iMessage Question

gt568

I'm soon to go somewhere that I'll have to switch off my iphone for a couple of months..... Is there anyway I can recieve imessages without shelling out for a ipad?

I think I know, but just wanted to be sure...:o

securityguy

gt568 wrote: »

I'm soon to go somewhere that I'll have to switch off my iphone for a couple of months..... Is there anyway I can recieve imessages without shelling out for a ipad?

I think I know, but just wanted to be sure...:o

Assuming you've got WiFi coverage, just take the SIM out of your phone.

InsideInsurance

Why would you have the iphone off but an ipad on?

You can turn off cellular data on your iPhone and still use wifi. Alternatively if you have a mac laptop you can install iMessenger on it

gt568

securityguy wrote: »

Assuming you've got WiFi coverage, just take the SIM out of your phone.

Not an option unfortunately, phones aren't allowed to be switched on.

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Why would you have the iphone off but an ipad on?

You can turn off cellular data on your iPhone and still use wifi. Alternatively if you have a mac laptop you can install iMessenger on it

As above, phones are banned where I'm going. Haven't got a mac, so thats out.

No other way round it?

InsideInsurance

I am curious, where can you go where iPads are allowed but iPhones arent?

How about an iPod touch? Or just claiming your phone is an iPod Touch?

gt568

Afghanistan. It's not just iphones, its all phones. PJHQ have banned all phones from theatre for a number of security reasons. But you can get wifi, hence my desire to imessage.

But it would appear I now need either an ipad or ipod touch(which I didn't realise could imessage).

InsideInsurance

gt568 wrote: »

It's not just iphones, its all phones.

I realised that, the i was a mistake.

Given the tech is almost identical, particularly with a 3G models, all have GPS chip, all have phonecall capabilities, I was just curious what in particular is the issue with phones -v- other very similar devices. Where do phablets fall into with the rules?

gt568

All 3g enabled tablets bar the kindle (I think) are forbidden. So its wifi only ipads and the like.