SMS texting is a mess, but it still matters - so what's the fix? Featuring:Blair Hickman <a href="https://twitter.com/amandablair">@amandablair</a><a href="https://twitter.com/backlon">Dieter Bohn @backlon</a> Links to resources discussed: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/8/20955771/delayed-text-messages-valentines-day-syniverse-total-number-growth-carriers">SMS provider said 168,000 Valentine’s texts were delayed — now it says the number is higher</a><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/24/20931202/us-carriers-rcs-cross-carrier-messaging-initiative-ccmi-att-tmobile-sprint-verizon">AT&amp;T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard</a><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/17/18681573/google-rcs-chat-android-texting-carriers-imessage-encryption">Google is finally taking charge of the RCS Rollout </a> Host:Arielle Duhaime-Ross (<a href="https://twitter.com/adrs">@adrs</a>), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox:Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us:Newsletter:<a href="https://events.recode.net/newsletters/subscribe/"> Recode Daily</a> Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/Recode"> @Recode</a>
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