Google RCS?

[Hush9300]

This is like iMessage failing to activate for weeks on end due to Vodacom backend issues. At one stage I had to resync my sim card just to get it to activate.

That said, Vodacom need to get with the times. iOS 18 was in beta for a long time and they're yet to update their iPhone carrier bundle with RCS support.

 

[Ockie]

This is like iMessage failing to activate for weeks on end due to Vodacom backend issues. At one stage I had to resync my sim card just to get it to activate.

That said, Vodacom need to get with the times. iOS 18 was in beta for a long time and they're yet to update their iPhone carrier bundle with RCS support.

Let's just level the playing field here. Vodacom have supported RCS for a very long time. Apple's response to RCS was "buy your mother a iPhone". So who is late to the party here? Definately not Vodacom.

 

[yabana]

Apple Adopts RCS: Seamless Communication between Android and iPhone Devices

Say goodbye to blurry images, broken group chats and the “green bubble” war, and hello to improved security and a seamless experience between devices.

store.google.com

 

[Hush9300]

Let's just level the playing field here. Vodacom have supported RCS for a very long time. Apple's response to RCS was "buy your mother a iPhone". So who is late to the party here? Definately not Vodacom.

That is such a cop out Ockie. If they’ve been supporting it for so long then implementing it on another device shouldn’t be rocket science.

 

[Ockie]

That is such a cop out Ockie. If they’ve been supporting it for so long then implementing it on another device shouldn’t be rocket science.

I dont think it is cop out. It is a fact. We will have to agree to disagree.

 

[Ockie]

@Jan Any feedback from Vodacom? I just tweeted Vodacom about this situation. Whatsapp goes down and we have a article about it in a hour. This happens and it has been more than a week and nothing.

 

[yabana]

Lets see how will they respond

 

[Ockie]

 

[yabana]

Google takes a swipe

 

[VC-1]

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@Ockie - Wonder if there has been any progress by Vodacom.

 

[Ockie]

@Ockie - Wonder if there has been any progress by Vodacom.

Still not working my side. I give up. Jan from mybroadband knows about this, Jannie was tagged in this thread. Ill just stick to Telegram.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841470716124029061

 

[Ockie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841470716124029061

Not really applicable. RCS is not working at all on Vodacom network (unless you connected to WiFi) It comes down basics. @Jan

 

[FiestaST]

Not really applicable. RCS is not working at all on Vodacom network (unless you connected to WiFi) It comes down basics. @Jan

Nah there is a link fundamentally, I was not going to make a whole new thread hence the piggyback.

 

[Hush9300]

Vodacom doesn't care about RCS. The only large network in South Africa that hasn't even begun implementing RCS on iPhone.

My contract is up in December. I will be shopping around elsewhere.

iPhone users will have to wait for RCS support in South Africa

Operators are putting in the legwork to provide RCS support for iPhones, but none has launched commercially.

techcentral.co.za

 

[kolaval]

How does RCS compare to whatsapp?
Do you still pay per SMS?

 

[Ockie]

How does RCS compare to whatsapp?
Do you still pay per SMS?

No, you dont pay per message like you do with SMS. You just pay for the data used to send and receive the message and photos or vids if any.

 

[yabana]

Vodacom doesn't care about RCS. The only large network in South Africa that hasn't even begun implementing RCS on iPhone.

My contract is up in December. I will be shopping around elsewhere.

iPhone users will have to wait for RCS support in South Africa

Operators are putting in the legwork to provide RCS support for iPhones, but none has launched commercially.

techcentral.co.za

Well based on this article it looks like Telkom is leading the pack with implementation of RCS so far so good I got my eSIM with them.

 

[VC-1]

It is important to note that Vodacom utilises the team system of resolving issues which often results in slower resolution times.

 

[Ockie]

@Jan how you actually do a article about this and see what is going on instead of all the DSTV crap please?