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I really don't get the point about WA outage being a catastrophe. WA pretty much forces you to put all phone numbers in your contacts to communicate to anyone a

by shmel 5y ago

I really don't get the point about WA outage being a catastrophe. WA pretty much forces you to put all phone numbers in your contacts to communicate to anyone at all (ok, except group chats to an extent). Why can't you just send an SMS? Why can't you call? Even if it is across the border, just send an SMS: "hey buddy, WA is down, install telegram so we can talk tonight as we agreed to". I could understand the same argument about FB Messenger, I do occasionally talk to people I have no contacts except Messenger. But we also talk once a month or so, a few hours of outage isn't a huge deal, is it?

mytherin 5y ago
In my experience many people have outdated phone numbers on Whatsapp, since changing phone numbers on Whatsapp requires all your contacts to update your contact manually. This happens in particular for people that move between countries frequently. Why go through the trouble of updating Whatsapp to your current phone number, especially if you still have access to your old phone number for when you move back to your home country.
- robjan 5y ago
  When you update your phone number, as long as you register the transfer in WhatsApp (as opposed to creating a new account) it's pretty seamless. There's no need for everyone to update your contact.
  - mytherin 5y ago
    The UI makes you believe that is the case, but people that still have your old contact will send messages to your old number and you will not receive those messages. See also their FAQ on the website [1]. To stay connected with your contacts, we recommend you inform them about your new phone number before changing phone numbers and ask them to make any necessary changes in their phones’ address books. I ran into this problem when I changed my number while temporarily staying abroad. After switching back to my old SIM I suddenly got a bunch of messages that I had missed from people who messaged my old phone number. [1] https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/account-and-profile/about-changing-phone-numbers https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/account-and-profile/about-c...
hansel_der 5y ago
sure first world problems. but to emphasize, imagine having other addictive stuff unavailable, like coffee

by shmel 5y ago

mytherin 5y ago

In my experience many people have outdated phone numbers on Whatsapp, since changing phone numbers on Whatsapp requires all your contacts to update your contact manually. This happens in particular for people that move between countries frequently. Why go through the trouble of updating Whatsapp to your current phone number, especially if you still have access to your old phone number for when you move back to your home country.

robjan 5y ago
When you update your phone number, as long as you register the transfer in WhatsApp (as opposed to creating a new account) it's pretty seamless. There's no need for everyone to update your contact.
- mytherin 5y ago
  The UI makes you believe that is the case, but people that still have your old contact will send messages to your old number and you will not receive those messages. See also their FAQ on the website [1]. To stay connected with your contacts, we recommend you inform them about your new phone number before changing phone numbers and ask them to make any necessary changes in their phones’ address books. I ran into this problem when I changed my number while temporarily staying abroad. After switching back to my old SIM I suddenly got a bunch of messages that I had missed from people who messaged my old phone number. [1] https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/account-and-profile/about-changing-phone-numbers https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/account-and-profile/about-c...

hansel_der 5y ago

sure first world problems. but to emphasize, imagine having other addictive stuff unavailable, like coffee