <d3nai0F9hpdU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
>>>>>>> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>>>>>>> Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
>>>>>> MacBook Pro. ; )
>>>>> 
>>>>> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.
>>>> 
>>>> He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
>>>> message to a non-Apple phone.
>>> 
>>> Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one
>>> in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Patty
>> 
>> Which is correct.
>> 
>> A Mac doesn't have a cellular connection.

> Correct.

>> It is a cellular connection that is used to send SMS messages.

> Correct.

>> An iPhone has both an cellular connection and the software to share 
>> that connection for the purpose of allowing you to compose messages on 
>> a Mac that will actually get sent to the cellular carrier via SMS.

> If the iPhone shares the same network as the Mac, you can use the OSX 
> "Messages" App to send and receive iMessages and SMS messages, provided 
> "Text Message Forwarding" is turned on for network connected OSX and 
> iOS devices. You should also have "Send as SMS" turned on to send SMS 
> whenever iMessage is unavailable. I have my iMac and my iPad activated.

It APPEARS that the "same network" restriction is going away in iOS 9.

> You will also be able to answer incoming phone calls directed to the 
> iPhone's number on the Mac.

And I really hope the same network restriction on calls is NOT going
away. I don't want my iPad to ring at home when I am out, but do when I
am home.



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#31217

On 2015-08-24 13:12:12 +0000, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> said:

> In message <2015082323532274999-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>
>   Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
>> On 2015-08-24 06:12:27 +0000, Alan Baker <email@domain.com> said:
>>> On 2015-08-23 23:54:40 +0000, Patty Winter said:
>>>> In article <d3p0efFlujfU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>>> In article <d3nai0F9hpdU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
>>>>>>>> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>>>>>>>> Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
>>>>>>> MacBook Pro. ; )
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.
>>>>> 
>>>>> He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
>>>>> message to a non-Apple phone.
>>>> 
>>>> Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one
>>>> in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Which is correct.
>>> 
>>> A Mac doesn't have a cellular connection.
> 
>> Correct.
> 
>>> It is a cellular connection that is used to send SMS messages.
> 
>> Correct.
> 
>>> An iPhone has both an cellular connection and the software to share
>>> that connection for the purpose of allowing you to compose messages on
>>> a Mac that will actually get sent to the cellular carrier via SMS.
> 
>> If the iPhone shares the same network as the Mac, you can use the OSX
>> "Messages" App to send and receive iMessages and SMS messages, provided
>> "Text Message Forwarding" is turned on for network connected OSX and
>> iOS devices. You should also have "Send as SMS" turned on to send SMS
>> whenever iMessage is unavailable. I have my iMac and my iPad activated.
> 
> It APPEARS that the "same network" restriction is going away in iOS 9.

...and I believe that will be dependant on cellular provider support of 
VoLTE, and having an iPhone which supports VoLTE.

>> You will also be able to answer incoming phone calls directed to the
>> iPhone's number on the Mac.
> 
> And I really hope the same network restriction on calls is NOT going
> away. I don't want my iPad to ring at home when I am out, but do when I
> am home.

I think it would make sense to have user options for the function in 
preferences.

-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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#31240

In message <2015082407202319313-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom> 
  Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
> On 2015-08-24 13:12:12 +0000, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> said:

>> In message <2015082323532274999-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>
>>   Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
>>> On 2015-08-24 06:12:27 +0000, Alan Baker <email@domain.com> said:
>>>> On 2015-08-23 23:54:40 +0000, Patty Winter said:
>>>>> In article <d3p0efFlujfU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> In article <d3nai0F9hpdU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>>>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2015-08-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> In article <200820151659164069%fort514@mac.com>,
>>>>>>>>> Charles  <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>>>>>>>>>> Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> How will that help the people he's asking about, who don't have iPhones?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> So that they can send an SMS message through their phone from their
>>>>>>>> MacBook Pro. ; )
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
>>>>>> message to a non-Apple phone.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one
>>>>> in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Which is correct.
>>>> 
>>>> A Mac doesn't have a cellular connection.
>> 
>>> Correct.
>> 
>>>> It is a cellular connection that is used to send SMS messages.
>> 
>>> Correct.
>> 
>>>> An iPhone has both an cellular connection and the software to share
>>>> that connection for the purpose of allowing you to compose messages on
>>>> a Mac that will actually get sent to the cellular carrier via SMS.
>> 
>>> If the iPhone shares the same network as the Mac, you can use the OSX
>>> "Messages" App to send and receive iMessages and SMS messages, provided
>>> "Text Message Forwarding" is turned on for network connected OSX and
>>> iOS devices. You should also have "Send as SMS" turned on to send SMS
>>> whenever iMessage is unavailable. I have my iMac and my iPad activated.
>> 
>> It APPEARS that the "same network" restriction is going away in iOS 9.

> ...and I believe that will be dependant on cellular provider support of 
> VoLTE, and having an iPhone which supports VoLTE.

VoLTE has nothing to do with SMS messaging.

>>> You will also be able to answer incoming phone calls directed to the
>>> iPhone's number on the Mac.
>> 
>> And I really hope the same network restriction on calls is NOT going
>> away. I don't want my iPad to ring at home when I am out, but do when I
>> am home.

> I think it would make sense to have user options for the function in 
> preferences.

Too many options lead to too many issues. It will be very difficult to
setup a preference that really works for a variety of users.


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#31243

On 2015-08-25 13:48:58 +0000, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> said:
>>> 
> 
>> ...and I believe that will be dependant on cellular provider support of
>> VoLTE, and having an iPhone which supports VoLTE.
> 
> VoLTE has nothing to do with SMS messaging.

Yup! My goof!



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#31218

In article <mreckb$pnb$1@news.datemas.de>,
Alan Baker  <email@domain.com> wrote:

[extraneous quotage deleted]


>On 2015-08-23 23:54:40 +0000, Patty Winter said:
>
>> In article <d3p0efFlujfU1@mid.individual.net>,
>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.
>>> 
>>> He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
>>> message to a non-Apple phone.
>> 
>> Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one
>> in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.
>
>Which is correct.
>
>Clear now?

It's been clear to me for days, ever since someone corrected my
initial assumption that people were talking about the message's
recipient needing an iPhone, instead meaning the MacBook owner. 

Apparently it isn't clear to everyone who's still telling "Ant" to
switch on message forwarding on his/her iPhone, when there has been
*no* indication whatsoever that he/she even *has* one. 


Patty

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#31219

On 2015-08-24 15:02:52 +0000, Patty Winter said:

> In article <mreckb$pnb$1@news.datemas.de>,
> Alan Baker  <email@domain.com> wrote:
> 
> [extraneous quotage deleted]
> 
> 
>> On 2015-08-23 23:54:40 +0000, Patty Winter said:
>> 
>>> In article <d3p0efFlujfU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2015-08-21, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> "Ant" didn't say anything about having an iPhone, just a MacBook.
>>>> 
>>>> He didn't have to say anything about an iPhone. He wants to send a text
>>>> message to a non-Apple phone.
>>> 
>>> Charles referred to "your iPhone" as though "Ant" would have to have one
>>> in order to relay messages from his(?) MacBook.
>> 
>> Which is correct.
>> 
>> Clear now?
> 
> It's been clear to me for days, ever since someone corrected my
> initial assumption that people were talking about the message's
> recipient needing an iPhone, instead meaning the MacBook owner.
> 
> Apparently it isn't clear to everyone who's still telling "Ant" to
> switch on message forwarding on his/her iPhone, when there has been
> *no* indication whatsoever that he/she even *has* one.
> 
> 
> Patty

The indication was this:

'My friend said he had no problems sending to non-iPhone users. I
am confused what I am missing or doing wrong.'

Whether or not Ant has an iPhone, explaining that an iPhone is required 
is necessary to answer than sentence.

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#31220

On 2015-08-24, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>
> Apparently it isn't clear to everyone who's still telling "Ant" to
> switch on message forwarding on his/her iPhone, when there has been
> *no* indication whatsoever that he/she even *has* one. 

There hasn't been an indication that Ant does *not* have an iPhone
either. So rather than assuming, we are telling Ant that if he doesn't
have an iPhone, he can't send SMS messages from his Mac. 

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#31232

In article <d40rr2Fk3goU1@mid.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>On 2015-08-24, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>
>> Apparently it isn't clear to everyone who's still telling "Ant" to
>> switch on message forwarding on his/her iPhone, when there has been
>> *no* indication whatsoever that he/she even *has* one. 
>
>There hasn't been an indication that Ant does *not* have an iPhone
>either. So rather than assuming, we are telling Ant that if he doesn't
>have an iPhone, he can't send SMS messages from his Mac. 

The wording I saw was "do this on your iPhone," not "if you have an 
iPhone, you can do this, otherwise you're out of luck." Let's hope
s/he has one!


Patty

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#31237

On 2015-08-24, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>
> In article <d40rr2Fk3goU1@mid.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>On 2015-08-24, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Apparently it isn't clear to everyone who's still telling "Ant" to
>>> switch on message forwarding on his/her iPhone, when there has been
>>> *no* indication whatsoever that he/she even *has* one. 
>>
>>There hasn't been an indication that Ant does *not* have an iPhone
>>either. So rather than assuming, we are telling Ant that if he doesn't
>>have an iPhone, he can't send SMS messages from his Mac. 
>
> The wording I saw was "do this on your iPhone," not "if you have an 
> iPhone, you can do this, otherwise you're out of luck." Let's hope
> s/he has one!

I figured that would be common sense, but thanks for pointing it out.

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