dvond Posted November 13, 2017 #1 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Will write a full review later in week but when we were attached to the free wifi, we were able to imessage each other as well as others at home for no charge with airplane mode on. Also the news app on my iphone worked as well as downloading my subscribed podcasts. We did not buy wifi access, all above was free Hope this helps someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolady68 Posted November 13, 2017 #2 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Well that would be good if we didn't have to buy WiFi that's a nice surprise on the anthem Sent from my SM-T377V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted November 13, 2017 #3 Share Posted November 13, 2017 That’s good to know! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessguoyu Posted November 13, 2017 #4 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) is imessage an app that you downloaded to your iphone? i'm not using iphone, when I search in Google play, I see many different kind of imessage apps, i'm not sure which one you are using. Edited November 13, 2017 by jessguoyu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merinski Posted November 13, 2017 #5 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Will write a full review later in week but when we were attached to the free wifi, we were able to imessage each other as well as others at home for no charge with airplane mode on. Also the news app on my iphone worked as well as downloading my subscribed podcasts. We did not buy wifi access, all above was free Hope this helps someone Did you buy the RC app? Did this work at sea? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinAg Posted November 13, 2017 #6 Share Posted November 13, 2017 It was also the same for us on my cruise. We all had downloaded the Royal IQ app and paid the $7.95 package to be able to text and call through the app but I noticed on the first night I was getting iMessage (iMessage is iPhone's WiFi texting app) texts from friends back home even with the phone on airplane mode. It took my family a little longer to figure that out but I was able to keep in touch with friends back home the entire trip. I could receive pictures but couldn't send them. I did end up turning notifications off for my social media apps after getting notifications and reflectively tapping to see what the notification was, only to have the app spin and not connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvond Posted November 13, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Did you buy the RC app? Did this work at sea?Thanks I message is not an app, it is the way to text with an iphone. I downloaded the free Royal IQ app but others did not and we freely text freely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steveknj Posted November 13, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 13, 2017 On our cruise on the Anthem this past week, we noticed that some notifications (Android phone) were bleeding through, such as MLB and NHL notifications, some Twitter notifications and a few others. I didn't try texting through Android's texting, and my news feeds weren't coming through. It made my son happy he could get the NY Rangers hockey scores even though we couldn't see the game. FWIW I noticed the same thing happened on NCL last year out of Boston. Not sure why it happens, but it just does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 13, 2017 #9 Share Posted November 13, 2017 This seems to be a "feature" on ships with Royal IQ (Q class and Harmony) - some internet traffic gets through even when you don't buy a VOOM package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allentownahoy Posted November 14, 2017 #10 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I have an i phone and I know how to text. Are you saying that if I have the Royal IQ app I just text as I would on land using the usual message icon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseygirl1416 Posted November 14, 2017 #11 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I have an i phone and I know how to text. Are you saying that if I have the Royal IQ app I just text as I would on land using the usual message icon Yes. You download the app before you go and once on line you connect to Royal WiFi which enables the app. It’s limited acces WiFi and just enables the app but somehow it also enables iMessage. I had Vroom on my phone but my husband only had the Royal app connected and he was able to iMessage me and receive messages too while in airplane mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanseagle12 Posted November 14, 2017 #12 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I have an i phone and I know how to text. Are you saying that if I have the Royal IQ app I just text as I would on land using the usual message icon Yes, but just one clarification. With an iPhone, as long as iMessage is turned on text messages with other iPhone users are sent as iMessage. Texts with others are standard text messages sent through your cell phone service. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja2012 Posted November 14, 2017 #13 Share Posted November 14, 2017 You can download apps on the ships wifi - Android or iPhone. Both my wife and I forgot to down the ROYA IQ app prior and we were able to download it via the ship wifi. Heck I dowloaded a bunch of games on my iPhone while at sea, my phone even downloaded the latest IOS update. I only paid the the charge for ROYAL IQ and not the full wifi. I also noticed that YouTube.com worked.. sometimes the videos wouldn't load and I would have to reload the page and it would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare silentbob007 Posted November 14, 2017 #14 Share Posted November 14, 2017 iMessage is an Apple to Apple (iPhone, iPad, Mac) texting service that comes standard on those devices and is sent via data. Any use of iMessage to send messages to non-Apple devices, such as Android phones, will only transmit via a cellular connection. Apple has not created an iMessage app for Android though other data messaging apps (such as WhatsApp) may also have the same data bleed through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 14, 2017 #15 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I think it has been confirmed that you don't even need to install Royal IQ for the internet traffic leak to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steveknj Posted November 14, 2017 #16 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Shhhhh, lets keep this to ourselves :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVTAM Posted November 14, 2017 #17 Share Posted November 14, 2017 So us poor Android people ...what options exist for these phones???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyroadrunner Posted November 14, 2017 #18 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Shhhhh, lets keep this to ourselves :) agreed! all i can think is "SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING CRAZY AND GET THIS TAKEN DOWN!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvond Posted November 14, 2017 Author #19 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I have an i phone and I know how to text. Are you saying that if I have the Royal IQ app I just text as I would on land using the usual message icon You dont need the app to use imessage, my wofe and son texted all week without it and just connected to wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 14, 2017 #20 Share Posted November 14, 2017 So us poor Android people ...what options exist for these phones???? The same as iPhone - folks have reported that some app traffic data does leak through on Android phones as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessguoyu Posted November 14, 2017 #21 Share Posted November 14, 2017 iMessage is an Apple to Apple (iPhone, iPad, Mac) texting service that comes standard on those devices and is sent via data. Any use of iMessage to send messages to non-Apple devices, such as Android phones, will only transmit via a cellular connection. Apple has not created an iMessage app for Android though other data messaging apps (such as WhatsApp) may also have the same data bleed through. I wonder if there's a way we can send text messages between Android phones and iPhones, as Android phones doesn't have iMessage ... Did anyone try WhatsApp, did it work without purchasing the VOOM package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allentownahoy Posted November 15, 2017 #22 Share Posted November 15, 2017 You dont need the app to use imessage, my wofe and son texted all week without it and just connected to wifi But what is iMessage. That is what I am not clear on. I send messages all the time from my i phone. Am I using i message. Is that a special app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanseagle12 Posted November 15, 2017 #23 Share Posted November 15, 2017 But what is iMessage. That is what I am not clear on. I send messages all the time from my i phone. Am I using i message. Is that a special app? No special app When you send a text message, it is either sent as iMessage or SMS (cellular text service). Assuming you have iMessage turned on in your settings, if it is with another Apple device it will be iMessage. If it is with a non-Apple device it will be SMS. Look at your messages. If your sent messages are blue, it’s iMessage. If they are green, it’s SMS Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 15, 2017 #24 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I wonder if there's a way we can send text messages between Android phones and iPhones, as Android phones doesn't have iMessage ... Did anyone try WhatsApp, did it work without purchasing the VOOM package? I think someone reported that Google Voice worked - so you can use that with anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted November 15, 2017 #25 Share Posted November 15, 2017 This used to be the case on NCL, unfortunately they figured out how to block it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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