Apple iMessage and Poor User Experiences
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But I'd like it to be taken a step further. I'd really like to be able to have my phone in a charger a la a WebOS device and have text messages and iMessages go directly to my computer or iPad so that I could reply from there. The messages can go through the internet from those devices, or directly through the iPhone. I don't care which, so long as I have the ability to use my Mac and iPad without having to use my phone for every message.
They never said you'd be able to send free SMS from an internet connection, so that table is kind of obvious. In the end, the user doesn't have to care, it just works. The only case where you might lose a message is if the recipient disconnects right before you send it, and even then you'll know it wasn't delivered. FaceTime is in much worse waters.
in theory yes, in practice it tries to send imessage when _i am_ online, but my recipient isn't