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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I live outside of the United States but I’m from there. I like the bubble colors so I can make sure I’m sending free iMessages instead of paid sms messages.

It’s unclear whether rcs will charge for international texts.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If your iMessages are currently free it's because you're using WiFi to send them (or you have a data allotment).

RCS already supports messages over WiFi (& data) already, so it wouldn't cost you either.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ok I’ll give you my contact list. Let me know once you convinced them to switch.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Who sends SMS anymore?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Inside or outside the US? That's the trick. In my experience, the US uses a lot of SMS but also usually have unlimited plans. Most other places don't use SMS, pay for it...but have cheaper and less capped data.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Most mobile operators in the UK have stopped with SMS limits (unless you're on the really really cheap plans or PAYG). Guess people just don't use them enough to warrant caps on it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

We stopped paying per SMS years and years ago in Sweden.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Of all the things carriers stupidly charge money for, we couldn't get the one that would actually improve things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

People who don’t live in the US anymore but still need to message people in the US.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

RCS doesn't charge for international texts on Android. I've used it for international texting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks! I kinda assumed that it wouldn’t. But I also know how telecoms try to charge for everything.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

It’s unclear whether rcs will charge for international texts.

It's not unclear. RCS is not SMS in the same way that iMessage is not SMS, so why would you be charged for it?