Yes, there were viable alternatives right up till quite recently but unfortunately that wrong something seems to be ubiquitous now. My work and all our customer

Yes, there were viable alternatives right up till quite recently but unfortunately that wrong something seems to be ubiquitous now. My work and all our customers do most communication on Whatsapp now. My spouse's work is just the same. Ditto for most other potential employers / customers / clients now. Everyone I know pretty much exclusively uses Whatsapp for messaging now. It sucks and I don't much like Whatsapp but its the reason I even own a smartphone - and without it I doubt I'd even be able to put food on the table now.