I am interested in the Blackberry Mercury, but previously had to abandon both Blackberry and Android (yes, I know the Mercury runs Android) as having once been an IOS user, iMessage now forever intercepts and prevents me from receiving group messages. I know how to and I have deregistered from iMessage before switching out my sim, but that only allows one on one text conversations to get through. Group messages just never arrive. I know this is a common problem, but despite diligently trying, I cannot find a solution. Some suggest to have every person I happen to be in a group message with delete the thread and start again or to have everyone I know switch to a third party app. Neither approach is practical or realistic. I did have an idea - if I switch my cell number to one that was never registered with iMessage, does anyone know if that could/would do the trick? I am happy to change if I knew it would work, but since it will be a logistical nightmare in the beginning, I don’t really want to try it unless I know that it will work. Any help in this regard would be tremendously appreciated.