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One of reasons WeChat and WhatsApp became popular in low income countries first, was that in those countries SMS were/are charged PER MESSAGE
by dixie_land 4y ago
One of reasons WeChat and WhatsApp became popular in low income countries first, was that in those countries SMS were/are charged PER MESSAGE
- mrguyorama 4y agoThis was the case in the US as well until the early 2000s. Texting before then could be as much as a quarter per 160 characters!
- tomatocracy 4y agoInternational SMS charges and ability to send photos without very high MMS charges were also a big driver of WhatsApp uptake - in the UK individual SMS charges had basically gone before WhatsApp came along but those two reasons were why my friendship group moved to it.