@anikapink wrote:
text messaging is still not working when not on Wifi. I've changed and checked all settings I can think of. Kids have iPhone 6 and iPhone SE. I'll be cancelling plans if I can't find a solution (I've Google searched and checked the forums). It's really pointless for me to be paying for plans they can't use. Phone calls work fine.
Are these on the $10 plan (i.e. no data)? Do the text messages have a blue bubble, when they fail to work? I suspect when you're not on WiFi, you have no cellular data (assuming $10 plans) and the iPhone is attempting to use iMessage (which relies on data).
If that's the case, you can tap and hold the blue bubble as it's attempting to send (i.e. when you're not on WiFi) and select "Send as Text Message" so that it re-sends it via SMS (will turn into a green bubble).
If this is the issue, you may consider adding a data add-on, or perhaps disabling iMessage (while out and about).
EDIT: I just read your other thread from January, and am concluding that you have no-data plans. This is exactly the situation with my son's phone (I have him on an iPhone with text/voice only), and the most reliable solution is to turn off iMessage altogether on his iPhone. Yes, iMessage is handy while within WiFi, but it was more important for us to be able to text each other in a timely manner without worrying about having data for iMessage. If I trusted him with data (and not burning through it), then I'd add a data add-on to allow using iMessage, and then turn off cellular data for all apps. But he'd end up turning them off and streaming YouTube, etc. Your ultimate choice of solution depends on your needs and how the kids would handle having data, etc., and your ability to turn off cell data for apps to preserve it.
