No RCS. New F8U new number att
Yesterday dinner time my Fold 8 Ultra arrived. I set it up, transferring everything from my 17 Pro Max via USB. New number, so not an iMessage stick. All seemed to be smooth. Then I tried to pair my new Watch Ultra 2, and realized it wasn’t connecting to the eSIM. Called ATT and they fixed that. Then realized about 2/3 of my messages on RCS weren’t being delivered, telling me the person was offline. I called again, realized I also got an error when turning on WiFi calling. They “fixed that” telling me they did something wrong with the IMEI. After that, all messages were “Failed to Send” with a red ! Symbol. So, I called again them again. They either re paired or gave me a new eSIM, I deleted the original and they sent a new one. Restarted, and now all my messages send but only as SMS/MMS. Google Messages shows RCS as connected. I went to ATT this morning in person, and we did a factory reset again and set up as new with no data transfers. Still can only send as SMS even though RCS shows connected. I have tried clearing Messages data/cache, carrier services cache, turning RCS toggle off and on, multiple restarts, multiple factory resets, removed all devices and numbers from my Google and Samsung accounts before doing a factory reset… did the online remove your phone number from RCS Google link, you name it. Att store has basically said “at least you can sms/mms…this isn’t acceptable to me.. they suggested in store to call the 800 number and request a return if I wasn’t happy with only having sms, again ridiculous to even suggest in my opinion.
Someone on reddit has to have been through this? Help! I really wanted to love transitioning from iphone to a fold, but im ready to just send it back as a return.