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Everyone who uses WhatsApp has to have a phone. And so they can still receive and send SMS. That’s what I (in Germany) use for people who insist on using mobile
by Semaphor 6y ago
Everyone who uses WhatsApp has to have a phone. And so they can still receive and send SMS. That’s what I (in Germany) use for people who insist on using mobile-text communication.
- arximboldi 6y agoYes, same (also in Germany). I survive, can't complain too much, I prefer the advantages of not having a smartphone. But for example my neighbours have organized a WhatsApp group, which is nice, for stuff that goes on in the building and helping eachother out. There are lots of examples like that (parents groups at school, etc.) Another thing I'm noticing is that SMS is becoming less and less reliable, sometimes the messages not reaching the other part, particularly when changing country codes...
- Semaphor 6y agoCan’t talk about unreliability, never had a problem with that. But for neighbors, a lot of people here (on average older and left-leaning) are on nebenan.de which is a nextdoor.com copycat. Unlike whatsapp it actually works on computers :)
- arximboldi 6y agoYes, I really like nebenan.de, and I have a monthly donation subscription :)