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You can use iMessage with an Apple ID without having any phone numbers associated with it. There's no carrier required at all with iMessage. With RCS you HAVE
by X-Istence 5y ago
You can use iMessage with an Apple ID without having any phone numbers associated with it.
There's no carrier required at all with iMessage. With RCS you HAVE to have a carrier.
- tjoff 5y agoI'd rather be locked into a phone number than locked to apple though.
- jmcs 5y agoAnd with iMessage you need to have an Apple account, at least for carriers you have choices.
- blendergeek 5y agoWith iMessage, you must commit to doing business with one company as long as you use the service. That is vendor lock-in and is what Google is complaining about. With RCS, there is no one company that you must do business with to continue using they service.
- X-Istence 5y agoThat's the same with WhatsApp/Signal/Telegram/others... unlike email which was distributed.