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From: Abandoned Trolley <fred@fred-smith.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Carriers are only slowly adapting to iOS 18 beta RCS integration
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:51:14 +0100
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On 28/06/2024 12:36, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
> Am 28.06.24 um 11:00 schrieb Andy Burns:
>> Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>
>>> RCS is not adding any value to the communication options.
>> For some of us (edge cases perhaps) it will.
>>
>> I use android, as do the majority of my friends/colleagues, but a
>> minority use iphone.  I refuse to use Messenger/WhatsApp, they've never
>> heard of Signal/Telegram.
>>
>> The only ways I can send them photos is MMS (which is expensive, so I
>> only do it rarely) or email, which some of them don't have on their
>> phones ... RCS does add value in that case.
> 
> RCS cannot solve social issues. Your friends do not need RCS. What they
> need is less resistance to learn.
> 
> 


I dont see anything here which conclusively proves that RCS will be 
universally availale in the long term