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> you know what was working in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 and will work and 2025, with everybody, and everywhere ? SMS and emails. I genuinely can’t reca

> you know what was working in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 and will work and 2025, with everybody, and everywhere ? SMS and emails. I genuinely can’t recall having had a single standard SMS conversation with anyone in the last ~10 years. It’s all WhatsApp, Line, Telegram, IG, or WeChat. I realize my perception is skewed by living outside the US, but the only people who SMS me these days are delivery services and banks.

BiteCode_dev 5y ago
> but the only people who SMS me these days are delivery services and banks. So they still work. If anybody would send you an sms, without you having to create any new account, they would reach you, and you could answer. No need to "add contact", no need to login. In fact, it this person will still be able to send you a text in 10 years. But in 10 years, most people will have moved on from whatsapp, line or IG to the new sexy thing. Not WeChat I guess, because it's becoming the credit card for 1 billion chinese. And yet, you will still have an email address.
- culturestate 5y ago
  > If anybody would send you an sms, without you having to create any new account, they would reach you, and you could answer. No need to "add contact", no need to login. Honestly, as a consumer I would prefer that this not be the case. I want to be able to control the ways in which people can contact me; I actually keep a separate number for WhatsApp specifically so that people who have my voice number can’t find me on there. > In fact, it this person will still be able to send you a text in 10 years. Assuming my number doesn’t change, which anecdotally feels way less common now. When I was a kid it was normal for eg my parents to have the same phone number for 30 years, but these days people seem to switch much more freely.
2143 5y ago
> I realize my perception is skewed by living outside the US I too live outside the US, and never use SMS for communicating with another human. It's all WhatsApp/Signal etc. WhatsApp is ubiquitous. I'm curious — do Americans use SMS a lot (as opposed to things like WhatsApp)? I was in US a few years ago, and from what I gathered most people did not use WhatsApp. Don't know if the situation has changed.
- andrewzah 5y ago
  Yes, SMS usage is quite frequent. I use some other apps for groupchats or talking to foreign friends. It depends on your social circle, I have groupchats with SMS, GroupMe, Matrix/Element, and Kakaotalk. In Korea I never used SMS, just Kakaotalk 99% of the time.
Handytinge 5y ago
I live outside the US and use SMS daily to communicate. Of the ones you mentioned, the only other one I see people using is Instagramm (Facebook messenger).

BiteCode_dev 5y ago

> but the only people who SMS me these days are delivery services and banks. So they still work. If anybody would send you an sms, without you having to create any new account, they would reach you, and you could answer. No need to "add contact", no need to login. In fact, it this person will still be able to send you a text in 10 years. But in 10 years, most people will have moved on from whatsapp, line or IG to the new sexy thing. Not WeChat I guess, because it's becoming the credit card for 1 billion chinese. And yet, you will still have an email address.

culturestate 5y ago
> If anybody would send you an sms, without you having to create any new account, they would reach you, and you could answer. No need to "add contact", no need to login. Honestly, as a consumer I would prefer that this not be the case. I want to be able to control the ways in which people can contact me; I actually keep a separate number for WhatsApp specifically so that people who have my voice number can’t find me on there. > In fact, it this person will still be able to send you a text in 10 years. Assuming my number doesn’t change, which anecdotally feels way less common now. When I was a kid it was normal for eg my parents to have the same phone number for 30 years, but these days people seem to switch much more freely.

2143 5y ago

> I realize my perception is skewed by living outside the US I too live outside the US, and never use SMS for communicating with another human. It's all WhatsApp/Signal etc. WhatsApp is ubiquitous. I'm curious — do Americans use SMS a lot (as opposed to things like WhatsApp)? I was in US a few years ago, and from what I gathered most people did not use WhatsApp. Don't know if the situation has changed.

andrewzah 5y ago
Yes, SMS usage is quite frequent. I use some other apps for groupchats or talking to foreign friends. It depends on your social circle, I have groupchats with SMS, GroupMe, Matrix/Element, and Kakaotalk. In Korea I never used SMS, just Kakaotalk 99% of the time.

Handytinge 5y ago

I live outside the US and use SMS daily to communicate. Of the ones you mentioned, the only other one I see people using is Instagramm (Facebook messenger).