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iancruz4895

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Oct 10, 2011
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So i have a lot of friends using iPod touch or iPad, so basically they dont have iphone with iOS 5 to be texted, so if i wanna text my friend's iPod touch, how am i able to text her when she doesnt even have a number?
 

handi

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Jul 1, 2008
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So i have a lot of friends using iPod touch or iPad, so basically they dont have iphone with iOS 5 to be texted, so if i wanna text my friend's iPod touch, how am i able to text her when she doesnt even have a number?

They need ios5 as well and then you can use iMessage with their email.
 

xdhd350

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Mar 9, 2010
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So i have a lot of friends using iPod touch or iPad, so basically they dont have iphone with iOS 5 to be texted, so if i wanna text my friend's iPod touch, how am i able to text her when she doesnt even have a number?

It uses an email address that they register with the messages app on their end. Facetime uses the same method to find people you want to contact on non-phone numbered iOS devices.
 
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