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Maybe this is a regional thing, but here in the down under (Australia and New Zealand) SMS is alive and well. I actually prefer email for the same reasons you m
by Laforet 7y ago
Maybe this is a regional thing, but here in the down under (Australia and New Zealand) SMS is alive and well. I actually prefer email for the same reasons you mentioned but I frequently meet people of all ages who prefer SMS after initially establishing contact via email.
IIRC the ability to send SMS between US carriers was artificially crippled for a long time and as a result Americans are much less accustomed to the protocol even though the usability has improved a lot since. But I digress.
- vinay427 7y agoHmm, SMS seems even less common in at least several European countries, so I don't think it's just because of the carriers. At this point, my SMS usage is limited to two-factor authentication codes with the rare message to a person.
- rswail 7y agoI have iMessage (and SMS), but most of my messaging is over Whatsapp (family and AU business people), LINE (Thailand) and a stupid corporate messaging product called Blink for work. SMS is really for the one person I know with Android and for 2FA from business/banks when needed.
- eyko 7y agoWhatsApp is probably the number one messaging app on Android, so why would you not use it with the "one person you know with Android"?