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I would like to try a dumbphone for a while but no one here uses phone calls and SMS anymore, they have all shifted to Whatsapp and sometimes Instagram, so that

by dysoco 7y ago

I would like to try a dumbphone for a while but no one here uses phone calls and SMS anymore, they have all shifted to Whatsapp and sometimes Instagram, so that's a bummer.

t0astbread 7y ago
I deleted my WhatsApp account a while ago. Luckily I have some supportive friends who still talk to me and forward important info (a lot of mandatory school info is distributed via WhatsApp) to me via SMS, email and phone calls. I do talk to less people overall though since pretty much everyone (especially young people) uses WhatsApp or Snapchat as their primary communication medium.
- t0astbread 7y ago
  Oh and I'm not really confident in SMS either. It's just a makeshift solution for me. SS7 doesn't really evoke trust in terms of security and privacy.
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thefounder 7y ago
I think people use SMS and regular phone calls if they can't find you on whatsapp. Fortunately all have the "Phone" and SMS app already installed.
- IshKebab 7y ago
  That situation pretty much doesn't happen, at least in the UK. Except people over 70, everyone has WhatsApp.
  - mrec 7y ago
    Sweeping generalization is sweeping. Not even 50 here.
    - noir_lord 7y ago
      39, never used WhatsApp.
      - londons_explore 7y ago
        You wouldn't get a message from me. I no longer get any minutes or texts with my mobile plan - data only is half the price, and I've never met anyone without WhatsApp.
  - Accacin 7y ago
    30, don't have WhatsApp. I use an Alcatel Flip Phone and it's been fine. I've kept my old iPhone 7 for going on holidays, when I need navigation and photos, but day to day I use the flip phone.
  - dmd 7y ago
    41, most of my friends are early 30s. Never even met someone who uses WhatsApp in the USA. (But everyone I've ever met outside the USA uses nothing else.)
- tomjen3 7y ago
  I don't know any way to have a reasonable group sms chat ( requires all sides to have a good app installed) and there is no security at all.
konschubert 7y ago
Maybe try something with KaiOS?
tssva 7y ago
There is a Java ME version of WhatsApp available. Many dumb phones support Java ME apps.

by dysoco 7y ago

I would like to try a dumbphone for a while but no one here uses phone calls and SMS anymore, they have all shifted to Whatsapp and sometimes Instagram, so that's a bummer.

t0astbread 7y ago

I deleted my WhatsApp account a while ago. Luckily I have some supportive friends who still talk to me and forward important info (a lot of mandatory school info is distributed via WhatsApp) to me via SMS, email and phone calls. I do talk to less people overall though since pretty much everyone (especially young people) uses WhatsApp or Snapchat as their primary communication medium.

t0astbread 7y ago
Oh and I'm not really confident in SMS either. It's just a makeshift solution for me. SS7 doesn't really evoke trust in terms of security and privacy.

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thefounder 7y ago

I think people use SMS and regular phone calls if they can't find you on whatsapp. Fortunately all have the "Phone" and SMS app already installed.

IshKebab 7y ago
That situation pretty much doesn't happen, at least in the UK. Except people over 70, everyone has WhatsApp.
- mrec 7y ago
  Sweeping generalization is sweeping. Not even 50 here.
  - noir_lord 7y ago
    39, never used WhatsApp.
    - londons_explore 7y ago
      You wouldn't get a message from me. I no longer get any minutes or texts with my mobile plan - data only is half the price, and I've never met anyone without WhatsApp.
- Accacin 7y ago
  30, don't have WhatsApp. I use an Alcatel Flip Phone and it's been fine. I've kept my old iPhone 7 for going on holidays, when I need navigation and photos, but day to day I use the flip phone.
- dmd 7y ago
  41, most of my friends are early 30s. Never even met someone who uses WhatsApp in the USA. (But everyone I've ever met outside the USA uses nothing else.)
tomjen3 7y ago
I don't know any way to have a reasonable group sms chat ( requires all sides to have a good app installed) and there is no security at all.

konschubert 7y ago

Maybe try something with KaiOS?

tssva 7y ago

There is a Java ME version of WhatsApp available. Many dumb phones support Java ME apps.