Re: Samsung no longer shipping with Samsung Messages in the USA

On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:11:37 +0100, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
wrote:

Steve Hayes wrote:
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I'm not sure what RCS is, or what it stands for. I'll have to look
it up.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services>
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And does it mean that if your correspondent is reachable by RCS there
will be no SMS charge?

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Yes, is it common to be charged for SMS in South Africa, or do you get
inclusive message bundles like elsewhere?

That depends on the kind of arrangement you have with the service
provider. On a pay as you go account you can buy air time in bundles
of so many minutes of voice callss, or SMSs in bun gles of multiples
of 15, but the bundles expire after a month. Ordinary voice air time
does not expire, but if you use that for SMSs it is more expensive.

I must look at my Samsung smart phone to see if

I can get it to work.

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Your network provider has to either provide their own RCS server, or
(increasingly common) use the servers provided by Jibe/Google, then you
should be able to enable it within your messages app.

If mine has such a server, I have no idea how to use it.

I use my Samsung dumb phone for SMSs, because it makes it easier to
send messages to groups than Android.

I have a Samsung smartphone (with a different provider), which I use
for voice calls and Internet stuff.




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