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I don’t think you can drop support for SMS, at least not in the US receiving messages is required for FCC compliance for handsets currently iirc.
by dogma1138 7y ago
I don’t think you can drop support for SMS, at least not in the US receiving messages is required for FCC compliance for handsets currently iirc.
- freeone3000 7y agoWhat are the consequences of this? What prevents Google from making and selling a six-inch ("phone-sized") tablet, and moving SMS to Hangouts and calls to Duo?
- dingo_bat 7y agoProbably the fact that nobody would buy it.
- Macha 7y agoIs this device going to rely on public Wifi to get messages when out and about? Otherwise, if it needs a data connection, you'll have to get mobile networks involved, and I doubt they'd co-operate with an end run around themselves.
- theferalrobot 7y agoTablets with a data connection are still required to support sms