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Re: CAX80 with Xfinity wifi texting failing
I'm also having the same issue with my CAX80 (see thread with the same topic) where the OP marked the solution as using a custom firmware of version 2.1.5.2. Picture texts over wifi aren't going throu...
Did you ever get this resolved? Netgear support states that FW 5.1.1.2 no longer exists and continue to close my cases without a solution.
Short Message Service (SMS)
Rich Communication Service (RCS)
Multimedia Message Service (MMS)
In the not too distant past, my cell phone provider, Xfinity, changed their text message service.
When your cell phone is connected via Wi-Fi, the only text message service that will work for free is SMS. That means send/receive text only.
When you try to send/receive either RCS or MMS text messages (with photo files, sound files, etc.) you must turn on cell data, so it gets charged against your data plan.
This user has found absolution in getting the beta FW.
