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If carriers can charge per RCS message like they do with SMS/MMS, usually after X amount used a month, Apple needs to make it a different color from iMessages w

If carriers can charge per RCS message like they do with SMS/MMS, usually after X amount used a month, Apple needs to make it a different color from iMessages which they provide for free. People have to know if they are using free iMessages when talking to other people or if they are using up their SMS/MMS/RCS quota. Edit: Maybe charging for SMSs is not a thing in your country but it is in mine. If I see a green bubble I would be mindful of the number of messages I send because after 200 SMSs I going to get charged per SMS.

ephimetheus 3y ago
Or if you frequently message people in other countries where they charge you who knows what
vitorgrs 3y ago
Charging for SMS is a thing on some plans here in Brazil, but I don't know in other countries, RCS works completely for free as it works even on Wifi. You don't need mobile data or SMS plans. If you are on mobile data, it just doesn't use your quota...
wtmt 3y ago
Here in India the plans do include free SMS, but there was a government imposed limit of 200 SMSes per day from a single SIM (this applied to retail consumers, not institutions that may want to send transactional or marketing messages). [1][2] Beyond that, the per SMS charge gets expensive. Though that limit seems to have been removed in 2020, [3] I’ve only seen plans that allow 100 SMSes per day. Almost everyone in India with a smartphone uses WhatsApp. SMS is for receiving OTPs, transaction messages, marketing messages, spam, phishing messages, etc. [1]: https://trai.gov.in/notifications/press-release/trai-extends-100-sms-day-sim-limit-200-sms-day-sim https://trai.gov.in/notifications/press-release/trai-extends... [2]: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/200-sms-per-day-cap-stays-for-now-supreme-court-3614939.html https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/200-sms-per-day... [3]: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/trai-doesnt-want-users-to-pay-after-100-smses-seeks-removal-of-limit-6277266/ https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-techn...

ephimetheus 3y ago

Or if you frequently message people in other countries where they charge you who knows what

vitorgrs 3y ago

Charging for SMS is a thing on some plans here in Brazil, but I don't know in other countries, RCS works completely for free as it works even on Wifi. You don't need mobile data or SMS plans. If you are on mobile data, it just doesn't use your quota...

wtmt 3y ago

Here in India the plans do include free SMS, but there was a government imposed limit of 200 SMSes per day from a single SIM (this applied to retail consumers, not institutions that may want to send transactional or marketing messages). [1][2] Beyond that, the per SMS charge gets expensive. Though that limit seems to have been removed in 2020, [3] I’ve only seen plans that allow 100 SMSes per day. Almost everyone in India with a smartphone uses WhatsApp. SMS is for receiving OTPs, transaction messages, marketing messages, spam, phishing messages, etc. [1]: https://trai.gov.in/notifications/press-release/trai-extends-100-sms-day-sim-limit-200-sms-day-sim https://trai.gov.in/notifications/press-release/trai-extends... [2]: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/200-sms-per-day-cap-stays-for-now-supreme-court-3614939.html https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/200-sms-per-day... [3]: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/trai-doesnt-want-users-to-pay-after-100-smses-seeks-removal-of-limit-6277266/ https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-techn...