RCS Chat - what is point??

[matticus]

Seems to be that the current best practise (and widely compatible) tools are:
- got data? Whatsapp
- no data? Text messages (SMS)

So I can't see any point in RCS (which smartphones keep trying to force on you during an innocent SMS exchange).

AITAH?!?

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

My understanding is RCS provides more complete functionality (eg incl. photos, files, etc. which over mobile would use MMS which if often charged outside contract).

But I have it disabled as EE routes it through Google and shares information related to it with Google and I'm stricter than many over privacy and who gets what information about me.

From EE's Privacy terms

Also for privacy reasons I won't use WhatsApp and won't provide my main phone number to people who do (unless they block WhatsApp from getting at their Contacts. Instead I use Signal.