Rare steve4031 Posted August 10, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 10, 2017 It is clear that iMessage does not work on the social plan. Will it work on the value plan? It's clear that email works. Tyank you,. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted August 10, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 10, 2017 iMessage actually does work with both plans although it says it's excluded from all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewals Posted August 10, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Facebook messenger works with the social plan, if that's an option for you. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted August 10, 2017 #4 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I was able to use iMessage the 2 times I had the Social plan as well as this last time when I had Value. My nieces and friends had the Social and we would iMessage back and forth. It's not supposed to work, but it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted August 10, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 10, 2017 iMessage actually does work with both plans although it says it's excluded from all of them. interesting. Was this more or less reliable than using the Carnival Hub Chat thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steve4031 Posted August 10, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I'm intending to communicate with people not on the ship. My original post was not clear. I appreciate the help. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted August 10, 2017 #7 Share Posted August 10, 2017 interesting. Was this more or less reliable than using the Carnival Hub Chat thing? Didn't even bother with that. Made no sense to pay an extra $5 when we already paid for the Internet plans. When I needed to communicate with someone back home that didn't have an iPhone I used FB Messenger. Everyone else that wasn't on the ship that did have an iPhone I used iMessage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted August 10, 2017 #8 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Didn't even bother with that. Made no sense to pay an extra $5 when we already paid for the Internet plans. When I needed to communicate with someone back home that didn't have an iPhone I used FB Messenger. Everyone else that wasn't on the ship that did have an iPhone I used iMessage. Ah ok. Cool, well that iMessage working on the Value plan is great to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted August 10, 2017 #9 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Ah ok. Cool, well that iMessage working on the Value plan is great to know. As well as the Social plan too. Keep in mind, it's not supposed to work, but it does. So if you're having difficulties, you can't really get mad [emoji846]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steve4031 Posted August 10, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Ok. This helps. Technology is always wonky anyway. So I won't get mad. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin Around Posted August 10, 2017 #11 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Does anyone have any experience with FaceTime? I'm going to buy the premium plan and I know that it clearly says that it doesn't support FaceTime but sometimes things are different than stated. I want to use this as a way to communicate with my mother on her iPod. She doesn't have a smartphone but we got her the iPod for FaceTime and viewing photos. Last year it worked perfectly on Royal. I tried to download Skype on iPod but it was giving me difficulties. I realize that I might have to settle with just messages but I was wondering if anyone here had tried anything. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted August 10, 2017 #12 Share Posted August 10, 2017 As well as the Social plan too. Keep in mind, it's not supposed to work, but it does. So if you're having difficulties, you can't really get mad [emoji846]. That's true. 24 more days to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted August 10, 2017 #13 Share Posted August 10, 2017 That's true. 24 more days to go! Have a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiganredrose Posted August 10, 2017 #14 Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) We were on the Conquest in February and iMessage tended to be hit or miss on the social media plan, so I relied more on Facebook messenger to keep in touch with my family back home. Edited August 10, 2017 by michiganredrose more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wms99 Posted August 10, 2017 #15 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Will any of the plans get emails from gmail? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splintz Posted August 10, 2017 #16 Share Posted August 10, 2017 i have used imessage with the social plan on several ships. i have used the imessage to talk with my sister who was on the same ship as me. i also used it to talk to my friend who was back home. you just can not send pictures or video just words. i have also used the app whatsapp on the social plan to keep in touch with my mother in law who was at our house watching the kids while we were cruising.(she has an android phone and we have an apple) on the vista we were actually able to call her and talk to her like a phone through the whatsapp on the social plan. but on the pride which has horrible wifi i couldn't use this function even with the premium plan. i was able to text back and forth with her or to leave voice mails back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted August 10, 2017 #17 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Will any of the plans get emails from gmail? Thank you Value. And that's one reason why I prefer it over the Social plan. I like to be able to clear out my emails daily so I don't have a million of them when I get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted August 10, 2017 #18 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Have a great time! Thanks (y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad1972 Posted August 10, 2017 #19 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I have a imessage question for Android users. I have an iPad pro 10.5 and have started using the imessage more frequently because my friend has an iPhone and my oldest daughter now has an iPhone. But I have an LG G6 android phone and my phone is always with me. My Daughter or my friend will message me sometimes through iMessage and I wont see it till i pick up my iPad usually hours after they sent the message. So i thought well lets just see if theres a iMessage app available for android phones. Well theres several of them. who's app is the one that works on the same iMessage user name as my iPad? Which one do I download? By what app author or app creator is the one I want? I notice in reviews of some of these apps that some you can not send pictures or videos. Im looking for one that does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinaz Posted August 10, 2017 #20 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Does anyone know if google hangouts work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katfncy Posted August 11, 2017 #21 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I have always been able to use Imessage with the social plan including imessaging on the ship and also people back home. For anyone that doesn't have an Iphone back home i have them downlaod whatsapp and i can message through wifi to them with the social plan. Have done this on quite a few of the ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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