I also have a 4S running the latest ios and I have seen this iPhone field before. I can't say when exactly it shows up as iPhone or just mobile though it seems to be present on some of my older contacts, the ones I added before I really knew what I was doing.
Kimber On 9/18/12, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Hello, > > I have heard people refer to this mysterious "iPhone" field before. Where > is > this supposed to be, I certainly don't seem to have it when I add or edit a > contact. If I double tap let's say on the "Mobile" button next to the field > where I put somebody's cell number I get a list with a Cancel button at the > top left, then the heading "Labels" is at the top in the middle and after > that I have the following 10 labels to choose from: > > Mobile (which would show as selected) > Home > Work > Home Fax > Work Fax > Pager > Assistant > Car > Company Mai > Radio > > I really don't see the point of the iPhone field anyways because if > somebody > gives me their cell number I don't typically ask them whether they have an > iPhone or not and I have never had issues with iMessages working, if I am > sending a text and the recipient has iMessage enabled it will go as an > iMessage, this is how it's supposed to work and I doubt Apple requires > anybody to specifically indicate whether the number is an iPhone number or > not. By the way, this is an iPhone 4S and iOS 5.1.1 for me. I seem to > remember seeing the iPhone number field before, but it was a long time ago > so could this maybe something on an iPhone 4? > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Chris > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:09 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: IPhone 3GS and iMessages > > Ok all to reliably send iMessages make sure the contact's number is in the > iPhone field and not anywhere else. Did this to all my iOS contacts and > have > been able to reliably send iMessages ever since. > > On 18/09/2012 16:38, hannah day wrote: >> Hi I have a 3 gs and i do have i messages my self how ever i did >> need to reset my net work settin once chat soon hannah >> >> >> Hannah Day >> E-mail and Facebook: hannahday2...@googlemail.com >> MSN: hannahday1...@hotmail.co.uk >> Skype: hannah.day >> Twitter: hannahday2009 >> >> On 18/09/2012 16:31, Hope Paulos wrote: >>> Hello. I have a friend that has an iPhone 3GS. I'm wondering if they >>> can send iMessages? Every time I try to send a message to them, it >>> turns out to be text. Unfortunately, I do not have a texting plan, >>> and it is important that I get a hold of them. Any help would be >>> greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- Kimberly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
