Hi, Pam, Strange, because that's precisely the same configuration I have, an iPhone 4S running the latest and greatest from iOS/7. Go figure.
Best, Mike On 3,Feb,2014, at 7:46 AM, Pamela Francis <ppowell...@aol.com> wrote: > I'm wondering if it has to do with whatever iPhone you have. The problem you > outlined, is not happening here. I use an iPhone 4s running I OS 7. I send > whatever messages I want in my messages app. Some have land lines, some do > not. > > Pam Francis > > On Feb 2, 2014, at 8:55 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm not sure how that would work either, Ray, but since I thus far only > needed to send messages to individual recipients ... > > I also use WhatsApp quite a lot and within that app, sending to groups of > people seems to be unproblematic. > > Mike > >> On 2,Feb,2014, at 2:38 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Ah, I can see this working for one number: but, suppose you've got a long >> list of numbers to which you wish to send the same message. I only know of >> one way around this. Create a group in your contacts using your Mac and >> that should take care of it, I suspect. However, this presents yet another >> problem. Suppose the person needing to do this has no Mac but instead is a >> windows user? I don't believe one can create groups inside contacts on the >> Iphone as yet. >> >> >> Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind >> built-in! >> >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! >> >> On Feb 2, 2014, at 6:07 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>>> Hello to all of you, >>> >>> On January 20, I wrote about a problem I was having sending messages to >>> certain people ever since installing iOS/7. At least one other person on >>> this list (I think it was Ray) reported having a similar problem. Below, I >>> outline the problem, and then I will share the work-around I discovered. I >>> will pass this message along to the Accessibility people at Apple, too. >>> >>> The problem: >>>>>> >>>>>> Ever since installing iOS7, I have had extreme difficulties in sending >>>>>> text messages to recipients in my contacts that have more than one >>>>>> number listed there. >>>>>> >>>>>> Whenever I initiate a message and try to send it to a contact's mobile >>>>>> phone, the message is always sent to the landline phone instead. Since >>>>>> this isn't possible, I get a message from my phone company telling me >>>>>> that a text message can't be sent to a landline phone. There is >>>>>> absolutely no doubt in my mind that I am clicking on the recipient's >>>>>> mobile phone. If a person sends me a message, and I simply reply, the >>>>>> message is properly sent to the recipient's cell phone; I just can't >>>>>> currently start a new message thread to anyone in my contact list unless >>>>>> that contact only has a cell phone number listed. I suppose I could go >>>>>> through all of my contacts and erase any landline numbers there, but I >>>>>> honestly believe that there is a far better solution. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for any thoughts. >>> The work-around: >>> When initiating a message thread, I never go into the Message app. >>> Instead, I now go into Contacts and select the intended recipient of my >>> message. I then keep flicking to the right until I get to the "Send >>> message" option. This entry is just past the "Notes" option. When I click >>> on the "Send message" option, I am presented a list of all the numbers I >>> have for the contact and when I select the contact's cell phone, I can send >>> the message without a problem. >>> >>> As I said, I will pass this along to the Accessibility people, but perhaps >>> my discovery can be of help to someone right now. >>> >>> My best to all, >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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