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Whatsapp voice calls are pretty much the only way I can communicate with foreign family. Actually even locally, sometimes whatsapp calls are much better over wi
by throwaway123x2 6y ago
Whatsapp voice calls are pretty much the only way I can communicate with foreign family. Actually even locally, sometimes whatsapp calls are much better over wifi than cell calls over towers, it's kind of ridiculous. I don't even bother calling frequent contacts over cell any more.
- levosmetalo 6y agoOnly after switching my family to Signal, I noticed how much better international voice and video call over Signal than over Whatsapp. With Whatsapp I would often get lag, echo and generally poor voice quality, with Signal it just works perfectly, even better than regular phone calls. Give it a try and check if it's worth it for you.
- throwaway123x2 6y agoWe do get lag on whatsapp every so often. I'll give signal a shot, thanks!
- hansel_der 6y agohuh. your cell network must be pretty bad. i recall only one time where whatsapp voice was ok-ish (better then regular cellphone) quality but the lag totally killed the conversation. when someone calls me via xy-voice i usually deny it and call them back via cell. it became a meme that only cheapos do this some time ago. international might be different as quality and lag issues are more prevalent and money is usually what keeps the conversation short.
- throwaway123x2 6y agoI'm on an AT&T MVNO in a big US city so I don't think so. VoIP is 9/10 times better than copper for me. Sometimes whatsapp does get weirdly laggy and I have to switch back to cell, but the drop in audio quality is noticeable.