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Telstra kicked off RCS in Australia, but only on their network, then Google did one for everyone else, but it doesn't work with Telstra AFACT. Vodafone has thi

by dools 4y ago

Telstra kicked off RCS in Australia, but only on their network, then Google did one for everyone else, but it doesn't work with Telstra AFACT. Vodafone has this business RCS page: https://www.vodafone.com/business/carrier-services/messaging-services/vodafone-messaging-hub-rcs https://www.vodafone.com/business/carrier-services/messaging... and they "launched" in 2018, but from what I can tell still no-one is using it. There's a lot of confusion around it.

formerly_proven 4y ago
> from what I can tell still no-one is using it. > There's a lot of confusion around it. The story of every feature introduced by telcos in the last 100 years that goes beyond voice calls or text messages.
- doctor_eval 4y ago
  I seem to recall a similar picture when SMS was introduced. For many years, you couldn't text people outside your phone network.
- hrrsn 4y ago
  It's not just on the telcos, Android fragmentation as a whole makes implementing new network features an uphill battle. VoLTE is an absolute mess (on Android) if your build doesn't have settings for your carrier. Google doesn't sell the Pixel in my country, so the only way to enable VoLTE here is to root your device. This is only going to get worse with carriers sunsetting 3G networks - anyone roaming on a Pixel in such a country won't be able to make calls, even to emergency numbers.