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Is RCS a thing in Europe? I don’t think I’ve ever seen this mentioned anywhere. Does the carrier sell you an RCS package? Does it apply to messages to other countries? If that’s the case, I don’t see how it could compete with any internet message service that exists today in any capacity.

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> Is RCS a thing in Europe? I don’t think I’ve ever seen this mentioned anywhere.

Yes. Most Android users with either the Google or Samsung Messages app are already using RCS without noticing when they message each other.

> Does the carrier sell you an RCS package?

No, it's yet another OTT service, even if your messaging app is provisioned by your carrier to use its own RCS infrastructure (which is Google Jibe in all cases).

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