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Outside I think mostly the US, SMS is basically only used for spam and 2fa messages. I can't remember the last time I communicated with someone via SMS to be
by mderazon 4y ago
Outside I think mostly the US, SMS is basically only used for spam and 2fa messages. I can't remember the last time I communicated with someone via SMS to be honest.
To hear that people use it in group chats is mind boggling to me.
- Krasnol 4y agoI'm with you. Totally confused about the outcry and use cases. Sounds like the 90s over here.
- endorphine 4y agoSame here. I'm pretty sure by now this is a local thing.
- dzikimarian 4y agoUS is iPhone-land. iPhone users default to iMessage and "don't want another app", so SMS is still going strong, as it's only bridge between ecosystems. Rest of the world is more diverse, so iPhone users don't get to force their default on everyone (as it's crappy if you don't have an iPhone). Also Google constantly fails to build vaiable, cross platform alternative. Therefore everyone is used to having a few apps. Basically situation in US is what you get if you allow entire nation to be put in walled garden. Also it's absurd, that instant messaging, that had zero meaningful innovation over last 20 years, still isn't over open protocol and we tolerate that's used by corporations to pressure customers into their ecosystems.
- YeBanKo 4y agoSo how do text then?
- Kiro 4y agoWhere do you live?
- mderazon 4y agoEurope (Portugal)
- guerrilla 4y agoNo. It's uniquitous in Europe.