Hello, we just received word that you are discontinuing Message+ effective 11/7/24. We understand that with the advent of RCS, which bridges the divide that prevented texting between Apple and non-Apple devices, Message+ is now obsolete. My husband and I both have iPads with cellular and data plans and have used Message+ and its predecessor for more than a decade. We both have flip phones since you require a phone, but they mostly sit uncharged and unused because we use text for EVERYTHING. So what is the plan for allowing us to continue exchanging messages with non-Apple devices once Message+ disappears? Your website recommends Goole Messages (not available for Apple devices) and Apple Messages for everyone else, since RCS is built into OS 18. There's just one problem: RCS is not available for iPads. Meaning, effective in just a few weeks, our +$180 Verizon plan will not allow us to exchange texts with Android devices. Since the death of Message+ coincides with a rate increase, what will you do to keep us as customers now that you are withdrawing the primary service that was of interest to us?
If you Google "texting on iPad", a number of links appear which look like they'd be useful. I found this for how to receive texts on iPad from Android devices:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255071872?sortBy=rank
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