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imessage on cellular network

Why am I able to send imessages while on wi-fi but not able to when on my cellular network. I have an unlimited texting plan.

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 10, 2021 11:23 AM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2021 11:36 AM

You may have an unlimited texting plan (that supports SMS messages) but you need to enable cellular data to use iMessages or MMS messages. See:

See the 'Turn cellular data on or off' section in:

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You may have an unlimited texting plan (that supports SMS messages) but you need to enable cellular data to use iMessages or MMS messages. See:

See the 'Turn cellular data on or off' section in:

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Thank you for your response, my cellular data is turned on.

imessage on cellular network

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