12-28-2008, 07:17 AM
Another thing I forgot to mention about using AIM to SMS: there is a noticeable delay (on the order of minutes sometimes) before a message sent from AIM or iChat appears on the cell phone. It is significantly slower than traditional SMS.
In case you glossed over my previous post, remember, AIM needs to be OPEN on the iPhone to receive messages (meaning if it's not open, her friends can't send her messages) and also a regular phone CANNOT initiate a text to an AIM address (they can only reply to a message they have been sent). Meaning if you disable SMS on her iPhone, her friends will NOT be able to start text conversations with her (which maybe you'll think is a good idea).
davester wrote: I've heard that you can enable sms blocking on your account. If she can do that and notify her friends of her sms address that goes to the AIM account, they can just respond there and all would be good.
In case you glossed over my previous post, remember, AIM needs to be OPEN on the iPhone to receive messages (meaning if it's not open, her friends can't send her messages) and also a regular phone CANNOT initiate a text to an AIM address (they can only reply to a message they have been sent). Meaning if you disable SMS on her iPhone, her friends will NOT be able to start text conversations with her (which maybe you'll think is a good idea).