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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: How to Enable RCS on iPhone with iOS 18 & iMessage vs RCS Key
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:53:12 -0700
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On 2024-09-22 20:10, Andrew wrote:
> How to Enable RCS on iPhone with iOS 18
> https://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-enable-rcs-messaging-on-iphone- 
> to-text-android-users-3482571/#2
> 
> Fundamentally iMessage is an internet-based service that delivers your

True. iMessage is an internet-based service.

> messages via Apple's servers which means it doesn't work most of the time
> unless you have all the myriad requirements (and which is why most of the
> world shuns Apple devices as only working in the richest countries).
> RCS, on the other hand, is a carrier-based service and works everywhere the
> carrier supports it (without needing the net just to do anything useful).

False:

'RCS has been designed as an industry open standard[2][3] to provide 
improved capabilities over basic text messaging, based on the Internet 
Protocol (IP).'

'Network dependency. A key difference between RCS and SMS is that SMS 
sends messages over the cellular network, while RCS content requires 
data connectivity before it can be transmitted.'