Re: RCS messaging

Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> wrote:

Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> writes:

[...]

  As I use WhatsApp - yes, also on my computer - and have absolutely no
need to *send* SMS messages, I don't need that stuff.

 
Reading the click send website suggests the point is reach:

  Yes, that's a valid point, SMS as a *fallback*. As another poster
(Andy?) said, we don't want SMS to go away, because it's heavily used to
*receive* messages (2SV and informational).

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Some benefits of sending email to SMS include:
 
? Better reach: thanks to a 98% open rate, you know that your message
  will be seen.
 
? Have your message read faster, with a much faster open rate than
  email.
 
? All your email and SMS communication in the one place.
 
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You might have trouble sending Whatsapps to me, as I am not on it.

  When I would try to reach you (assuming I know your mobile number),
WhatsApp would tell me you don't have WhatsApp, so I would use SMS. No
problem! :-)

  Bottom line: SMS (sending) is the exception, not the rule.