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Even a trial of this REQUIRES them to have billing info on file. Likely Apple is going to shut this down within a few months. If they don't, I imagine some better options may emerge.
And... It's done: https://lemmy.world/post/9325834
Callled it. Get your subscription cancelations in now. This was a thoughtless cash grab.
Looks like beeper got their stuff working again.
Can’t imagine this working out very well long term though
Apple hasn't shut down any other iMessage system, not the original bluebubbles.
Hahahahaha
It's definitely shining a light on the limitations of iMessage, especially how imperfect it's encryption is, so yea, that's the kind of thing that hits a little close to home.