With an iPhone that is only connected via WiFi calling, SMS no longer works, I just had this case again with users who were supposed to receive a code via the bank.
You had to use your iPhone to search for a mobile area where there was reception and it worked and the code was transmitted.
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In addition to banking, I use many other services that authorize via SMS.
And what does no longer mean? It makes no difference to the end user (except for the case described by Walter B, which I have never experienced before) whether he types out a code from the SMS or enters his password into the Mobile ID.
And as the saying goes: those who are said to be dead live longer.
SMS and MMS will only be replaced when the successor (RCS?) is integrated into every mobile device natively, i.e. without having to install an additional app.
Please read this article, SMS is still very relevant:
https://www.itmagazine.ch/artikel/71394/Apple_will_Standard_fuer_SMS-Authentication.html
That’s clear to me and I didn’t want to advertise Apple, but I wanted to point out this passage in particular in connection with the statement made about outdated technology:
“Two-factor authentication via SMS is also part of everyday life in Switzerland and is often used, especially by banks and insurance companies.”
And for such applications, the old SMS without an extension to RCS will suffice for a very long time.
I’m angry Swisscom has been talking about the RCS since 2018 and we’re still waiting. This is the logical standard after SMS / MMS, which is still widely used by companies. Swisscom had to create a special application for the iPhone (I have a Sony Xperia 1). I don’t want WhatsApp because iO’s old competitor and I already use SMS/MMS (SOON RCS) and Facebook Messenger (because I have Facebook). That’s enough. We want RCS
Hello Swisscom, @SamuelD, @Anonymous and the others who promoted RCS here. I’m a little disappointed in you because I believed in your announcement. As a developer at an ISP myself, I know how difficult it is to meet deadlines on complex projects. But I would have expected better communication from you. With your posts here in the forum you have only unsettled your customers.
RCS will never make money from private customers. RCS is not interesting because there are too many free apps. There may be applications in the business environment, but they have not yet been found. The few users who are screaming here certainly don’t pay the costs for introducing the service and that’s why Swisscom hasn’t introduced the thing yet
@Chrisiboy This is not correct. We haven’t introduced it yet because the quality wasn’t enough for us. Unfortunately, Apple is not participating (yet). It’s always a trade-off, because if we switch it on, we probably won’t get it off the network again because it will then find a user base. So it has to make perfect sense when we introduce something.
You can see it clearly with the topic of VoLTE. We introduced it because it makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, not all device manufacturers support the service or do not enable it. Who will be held responsible for this later? The device manufacturer? No, us. The same will happen with RCS too. Therefore, you need a good basis to start with. #we’reworkingonit
Dear GuidoT, Swisscom can introduce the service without any problems, the Ericsson infrastructure, which is also used at Swisscom, supports the service without any problems, the “quality” is just an excuse.
As far as I’m concerned, you’re welcome to leave out RCS, I wouldn’t use it anyway, I haven’t sent SMS/MMS for 10 years, so why should I use RCS again? But it doesn’t always make a big announcement and then doesn’t deliver or throws a service onto the market and discontinues it within 12-18 months - that’s misleading customers.
