Group Texting Problem

[mrguinness]

We are really struggling with a group text issue and hope someone might have a suggestion.

We have a group of 29 people, yes a mix of iphone and android and not everyone is able or willing to deal with the RCS issue, so when we try to send the group text on an iPhone, it just comes back not delivered and when we try to set it up on an android it stops accepting numbers after 20 people

Is there any way we can get this working so people do not have to download another app (eg. whats app). It would be ok for the person setting up the group to use a different app if there was someway that worked.

The key is that everyone WANTS to receive the texts and everyone WANTS to interact with everyone else. No need to only show one person's name or respond individually. This is a true group chat where everyone wants to be involved in every message.

Thanks for anything you can suggest.

 

[CParsons]

Texting is not going to work for all those people, plain and simple. You need to go with a different app / solution. Set up a Discord, set up a Slack, or use WhatsApp. You're running into limitations that cannot be overcome otherwise.

• iPhone limits – Apple’s group iMessage can handle 29 people fine, but only if everyone is on iMessage. As soon as a single Android user is in the mix, it has to fall back to MMS. Carriers often block large MMS groups, and “Not Delivered” is what you see on iPhones when the carrier refuses to send.
• Android limits – Most stock Android messaging apps (and carrier backends) impose a cap, usually 10, 20, or 25 recipients per MMS group. Past that, the app just won’t let you add more.

 

[mrguinness]

Texting is not going to work for all those people, plain and simple. You need to go with a different app / solution. Set up a Discord, set up a Slack, or use WhatsApp. You're running into limitations that cannot be overcome otherwise.

• iPhone limits – Apple’s group iMessage can handle 29 people fine, but only if everyone is on iMessage. As soon as a single Android user is in the mix, it has to fall back to MMS. Carriers often block large MMS groups, and “Not Delivered” is what you see on iPhones when the carrier refuses to send.
• Android limits – Most stock Android messaging apps (and carrier backends) impose a cap, usually 10, 20, or 25 recipients per MMS group. Past that, the app just won’t let you add more.

Really? No one has come up with any way whatsoever around that other than a separate app? Seems so silly in this day and age.

 

[CParsons]

Really? No one has come up with any way whatsoever around that other than a separate app? Seems so silly in this day and age.

There's no incentive to do so. SMS is ancient, and why bother fixing it? Apps exist. Apps that use data which comes at a higher premium price from the carriers. The carriers have soaked all the financial potential out of SMS.