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User profile for user: ukgirl3035 
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User level: Level1
I have a friend who went to England for a few weeks and we want to know if imessage
is free.
iPhone 4, iOS 7.0.1
Posted on Mar 27, 2014 10:20 AM
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User profile for user: Anthony Hobbs 
User level: Level4
Mar 27, 2014 10:26 AM in response to ukgirl3035
Yes. You can send an iMessage to anyone anywhere in the world for free.
Hope this helps
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User profile for user: Anthony Hobbs
User level: Level4
Mar 27, 2014 10:26 AM in response to ukgirl3035
Yes. You can send an iMessage to anyone anywhere in the world for free.
Hope this helps
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User level: Level5
Mar 27, 2014 10:26 AM in response to ukgirl3035
There is no charge from Apple to use iMessage.
You may pay data charges depending on your carrier.
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User profile for user: ChrisJ4203 
User level: Level10
Mar 27, 2014 10:28 AM in response to ukgirl3035
You might also want to make sure that "Send as SMS" is turned off for now, so that if the iMessage fails, you are not charged for an international SMS.
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User profile for user: fjwhiston 
User level: Level3
Mar 27, 2014 10:30 AM in response to ukgirl3035
Your friend may get charged if they were sending iMessages using a cellular connection, especially as they would have been "roaming" at the time. That would be a charge levied by the carrier and the UK mobile network that they were logged onto at the time. If your friend was using a wi-fi connection however, then there would have been no charge.
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Is international iMessage free?