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0 pointstimeon9mo ago0 comments

> If anything, if I had to pay per message, I'd be incentivized not to send too many messages

Sounds like SMS.

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Kwpolska9mo ago

Except not limited to 160 characters (70 if you want Unicode) and with rich media capabilities.

stonogo9mo ago

So... MMS, then?

jeroenhd9mo ago

MMS has terrible limitations, in both file size and media resolution.

RCS has replaced MMS as a protocol back in 2008 and it's only now gaining traction. Many carriers have shut down their RCS infrastructure half a decade ago, though, so they're not exactly jumping on the chance to turn it back on.

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djtango9mo ago

Why did MMS feel so janky back in the day?

Was it a client thing or a protocol thing?

Whatsapp felt so responsive back in the day. I'd be pinging my family in real time halfway across the globe on mobile in 2009. For Free. That was a killer app...

Why did MMS fail where Whatsapp succeeded?

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