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Whatsapp is free, SMS is not (especially if texting across borders). Also easier to integrate media and have group chats in whatsapp. But I would say "like SMS
by ido 10y ago
Whatsapp is free, SMS is not (especially if texting across borders). Also easier to integrate media and have group chats in whatsapp.
But I would say "like SMS, only doesn't cost money even when sending abroad" is the killer feature in my extended family.
- tedmiston 10y agoAh, that's a good point. For the major U.S. providers, sending a text to an international number isn't any different than sending a domestic one. However, sending a text message internationally — when I'm traveling to another country — is totally different and the rate is insane: $0.25/$0.50 per SMS/MMS sent. So they essentially force you to buy a special 30-day international texting bundle to be able to keep in touch with your friends back home. The rates for data abroad from U.S. carriers are even worse: $60 for 300MB. I'm anxiously awaiting a "Whatsapp for cell data" style plan. How do you handle that?