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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Only can send Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s Messages to iPhone numbers?
Date: 21 Aug 2015 16:05:06 GMT
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On 2015-08-21, 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. My friend said he had no problems sending to non-iPhone users. I 
>> > am confused what I am missing or doing wrong.
>
>> Make sure you have text message forwarding turned on for your MacBook
>> Pro in the message settings on your iPhone.
>
> Ah, it needs iPhone for this to work. I was expecting this to be like 
> AOL's AIM when texting. Thanks. :)

iMessage isn't available on non-Apple devices. That leaves SMS
messaging, which requires a cellular phone. Alternatively, you could
send an email message to the recipient's SMS gateway (see my other
reply), or you could use another messaging service like AOL, Yahoo, etc.

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