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I still don't understand how SMS took off in the US. for a long time you had to pay to receive texts, which is madness. given that undercurrent of expense, I'm
by KaiserPro 4y ago
I still don't understand how SMS took off in the US. for a long time you had to pay to receive texts, which is madness.
given that undercurrent of expense, I'm still not sure why the US hasn't moved to whatsapp/signal/other. The only thing I can think of is that mobile data is even more expensive.
- oneplane 4y agoIf I'm not mistaken, a lot happens on Facebook in the US, including instant messaging.
- hot_gril 4y agoWhen you had to pay to receive SMS, WhatsApp didn't exist. Your only other options were more cumbersome things like email and AIM, which still required paying for a phone internet plan and having a capable phone.