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Imessage issue unresolved by apple and Verizon.

ducks_cant

I have been bounced back and forth between Verizon and Apple for the last 2 months. My Imessage has been unable to send or receive Imessages from my phone number. I am able to log in through my email, however, anyone who I originally had an Imessage thread with through my phone number, cannot send me a text...when they do, I do not receive it. I spent 2 weeks with apple trying to resolve the issue and had their engineering team take multiple cracks at it. We were able to deduce that Apple is not receiving a request from my phone number to activate Imessage, this usually happens through silent sms and there is an issue with the process along the way. We tried logging in through another apple ID and we got the same results. They insist that it is a Verizon issue. When I get on the phone with Verizon, they insist it is an apple issue and that it appears that I will need to be issued a new phone number in order to remedy the problem. This is not acceptable. I have been passed off far too many times to count and I am now considering canceling my service and abandoning the iphone all together.

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Verizon_Support

Ducks_cant, we truly would not want you to leave due to this issue. I know this has been a long ordeal but help is here. We can certainly pick up from where we left off with troubleshooting with you. With this being an ongoing issue, may we have the steps thus far that you have already tried? What's the zipcode you are currently in? Are calls/data and regular text working fine?

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ducks_cant

I am currently in 22042 and calls and data work just fine.

kaebfly

What has been done? Has Verizon given you a new SIM card to see if that helps? If you're still under the manufacturers warranty have you requested a replacement device to see if that helps? Not sure if you have an Apple Store in your area but if you do it might help to go to them so they can see the issue firsthand and try a different device to see if that works. If the issue exists on a different device also I would imagine the issue is on Verizon's side and not Apple.

Verizon_Support

Thank you for that zip code there does not appear to be a problem with text in that area. How long have you had this device? What phone did you have prior to this one? Are you able to receive text messages from people who have Android devices?

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ducks_cant

Verizon issued me a new device which I received yesterday. The same issue occurs on the new device. The issue must be on Verizon's end. Every time I talk to apple, they explain exactly why it is a Verizon problem while Verizon uses a blanket "its an imessage problem, therefore its an apple problem." The thing is, I am using multiple apple id's and the same thing happens with each one...making it an issue with my phone number.

ducks_cant

I have had the device since October of 15. It worked fine up until February of 2016. I had an Iphone 5 prior to this one, which also had no issues. I am able to text people without Imessage. However, as I stated, when someone with Imessage brings up my contact to send me a text, if they select my phone number and send, I will not receive it.

naansalad

"Imessage" is apple product ...any carrier has nothing to do with it.

pherson is right its apple issue regardless

V charge for call/text/data not for imessage

kaebfly

I'd agree but there is clearly an issue only with the OP's phone number, which is owned by Verizon. So clearly there isn't an issue with iMessage in general as the OP can make it work with the associated email address but not with the phone number. Sounds like there is an issue with the phone number communicating with the iMessage server. Not sure why Apple's server would only have an issue with one phone number (haven't seen a widespread issue like this). Although the OP probably doesn't want to try this I wonder if they changed their phone number would iMessage work correctly then. If it does then it clearly is solely an issue with that phone number and not with Apple's servers. What that problem is I have no clue. But the only way to find that out if is another number could be tested. Wonder if Verizon could provide a temp number just to test it out without the OP losing their current number.

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