How to get rid off iMessage

[derrickgoh]

I used to have an iPhone and I still have an iMac. My SMS messages were all sent via iMessage back then. I recently switched to Samsung and realised that messages which my friends send me via their iPhone are still coming through via my iMac but NOT my Samsung. Strangely, they don't even come in as regular SMS.

So I fiddled around and logged out from iMessage on my iMac. I figured that since I am technically no longer on iMessage things will be okay. Apparently not. I still do not receive message that my friends send me from their iPhone. It still comes in as an iMessage which I don't get on my Samsung, not even as a SMS. And since I logged out of iMessage on my iMac, I don't get it there either.

Long story short, I just want to get rid off iMessage completely and want to be able to received messages from friends on my Samsung phone as SMS. Currently the iPhones still seem to think my iPhone exists.

Can anyone help please? Thanks!

 

[aileen99]

U need to borrow another iPhone to insert your SIM card then can off it. Don't ask me why. I do like that.

 

[tankib]

I think ur iphone is register under apple id, need to log in remove the phone number attached to the iPhone to remove it totally.

 

[derrickgoh]

I think ur iphone is register under apple id, need to log in remove the phone number attached to the iPhone to remove it totally.

But when i log in to apple my phone is not even registered there only my mac there leh.

 

[derrickgoh]

U need to borrow another iPhone to insert your SIM card then can off it. Don't ask me why. I do like that.

Problem is the msg are coming in via my mac. And when i disable imsg on my mac, the msg still dont come in as sms so i get nothibg.

 

[PetPet]

If you didn't turn off iMessage before selling off your device you'll need another iPhone to turn iMessage

Even with this method, It'll take some time for Apple's iMessage servers to propagate