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Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol

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  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2023-12-09 18:21 +1300
    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2023-12-09 05:46 +0000
      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 07:00 +0100
        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2023-12-09 06:11 +0000
          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 03:59 -0400
          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-09 13:20 +0000
            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 17:06 +0100
            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 14:22 -0400
        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 08:16 -0500
          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-09 13:41 +0000
            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2023-12-09 13:48 +0000
              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-09 14:37 +0000
                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 17:27 +0100
              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 14:37 -0400
            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 17:28 +0100
              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 14:40 -0400
          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 17:18 +0100
            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 13:12 -0500
              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 15:26 -0400
              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 20:45 +0100
                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 16:05 -0400
                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 22:21 +0100
                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 17:04 -0500
                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-10 00:24 -0400
                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-10 13:20 +0100
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-10 14:09 -0400
                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-10 10:38 +0100
                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-10 08:26 -0500
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-13 13:16 +0100
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-13 08:58 -0500
                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-13 11:11 -0400
                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2023-12-13 15:26 +0000
                                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-13 14:17 -0500
                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-14 08:12 +0100
                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-14 08:08 +0100
                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-10 00:22 -0400
                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-10 10:38 +0100
                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-10 13:22 +0100
                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-10 08:29 -0500
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-10 19:22 -0400
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 12:23 +0100
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 09:16 -0500
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-11 10:18 -0400
                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-10 17:14 +0000
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-10 19:21 -0400
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 12:24 +0100
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-11 16:28 +0000
                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2023-12-11 08:19 +0000
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 12:28 +0100
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-11 16:29 +0000
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 09:15 -0500
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 15:38 +0100
                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 09:41 -0500
                                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-11 15:23 +0000
                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 13:04 -0500
                                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-11 18:31 +0000
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-11 10:41 -0400
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-11 10:38 -0400
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2023-12-11 16:08 +0000
                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 19:25 +0100
                                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2023-12-11 19:09 +0000
                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 14:31 -0500
                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 23:51 +0100
                                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2023-12-12 08:27 +0000
                                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-12 10:13 +0100
                                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-12 08:34 -0500
                                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-13 13:19 +0100
                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 13:29 -0500
                                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Larry Wolff <larrywolff@larrywolff.net> - 2023-12-11 14:17 -0500
                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Bradley <bradley@nospam.com> - 2023-12-11 14:35 -0500
                                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 23:55 +0100
                                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 23:57 +0100
                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 20:04 -0500
                                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-15 08:11 +0100
                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-10 10:37 +0100
                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-10 13:24 +0100
                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-10 19:46 -0400
                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-12 10:17 +0100
                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 16:25 -0500
                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Larry Wolff <larrywolff@larrywolff.net> - 2023-12-09 23:29 -0500
          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 14:35 -0400
    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-09 07:45 +0100
    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 08:12 -0500
      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-09 16:03 +0100
        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 17:35 +0100
        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 13:00 -0500
          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-09 18:47 +0000
            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 15:25 -0400
            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 14:31 -0500
              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 15:37 -0400
              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-09 19:56 +0000
                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 16:37 -0500
                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-10 15:20 +0000
                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 12:30 +0100
                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-11 15:23 +0000
                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-11 19:18 +0100
            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 20:48 +0100
              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-09 20:22 +0000
                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-09 22:25 +0100
                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-09 17:07 -0500
                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-12-10 00:21 +0100
                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> - 2023-12-09 22:42 -0600
                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-10 08:18 -0500
                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> - 2023-12-11 08:47 -0600
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 10:19 -0500
                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-11 15:44 +0000
                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 13:10 -0500
                                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2023-12-11 19:03 +0000
                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-11 15:56 -0400
                                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2023-12-11 18:57 -0800
                                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-12 15:47 +0000
                                        Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-12 18:38 -0400
                                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2023-12-12 14:45 -0800
                                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-13 01:18 +0000
                                            Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-12 22:06 -0400
                                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2023-12-12 18:15 -0800
                                              Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-13 04:06 +0000
                                                Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-13 01:45 -0400
                                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2023-12-12 23:25 -0800
                                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-13 16:26 +0000
                                                    Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-13 13:15 -0400
                                                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-13 19:44 +0000
                                                      Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2023-12-13 14:07 -0800
                                  Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2023-12-11 15:12 -0500
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2023-12-11 16:35 +0000
                          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-12-11 18:56 +0100
          Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> - 2023-12-09 15:26 -0400

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#127606

From"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2023-12-11 12:23 +0100
Message-ID<kto9p4Fdtm8U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#126672
On 2023-12-10 14:29, Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2023-12-10 07:22, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2023-12-10 10:38, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>> On 09.12.23 22:21, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So yes, we do have problems and we do complain.
>>>
>>> I think this is a fair statement. iPhone users do not complain.
>>
>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can 
>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch 
>> to WhatsApp.
> 
> Eh?  I send/receive photos and videos to/from people with Android phones 
> all the time - using basic message service (cell phone).  Of course such 
> is covered in data plans here as part of overall "data" so there are no 
> ridiculous charges as one may see in Europe and elsewhere.

In Europe, and probably the entire world excep NA, iphone users can not 
send photos to android users using imessage.

Two reasons: if MMS is available, it is expensive. And in several 
countries or providers, MMS has been removed.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.

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#127985

FromAlan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com>
Date2023-12-11 09:16 -0500
Message-ID<WQEdN.12224$7sbb.6717@fx16.iad>
In reply to#127606
On 2023-12-11 06:23, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2023-12-10 14:29, Alan Browne wrote:
>> On 2023-12-10 07:22, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> On 2023-12-10 10:38, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>>> On 09.12.23 22:21, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So yes, we do have problems and we do complain.
>>>>
>>>> I think this is a fair statement. iPhone users do not complain.
>>>
>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and 
>>> can not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and 
>>> switch to WhatsApp.
>>
>> Eh?  I send/receive photos and videos to/from people with Android 
>> phones all the time - using basic message service (cell phone).  Of 
>> course such is covered in data plans here as part of overall "data" so 
>> there are no ridiculous charges as one may see in Europe and elsewhere.
                 [AAA]____________
> 
> In Europe, and probably the entire world excep NA, iphone users can not 
> send photos to android users using imessage.
> 
> Two reasons: if MMS is available, it is expensive. And in several 
> countries or providers, MMS has been removed.

Well, can't help that, and yes I noted the ridiculous charges. [AAA]

-- 
“Markets can remain irrational longer than your can remain solvent.”
- John Maynard Keynes.

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#127986

FromWally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam>
Date2023-12-11 10:18 -0400
Message-ID<ul75n1$2s16f$1@paganini.bofh.team>
In reply to#127606
"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote 

>> Eh?  I send/receive photos and videos to/from people with Android phones 
>> all the time - using basic message service (cell phone).  Of course such 
>> is covered in data plans here as part of overall "data" so there are no 
>> ridiculous charges as one may see in Europe and elsewhere.
> 
> In Europe, and probably the entire world excep NA, iphone users can not 
> send photos to android users using imessage.
> 
> Two reasons: if MMS is available, it is expensive. And in several 
> countries or providers, MMS has been removed.

Sensible logic...

a. Free or not-free MMS is a carrier problem, and not Android, per se.

b. Android has a half-dozen modern free RCS-enabled apps to send MMS free.

c. It's iOS' problem that it is too primitive to _receive_ modern RCS.

Only iOS has the problem. As always. iOS is primitive. A closed system.

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#126888

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2023-12-10 17:14 +0000
Message-ID<ktma0eFaqjU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#126656
On 2023-12-10, Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2023-12-10 10:38, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>> On 09.12.23 22:21, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> On 2023-12-09 21:05, Wally J wrote:
>>>> "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote
>>>>
>>>>>> Not at all.  Apple's system is not a walled garden.  More like an
>>>>>> exclusive country club where you get more but can also go
>>>>>> anywhere off of the club you want.
>>>>>
>>>>> The point is that *here* there are only 21% of iPhones, so those
>>>>> users have to get out of their walled garden to talk with the
>>>>> people, 80% of which are on Android. So, they don't use iMessages.
>>>>
>>>> Carlos brings up the valid points that most of the world is on
>>>> Android, and most of the world seems to use WhatsApp (which is the
>>>> same as iMessage anyway, in terms of needing to connect to a
>>>> middleman mothership server).
>>>>
>>>> But even those on Android in the US have no problem communicating
>>>> with iPhone users; it's always mainly the iPhone users who complain
>>>> about it.
>>>
>>> That is not so.
>>>
>>> Android users have to communicate with iPhone users using third
>>> party tools, like WhatsApp, thats not popular in the USA, or ancient
>>> protocols like SMS, which lack features. Or use MMS, which in many
>>> countries it is expensive, or is being phased out.
>>>
>>> So yes, we do have problems and we do complain.
>> 
>> I think this is a fair statement. iPhone users do not complain.
>
> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
> not send photos or multimedia

No, they can send photos and multimedia. 

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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#127027

FromWally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam>
Date2023-12-10 19:21 -0400
Message-ID<ul5h5n$2kq3v$1@paganini.bofh.team>
In reply to#126888
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote 

>>>> Android users have to communicate with iPhone users using third
>>>> party tools, like WhatsApp, thats not popular in the USA, or ancient
>>>> protocols like SMS, which lack features. Or use MMS, which in many
>>>> countries it is expensive, or is being phased out.
>>>>
>>>> So yes, we do have problems and we do complain.
>>> 
>>> I think this is a fair statement. iPhone users do not complain.
>>
>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>> not send photos or multimedia
> 
> No, they can send photos and multimedia.

I strive to comprehend the fundamental problems involved - to solve them.

First off, it _is_ the iPhone people doing most of the complaining here.
But, there are _also_ some Android users also complaining about messaging.

As always, I strive to comprehend what the problem set is we're solving.

The Android users' complaint appears to be that Apple doesn't support RCS 
yet and some people (those who are charged for MMS messages mostly) 
naturally want to send MMS messages via RCS to Apple users. (That's NOT an 
Android problem, by the way - that's clearly an iOS problem since there are 
already a half dozen free Android messaging apps which support RCS.)

In addition, there are _plenty_ of cross-platform messaging apps which 
support sending MMS messages over the Internet such as this Android app.
 <https://home.pulsesms.app/overview/>'
 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTcn1wfmWjU>

So it's not that the Android users can't send MMS for free; it's that they 
want to send them to iOS users using either RCS or a different mechanism.

Which means Android has no problem sending those MMS images for free.
It's iOS that can't get them.

Now for the iOS side of the complaints, most of the complaints from the iOS 
users appears to be about the color of the bubbles - which is just absurd.

Ignoring the silly color of the bubbles (heck, Android users can set any 
conversation or group to any color they want to set them to - which is one 
of the many things the utterly primitive iMessages system can't do) what 
are the iOS users complaining about if it's NOT that they can't get the MMS 
messages from Android users who want to send them for free via RCS?

Other than silly bubble colors, why are iOS users complaining so much here?

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#127607

From"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2023-12-11 12:24 +0100
Message-ID<kto9rsFdtm8U3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#126888
On 2023-12-10 18:14, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2023-12-10, Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2023-12-10 10:38, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>> On 09.12.23 22:21, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>> On 2023-12-09 21:05, Wally J wrote:
>>>>> "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not at all.  Apple's system is not a walled garden.  More like an
>>>>>>> exclusive country club where you get more but can also go
>>>>>>> anywhere off of the club you want.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The point is that *here* there are only 21% of iPhones, so those
>>>>>> users have to get out of their walled garden to talk with the
>>>>>> people, 80% of which are on Android. So, they don't use iMessages.
>>>>>
>>>>> Carlos brings up the valid points that most of the world is on
>>>>> Android, and most of the world seems to use WhatsApp (which is the
>>>>> same as iMessage anyway, in terms of needing to connect to a
>>>>> middleman mothership server).
>>>>>
>>>>> But even those on Android in the US have no problem communicating
>>>>> with iPhone users; it's always mainly the iPhone users who complain
>>>>> about it.
>>>>
>>>> That is not so.
>>>>
>>>> Android users have to communicate with iPhone users using third
>>>> party tools, like WhatsApp, thats not popular in the USA, or ancient
>>>> protocols like SMS, which lack features. Or use MMS, which in many
>>>> countries it is expensive, or is being phased out.
>>>>
>>>> So yes, we do have problems and we do complain.
>>>
>>> I think this is a fair statement. iPhone users do not complain.
>>
>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>> not send photos or multimedia
> 
> No, they can send photos and multimedia.

Not in Europe, not probably in most of the world. Not using imessages.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.

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#128207

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2023-12-11 16:28 +0000
Message-ID<ktormaFikq3U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#127607
On 2023-12-11, Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2023-12-10 18:14, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2023-12-10, Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2023-12-10 10:38, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>>> On 09.12.23 22:21, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>>> On 2023-12-09 21:05, Wally J wrote:
>>>>>> "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Not at all.  Apple's system is not a walled garden.  More like an
>>>>>>>> exclusive country club where you get more but can also go
>>>>>>>> anywhere off of the club you want.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The point is that *here* there are only 21% of iPhones, so those
>>>>>>> users have to get out of their walled garden to talk with the
>>>>>>> people, 80% of which are on Android. So, they don't use iMessages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Carlos brings up the valid points that most of the world is on
>>>>>> Android, and most of the world seems to use WhatsApp (which is the
>>>>>> same as iMessage anyway, in terms of needing to connect to a
>>>>>> middleman mothership server).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But even those on Android in the US have no problem communicating
>>>>>> with iPhone users; it's always mainly the iPhone users who complain
>>>>>> about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is not so.
>>>>>
>>>>> Android users have to communicate with iPhone users using third
>>>>> party tools, like WhatsApp, thats not popular in the USA, or ancient
>>>>> protocols like SMS, which lack features. Or use MMS, which in many
>>>>> countries it is expensive, or is being phased out.
>>>>>
>>>>> So yes, we do have problems and we do complain.
>>>>
>>>> I think this is a fair statement. iPhone users do not complain.
>>>
>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>>> not send photos or multimedia
>> 
>> No, they can send photos and multimedia.
>
> Not in Europe, not probably in most of the world. Not using imessages.

People in those countries don't use iMessage in the first place. 

-- 
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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#127580

FromBernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de>
Date2023-12-11 08:19 +0000
Message-ID<ktnv0cFbvu1U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#126656
On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R."" <robin_listas@es.invalid>
wrote:

> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch to
> WhatsApp.

Sorry, you are missing something:

Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.

No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
pictures) with lots of Androids :-)

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#127609

From"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2023-12-11 12:28 +0100
Message-ID<ktoa2eFdtm8U4@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#127580
On 2023-12-11 09:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R."" <robin_listas@es.invalid>
> wrote:
> 
>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch to
>> WhatsApp.
> 
> Sorry, you are missing something:
> 
> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.

Certainly, but we are talking of their native messaging tool that they 
are so happy about, imessages.

As I said, two reasons: in Europe, and probably most of the world except 
NA, MMS which is used to send photos to non Apple users is expensive or 
has been removed, it is not even available.

> 
> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.

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#128208

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2023-12-11 16:29 +0000
Message-ID<ktoro5Fikq3U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#127609
On 2023-12-11, Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2023-12-11 09:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
>> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R."" <robin_listas@es.invalid>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch to
>>> WhatsApp.
>> 
>> Sorry, you are missing something:
>> 
>> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
>
> Certainly, but we are talking of their native messaging tool that they 
> are so happy about, imessages.
>
> As I said, two reasons: in Europe, and probably most of the world except 
> NA, MMS which is used to send photos to non Apple users is expensive or 
> has been removed, it is not even available.

Which is no big deal since they are already using alternative messaging
apps.

-- 
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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#127983

FromAlan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com>
Date2023-12-11 09:15 -0500
Message-ID<IPEdN.12223$7sbb.5410@fx16.iad>
In reply to#127580
On 2023-12-11 03:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R."" <robin_listas@es.invalid>
> wrote:
> 
>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch to
>> WhatsApp.
> 
> Sorry, you are missing something:
> 
> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
> 
> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)

That's not what's being discussed.  What is: is how iPhone Messages 
users can send phots/vids to Android users.

They can.  And do.

-- 
“Markets can remain irrational longer than your can remain solvent.”
- John Maynard Keynes.

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#128014

From"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2023-12-11 15:38 +0100
Message-ID<ktol6qFdtm7U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#127983
On 2023-12-11 15:15, Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2023-12-11 03:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
>> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R."" 
>> <robin_listas@es.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch to
>>> WhatsApp.
>>
>> Sorry, you are missing something:
>>
>> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
>>
>> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
>> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)
> 
> That's not what's being discussed.  What is: is how iPhone Messages 
> users can send phots/vids to Android users.
> 
> They can.  And do.

With WhatsApp, yes, certainly they can. With imessages, no, not here.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.

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#128029

FromAlan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com>
Date2023-12-11 09:41 -0500
Message-ID<LcFdN.30908$q3F7.7733@fx45.iad>
In reply to#128014
On 2023-12-11 09:38, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2023-12-11 15:15, Alan Browne wrote:
>> On 2023-12-11 03:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
>>> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R."" 
>>> <robin_listas@es.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>>>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and 
>>>> switch to
>>>> WhatsApp.
>>>
>>> Sorry, you are missing something:
>>>
>>> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
>>>
>>> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
>>> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)
>>
>> That's not what's being discussed.  What is: is how iPhone Messages 
>> users can send phots/vids to Android users.
>>
>> They can.  And do.
> 
> With WhatsApp, yes, certainly they can. With imessages, no, not here.

Yes - you've made the point a thousand times now.

-- 
“Markets can remain irrational longer than your can remain solvent.”
- John Maynard Keynes.

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#128150

FromFrank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Date2023-12-11 15:23 +0000
Message-ID<ul7bn9.q60.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>
In reply to#128029
Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2023-12-11 09:38, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> > On 2023-12-11 15:15, Alan Browne wrote:
> >> On 2023-12-11 03:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
> >>> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R."" 
> >>> <robin_listas@es.invalid>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
> >>>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and 
> >>>> switch to
> >>>> WhatsApp.
> >>>
> >>> Sorry, you are missing something:
> >>>
> >>> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
> >>>
> >>> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
> >>> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)
> >>
> >> That's not what's being discussed.  What is: is how iPhone Messages 
> >> users can send phots/vids to Android users.
> >>
> >> They can.  And do.
> > 
> > With WhatsApp, yes, certainly they can. With imessages, no, not here.
> 
> Yes - you've made the point a thousand times now.

  Well, if you make your (non (read NA-only)) point a thousand times,
you can only expect that the favour will be returned, can't you!?

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#128251

FromAlan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com>
Date2023-12-11 13:04 -0500
Message-ID<ebIdN.16098$p%Mb.2777@fx15.iad>
In reply to#128150
On 2023-12-11 10:23, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>> On 2023-12-11 09:38, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> On 2023-12-11 15:15, Alan Browne wrote:
>>>> On 2023-12-11 03:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
>>>>> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R.""
>>>>> <robin_listas@es.invalid>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>>>>>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and
>>>>>> switch to
>>>>>> WhatsApp.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, you are missing something:
>>>>>
>>>>> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
>>>>>
>>>>> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
>>>>> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)
>>>>
>>>> That's not what's being discussed.  What is: is how iPhone Messages
>>>> users can send phots/vids to Android users.
>>>>
>>>> They can.  And do.
>>>
>>> With WhatsApp, yes, certainly they can. With imessages, no, not here.
>>
>> Yes - you've made the point a thousand times now.
> 
>    Well, if you make your (non (read NA-only)) point a thousand times,
> you can only expect that the favour will be returned, can't you!?

They didn't have to reply - again.  Now you'll say "you too!".  But I am 
the OP on this thread.  That has privileges 😉

-- 
“Markets can remain irrational longer than your can remain solvent.”
- John Maynard Keynes.

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#128256

FromFrank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Date2023-12-11 18:31 +0000
Message-ID<ul7o2a.fuo.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>
In reply to#128251
Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2023-12-11 10:23, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> >> On 2023-12-11 09:38, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> >>> On 2023-12-11 15:15, Alan Browne wrote:
> >>>> On 2023-12-11 03:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
> >>>>> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R.""
> >>>>> <robin_listas@es.invalid>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
> >>>>>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and
> >>>>>> switch to
> >>>>>> WhatsApp.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sorry, you are missing something:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
> >>>>> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> That's not what's being discussed.  What is: is how iPhone Messages
> >>>> users can send phots/vids to Android users.
> >>>>
> >>>> They can.  And do.
> >>>
> >>> With WhatsApp, yes, certainly they can. With imessages, no, not here.
> >>
> >> Yes - you've made the point a thousand times now.
> > 
> >    Well, if you make your (non (read NA-only)) point a thousand times,
> > you can only expect that the favour will be returned, can't you!?
> 
> They didn't have to reply - again.  Now you'll say "you too!".  But I am 
> the OP on this thread.  That has privileges ?

  Fair enough! I just canceled my previous response and I will cancel
this one, so if you either, complain to your NSP! :-)

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#128032

FromWally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam>
Date2023-12-11 10:41 -0400
Message-ID<ul773m$2s36a$1@paganini.bofh.team>
In reply to#127983
Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote 

>>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch to
>>> WhatsApp.
>> 
>> Sorry, you are missing something:
>> 
>> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
>> 
>> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
>> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)
> 
> That's not what's being discussed.  What is: is how iPhone Messages 
> users can send phots/vids to Android users.
> 
> They can.  And do.

While Alan Browne is correct, what he's completely clueless of is that the
iPhone Messages app is no different in form or function than those Bernd
noted.

Same thing.

The _only_ difference is Messages is on all iPhones, while Telegram,
Signal, THreema or WhatsApp are not.

No other difference than that as iOS uses primitive messaging.
     *iOS Messages === WhatsApp*

Same thing in how it works and in the fact they're all proprietary.

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#128015

FromWally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam>
Date2023-12-11 10:38 -0400
Message-ID<ul76t3$2s2qi$1@paganini.bofh.team>
In reply to#127580
Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote 

>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch to
>> WhatsApp.
> 
> Sorry, you are missing something:
> 
> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.
> 
> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)

Bernd,

I'm trying to understand the problem (as I don't have it in the states).

 *The main problem appears to be a carrier-imposed fee on 'sending MMS'*
 *The other problem appears to be iOS uses a primitive messaging system.*
 (Substituted "closed" if you have a visceral dislike to "primitive".)

One part of the problem appears to be... 
1. Android users who are charged those fees can send MMS via RCS for free.
2. But iOS users can't receive them (it appears).
3. So in that respect, the problem is on the iOS recipient's side.

Another part of the problem appears to be... 
A. Android users who are charged those fees can send MMS via RCS for free.
B. But Android users can't receive them unless they use an RCS messenger.
C. So in that respect, the problem is on the Android recipient's side.

Meanwhile... the third part of the problem appears to be... 
a. iOS users can send "things" (e.g., pictures) via their Internet app
b. Which is no different than Telegram, Signal, Threema or WhatsApp
c. The only difference being all iPhones have that proprietary messaging

Is this an accurate summary of the problem set yet?
 

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#128201

FromDave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com>
Date2023-12-11 16:08 +0000
Message-ID<ul7c5c$37je5$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#128015
On 11 Dec 2023 10:38:27 -0400 Wally J wrote:

>I'm trying to understand the problem (as I don't have it in the states).
>
> *The main problem appears to be a carrier-imposed fee on 'sending MMS'*
> *The other problem appears to be iOS uses a primitive messaging system.*
> (Substituted "closed" if you have a visceral dislike to "primitive".)
>
>One part of the problem appears to be... 
>1. Android users who are charged those fees can send MMS via RCS for free.
>2. But iOS users can't receive them (it appears).
>3. So in that respect, the problem is on the iOS recipient's side.
>
>Another part of the problem appears to be... 
>A. Android users who are charged those fees can send MMS via RCS for free.
>B. But Android users can't receive them unless they use an RCS messenger.
>C. So in that respect, the problem is on the Android recipient's side.
>
>Meanwhile... the third part of the problem appears to be... 
>a. iOS users can send "things" (e.g., pictures) via their Internet app
>b. Which is no different than Telegram, Signal, Threema or WhatsApp
>c. The only difference being all iPhones have that proprietary messaging
>
>Is this an accurate summary of the problem set yet?
> 

The 'problem', which is shared by (some) users of both Android and iOS, is 
... 

"A user of a modern smartphone cannot be confident of sending a 
feature-rich message (having features equivalent to the GSMA's RCS 
Universal Profile) irrespective of both sender's and recipient's make of 
phone, both sender and receiver using their phone's _default_ messaging 
facility." 

<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services>
Note that RCS does not currently include End to End Encryption (e2ee).

At the moment only SMS messages can be confidently sent and reliably 
received. 

MMS has been discontinued in many territories: 
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service#Decline_and_discontinuation 

It is rumoured that Apple will enable RCS in their default message app in 
2024 (not replacing iMessage) which is to be welcomed IMO. No doubt people 
will continue to use proprietary apps and protocols when they want extra 
features - eg e2ee. 
-- 
(Remove numerics from email address)

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#128254

From"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2023-12-11 19:25 +0100
Message-ID<ktp2hkFiqcvU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#128201
On 2023-12-11 17:08, Dave Royal wrote:
> On 11 Dec 2023 10:38:27 -0400 Wally J wrote:

...

> 
> The 'problem', which is shared by (some) users of both Android and iOS, is
> ...
> 
> "A user of a modern smartphone cannot be confident of sending a
> feature-rich message (having features equivalent to the GSMA's RCS
> Universal Profile) irrespective of both sender's and recipient's make of
> phone, both sender and receiver using their phone's _default_ messaging
> facility."
> 
> <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services>
> Note that RCS does not currently include End to End Encryption (e2ee).

It does if you use the Google Messages App.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.

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