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   =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?= to Frank Slootweg   
   Re: RCS? The dream has ended; nobody car   
   20 Nov 25 22:18:28   
   
   From: hugybear@gmx.net   
      
   On 20.11.25 19:55, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Andy Burns  wrote:   
   >> s|b wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Jörg Lorenz wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> MMS is turned off by most European operators. There is no market for it   
   >>>> anymore. To be precise: there was no real market for it ever.   
   >>>   
   >>> In Belgium it's still active and they charge 7 cent per message. I have   
   >>> a mobile plan that offers unlimited calling and unlimited sms, but mms   
   >>> is never included.   
   >>   
   >> I think it's still active for the UK networks, but it's probably 10x   
   >> that price, and not included in message bundles, so nobody uses it ...   
   >   
   >    Jörg is 'correct' that there is little to no market for it *anymore*.   
   > But that there never was a market for it, is of course nonsense. Not   
   > that many alternatives in early 2002, were there!? :-) c.q. :-(   
   >   
   >    
      
   The quality was so good! I just miss it!   
      
   The only region where MMS played a certain role and afaik still does are   
   the USA. God knows why.   
      
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