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Clueless American here: other than state actors what's wrong with SMS?
by jedimastert 6y ago
Clueless American here: other than state actors what's wrong with SMS?
- kashura 6y agoIt's inherently not private, and as an outdated format it can't quite support images (yes it can but big compression) and video (big compression) .
- random42_ 6y agoIn some countries SMS is not free and might get quite expensive. This is one of the reasons WhatsApp became so popular in these places.
- zvr 6y agoSMS are not free in the majority of countries. Group discussions are not easily conducted. Exchange of non-textual information (images, sound, video, etc.) requires something "more" (e.g. MMS).