How can I activate iMessages with old $19 plan?

[up3up4]

I have wifi and data but $19 plan no sms.

[Moid_I]

@up3up4 iMessage will not work on a $19 plan even if you have WiFi enabled. iMesaage has to sent SMS in order to activate the account and it wont be able to send SMS using $19 plan.

Please review this Post for iPhone Updates

http://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Announcements/iPhone-Update/m-p/1610/highlight/true#M4...

Thanks 

[benwarez]

Get an apple id/icloud id/itunes id on https://appleid.apple.com/

[up3up4]

imessages setting always show waiting to activated

[benwarez]

iMESSAGE is provided by Apple, it uses data, while PM provides SMS/MMS, IMESSAGE should work without having SMS service in your plan, you should connect to internet using Wi-Fi to be able to iMSSAGE. http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.globalheader.search&locale=en_US&q=im...

[up3up4]

$19 plan block the SMS, everytime iphone try to activate imessages received message from 611 said your current plan does not include text messaging.

[benwarez]

U have 2 options : add data add ons or use wi-fi, activate imessage on iphone