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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: RCS messaging to one user fails
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:13:18 -0700
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On 2024-10-31 12:00, badgolferman wrote:
> Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
>> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Andrews wrote:
>>>
>>>> badgolferman wrote on Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:46:32 -0000 (UTC) :
>>>>
>>>>> Since the adoption of RCS by Apple and upgrading to iOS 18.0.1, I'm
>>>>> having trouble sending messages to one of my Android user
>>>>> co-workers.  The message field where you type shows RCS when I
>>>>> start to message them, but it fails delivery immediately.  I am
>>>>> forced to send again as a SMS message every time.
>>>>
>>>> Hi badgolferman,
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to help you out but I'm hindered by having never used RCS
>>>> (since it does nothing useful to me) but maybe I can run an RCS test
>>>> for you?
>>>>
>>>> I have a variety of iPads and an iPhone 6 (but no SIM card) in front
>>>> of me.  Of course my daily drive is the free T-Mobile Galaxy A32-5G
>>>> which has the  the last known good version of PulseSMS set up as my
>>>> default messenger app.
>>>>
>>>> PulseSMS doesn't support RCS but I could probably load any non-Google
>>>> messenger app that has RCS support (they should start existing soon).
>>>>
>>>> Do you know if it's possible for me to test your scenario with those
>>>> tools?  How?
>>>>
>>>> Looking up my old thread from a year ago asking for non-Google RCS
>>>> apps it seems there may be non-Google RCS apps for me to test with
>>>> iOS for you.
>>>> <https://xdaforums.com/t/apps-what-rich-communication-services-enabled-sms-mms-rcs-text-messaging-apps-do-you-know-of-for-android.4642422/>
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if you can think of a test I can do for you. I also have
>>>> family members with the latest iPhone 16 (yes, I still buy Apple
>>>> products) whom I can ask also to send me messages - but they're busy
>>>> with life & kids too.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if there's a test you can propose that I can do for you.
>>>> I do tests for people all the time on Windows & Android so why not
>>>> iOS.
>>>
>>>
>>> The mere fact that you are offering to be of assistance is greatly
>>> appreciated, but at this point I have given up since I'm quite sure the
>>> problem is with the other user's phone and there's nothing I can change
>>> on my end to work around it.  Your act of kindness is appreciated by
>>> me, but I'm sure not at all by several others on this newsgroup.
>>
>> My understanding is that RCS requires the carrier to enable it. Ask your
>> friend to see if it has been.
>>
>>
> 
> The issue is my phone seems to think RCS is enabled for this user. The
> Messages field where I enter text shows RCS but as soon as I hit Send it
> fails. Then it gives me the option to resend as SMS. That works, but it
> forces me to send the message twice each time. The other person has no
> problem sending me a message and gets no errors.
> 
> Of course Alan thinks I’m lying about this whole thing and making it up.
> 

Wow.

It's almost like you're trolling for my reply.