β² 231 βΌ Google Messages turning on RCS by default, group E2E encryption launches (9to5google.com) submitted 3 years ago by Axion@lemmy.world to c/android@lemdro.id 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 years ago (3 children) Only "benefit" of RCS I've seen is the avalanche of spam from companies. I'll be turning it off. Don't text that much anyway. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] gfxkultur@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) How do you get so much spam? Where are you from? I want to understand since usually I get no spam at all... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] dsmk@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] pizzahoe@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Can confirm. With rcs on I get more messages from fucking insurance companies than my own people. Fuck Google and fuck their products. permalink fedilink source parent [β] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) i mean sms messages are extremely expensive and when you need to contact someone over sms rcs can be a life saver permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I actually have a dirt cheap $15/mo Public Mobile Canada plan that has 250MB data and 100 minutes.... and even that has unlimited SMS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] JackBruh@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago It's literally the cheapest plan I can find anywhere that includes any data. I can get $8/mo for unlimited talk and text but zero data. permalink fedilink source parent [β] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) well I'm in ukraine, don't know anything about us. yeah, all plans have unlimited calls (within the same carrier) but not sms (which usually cost around 2 cents/message) here sms is basically dead anyway... (it's basically just a confirmation code delivery system) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] LaughingFox@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That's so strange! Here in the US lots of people still use sms, and it's free/included unlimited in all the plans. I have heard previously other countries like in Asia and stuff, don't really use sms either though, so that's interesting to me... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 3 years ago SMS has been free in the UK for a long time but nobody uses it, I think WhatsApp killed it around 2010ish. I think the main drivers for people switching to WhatsApp from SMS were: Works with WiFi when you have no network signal. A lot of times, especially back then, phone signal would be almost non existent inside larger buildings, especially older buildings where the walls are like 1metre thick. Way way faster and more responsive, you can see when it's sent, received and read Can send pictures and messages! You could do it via MMS but that was (and is today) expensive (it's like Β£0.50 per message according to my contract). Plus MMS was slow, sometimes messages wouldn't send, or they'd get sent to an email inbox provided by the phone network, and/or they'd arrive days later. Group chats It's also interesting that the top comment here mentions wanting SMS fallback. For me it would bug the hell out of me if it did fallback, I'd rather the message just not send. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] gfxkultur@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) How do you get so much spam? Where are you from? I want to understand since usually I get no spam at all... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] dsmk@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] dsmk@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] pizzahoe@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Can confirm. With rcs on I get more messages from fucking insurance companies than my own people. Fuck Google and fuck their products. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) i mean sms messages are extremely expensive and when you need to contact someone over sms rcs can be a life saver permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I actually have a dirt cheap $15/mo Public Mobile Canada plan that has 250MB data and 100 minutes.... and even that has unlimited SMS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] JackBruh@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago It's literally the cheapest plan I can find anywhere that includes any data. I can get $8/mo for unlimited talk and text but zero data. permalink fedilink source parent [β] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) well I'm in ukraine, don't know anything about us. yeah, all plans have unlimited calls (within the same carrier) but not sms (which usually cost around 2 cents/message) here sms is basically dead anyway... (it's basically just a confirmation code delivery system) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] LaughingFox@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That's so strange! Here in the US lots of people still use sms, and it's free/included unlimited in all the plans. I have heard previously other countries like in Asia and stuff, don't really use sms either though, so that's interesting to me... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 3 years ago SMS has been free in the UK for a long time but nobody uses it, I think WhatsApp killed it around 2010ish. I think the main drivers for people switching to WhatsApp from SMS were: Works with WiFi when you have no network signal. A lot of times, especially back then, phone signal would be almost non existent inside larger buildings, especially older buildings where the walls are like 1metre thick. Way way faster and more responsive, you can see when it's sent, received and read Can send pictures and messages! You could do it via MMS but that was (and is today) expensive (it's like Β£0.50 per message according to my contract). Plus MMS was slow, sometimes messages wouldn't send, or they'd get sent to an email inbox provided by the phone network, and/or they'd arrive days later. Group chats It's also interesting that the top comment here mentions wanting SMS fallback. For me it would bug the hell out of me if it did fallback, I'd rather the message just not send. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I actually have a dirt cheap $15/mo Public Mobile Canada plan that has 250MB data and 100 minutes.... and even that has unlimited SMS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] JackBruh@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago It's literally the cheapest plan I can find anywhere that includes any data. I can get $8/mo for unlimited talk and text but zero data. permalink fedilink source parent [β] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) well I'm in ukraine, don't know anything about us. yeah, all plans have unlimited calls (within the same carrier) but not sms (which usually cost around 2 cents/message) here sms is basically dead anyway... (it's basically just a confirmation code delivery system) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] LaughingFox@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That's so strange! Here in the US lots of people still use sms, and it's free/included unlimited in all the plans. I have heard previously other countries like in Asia and stuff, don't really use sms either though, so that's interesting to me... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 3 years ago SMS has been free in the UK for a long time but nobody uses it, I think WhatsApp killed it around 2010ish. I think the main drivers for people switching to WhatsApp from SMS were: Works with WiFi when you have no network signal. A lot of times, especially back then, phone signal would be almost non existent inside larger buildings, especially older buildings where the walls are like 1metre thick. Way way faster and more responsive, you can see when it's sent, received and read Can send pictures and messages! You could do it via MMS but that was (and is today) expensive (it's like Β£0.50 per message according to my contract). Plus MMS was slow, sometimes messages wouldn't send, or they'd get sent to an email inbox provided by the phone network, and/or they'd arrive days later. Group chats It's also interesting that the top comment here mentions wanting SMS fallback. For me it would bug the hell out of me if it did fallback, I'd rather the message just not send. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I actually have a dirt cheap $15/mo Public Mobile Canada plan that has 250MB data and 100 minutes.... and even that has unlimited SMS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] JackBruh@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago It's literally the cheapest plan I can find anywhere that includes any data. I can get $8/mo for unlimited talk and text but zero data. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] JackBruh@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago It's literally the cheapest plan I can find anywhere that includes any data. I can get $8/mo for unlimited talk and text but zero data. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago It's literally the cheapest plan I can find anywhere that includes any data. I can get $8/mo for unlimited talk and text but zero data. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) well I'm in ukraine, don't know anything about us. yeah, all plans have unlimited calls (within the same carrier) but not sms (which usually cost around 2 cents/message) here sms is basically dead anyway... (it's basically just a confirmation code delivery system) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] LaughingFox@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That's so strange! Here in the US lots of people still use sms, and it's free/included unlimited in all the plans. I have heard previously other countries like in Asia and stuff, don't really use sms either though, so that's interesting to me... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 3 years ago SMS has been free in the UK for a long time but nobody uses it, I think WhatsApp killed it around 2010ish. I think the main drivers for people switching to WhatsApp from SMS were: Works with WiFi when you have no network signal. A lot of times, especially back then, phone signal would be almost non existent inside larger buildings, especially older buildings where the walls are like 1metre thick. Way way faster and more responsive, you can see when it's sent, received and read Can send pictures and messages! You could do it via MMS but that was (and is today) expensive (it's like Β£0.50 per message according to my contract). Plus MMS was slow, sometimes messages wouldn't send, or they'd get sent to an email inbox provided by the phone network, and/or they'd arrive days later. Group chats It's also interesting that the top comment here mentions wanting SMS fallback. For me it would bug the hell out of me if it did fallback, I'd rather the message just not send. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] LaughingFox@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That's so strange! Here in the US lots of people still use sms, and it's free/included unlimited in all the plans. I have heard previously other countries like in Asia and stuff, don't really use sms either though, so that's interesting to me... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 3 years ago SMS has been free in the UK for a long time but nobody uses it, I think WhatsApp killed it around 2010ish. I think the main drivers for people switching to WhatsApp from SMS were: Works with WiFi when you have no network signal. A lot of times, especially back then, phone signal would be almost non existent inside larger buildings, especially older buildings where the walls are like 1metre thick. Way way faster and more responsive, you can see when it's sent, received and read Can send pictures and messages! You could do it via MMS but that was (and is today) expensive (it's like Β£0.50 per message according to my contract). Plus MMS was slow, sometimes messages wouldn't send, or they'd get sent to an email inbox provided by the phone network, and/or they'd arrive days later. Group chats It's also interesting that the top comment here mentions wanting SMS fallback. For me it would bug the hell out of me if it did fallback, I'd rather the message just not send. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 3 years ago SMS has been free in the UK for a long time but nobody uses it, I think WhatsApp killed it around 2010ish. I think the main drivers for people switching to WhatsApp from SMS were: Works with WiFi when you have no network signal. A lot of times, especially back then, phone signal would be almost non existent inside larger buildings, especially older buildings where the walls are like 1metre thick. Way way faster and more responsive, you can see when it's sent, received and read Can send pictures and messages! You could do it via MMS but that was (and is today) expensive (it's like Β£0.50 per message according to my contract). Plus MMS was slow, sometimes messages wouldn't send, or they'd get sent to an email inbox provided by the phone network, and/or they'd arrive days later. Group chats It's also interesting that the top comment here mentions wanting SMS fallback. For me it would bug the hell out of me if it did fallback, I'd rather the message just not send. permalink fedilink source parent