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I'm a new Signal user myself (maybe six weeks or so). In the past week there's been a huge influx of my contacts joining Signal. I will continue to use iMessag

I'm a new Signal user myself (maybe six weeks or so). In the past week there's been a huge influx of my contacts joining Signal. I will continue to use iMessages for my iOS contacts. For SMS people I will gently nudge (hey, have you tried Signal? and then let the convo go where it does) and then use Signal as the primary for those people.

KMag 6y ago
Is SMS still popular in your part of the world? I literally haven't gotten an SMS from a human in the past 9 years. Here in Hong Kong, SMS is how your bank sends notifications, and for spam. The chat space is vastly dominated by Weixin/WeChat and WhatsApp.
- macintux 6y ago
  In the U.S. I’ve never had anyone suggest messaging other than SMS, FB, or (long ago) Twitter.
- hnrodey 6y ago
  United States. I'm 37. 99.9% of messaging (for me) occurs via iMessages or SMS. FB Messenger is occasionally used for people who are more acquaintances (don't have their phone number). I don't really have a good reason to not use iMessages (blue bubbles). Reasonably secure and Just Works. SMS on the other hand.... my least favorite part of SMS (besides the complete lack of security) is that media messages are crippled in quality. Photos and videos are compressed and distorted beyond belief.
  - ptero 6y ago
    United States too. Same feeling that most messages are iMessage or SMS. But as one of two extended family members with Android against ~10 with iPhones, for me iMessages are pretty horrible. They mostly work most of the time, but frequently there are glitches on glitches. SMS between Android phones are rock solid. Just a single data point.
    - samoa42 6y ago
      > SMS between Android phones are rock solid not just android, they work with every mobile handset even with the poorest reception or (even lack of) data-plan. i use ~200 sms per year, pretty constant since i got my first mobilephone. kinda sad we didnt come up with something better thou.

KMag 6y ago

Is SMS still popular in your part of the world? I literally haven't gotten an SMS from a human in the past 9 years. Here in Hong Kong, SMS is how your bank sends notifications, and for spam. The chat space is vastly dominated by Weixin/WeChat and WhatsApp.

macintux 6y ago
In the U.S. I’ve never had anyone suggest messaging other than SMS, FB, or (long ago) Twitter.
hnrodey 6y ago
United States. I'm 37. 99.9% of messaging (for me) occurs via iMessages or SMS. FB Messenger is occasionally used for people who are more acquaintances (don't have their phone number). I don't really have a good reason to not use iMessages (blue bubbles). Reasonably secure and Just Works. SMS on the other hand.... my least favorite part of SMS (besides the complete lack of security) is that media messages are crippled in quality. Photos and videos are compressed and distorted beyond belief.
- ptero 6y ago
  United States too. Same feeling that most messages are iMessage or SMS. But as one of two extended family members with Android against ~10 with iPhones, for me iMessages are pretty horrible. They mostly work most of the time, but frequently there are glitches on glitches. SMS between Android phones are rock solid. Just a single data point.
  - samoa42 6y ago
    > SMS between Android phones are rock solid not just android, they work with every mobile handset even with the poorest reception or (even lack of) data-plan. i use ~200 sms per year, pretty constant since i got my first mobilephone. kinda sad we didnt come up with something better thou.