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I mean a reason SMS gets its hate is because the moment you send a message across international borders you start paying ridiculously large sums of money (compa

I mean a reason SMS gets its hate is because the moment you send a message across international borders you start paying ridiculously large sums of money (compared to the amount of data transferred) for every single message. If you now take Europe for example where it's easy to have friends in another country that you talk to regularly and you can see why WhatsApp quickly gained in popularity there simply because it was the cheaper option.

eyko 5y ago
The EU capped intra-EU calls and SMS prices a few years ago: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/intra-eu-calls-questions-answers https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/intra-eu-c... Perhaps too little too late since everyone now uses messaging apps for practically no cost.
- KptMarchewa 5y ago
  6 cents is infinitely more than I've ever paid for whatsapp. The pay-per-message model has simply no place here.
herbst 5y ago
Within Europe monthly free SMS to other European countries have been a common theme for a while. The main reason I see nether SMS not WhatsApp being popular today around here is how much more a app like Telegram does and how some of these apps actually protect your privacy. SMS is flawed, and WhatsApp everything but private.
C19is20 5y ago
I dont pay for Euro-cross-border anything. Well, €5.99 a month, but that comes with 100Gb of data. Current offers here: www.kenamobile.it/offerte/