Free will finally catch up with other operators by soon allowing its subscribers to send SMS messages over WiFi. However, the operator did not report an exact publication date.
Free continues to introduce many new features to improve the experience of its fixed and mobile subscribers. Recently, the telecom troublemaker launched VoWiFi and VoLTE allowing free subscribers to make calls over WiFi and 4G respectively. This facilitates the connection, especially when the subscriber does not receive 4G well and is equipped with an Internet box.
Even if operator Xavier Niel has managed to catch up to this level compared to its competitors, it has not yet launched a service in Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom: Send SMS via WiFi. But Free Mobile is working on this service which is coming soon.
Sending SMS via WiFi will soon be possible for Free Mobile subscribers
As mentioned Freebox universeXavier Niel announced today that the operator has been working on SMS support in IMS. IMS is a modular architecture that allows operators to provide fixed and mobile services such as VoWiFi, VoLTE and Voice over IP.
The President of Free Mobile confirms: “Our network does not support SMS in IMS yet”However, the development of sending SMS via WiFi ” Planned “. It’s time to get started for free, since Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom have been offering their subscribers SMS texting over WiFi since 2019.
However, the operator did not disclose the date of publication of the SMS in the IMS. Subscribers may have to wait several months before the feature is launched. As a reminder, several months passed between the announcement and the launch of VoWiFi. So Free Mobile subscribers have to be patient before they can take advantage of IMS in their SMS.
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