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Most of the world outside of the US runs on Whatsapp. SMS is not an option because, again outside of the US, people pay by SMS sent. There are plans for Whats
by pier25 1y ago
Most of the world outside of the US runs on Whatsapp.
SMS is not an option because, again outside of the US, people pay by SMS sent.
There are plans for Whatsapp interop but probably only in the EU.
https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messaging/ https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messag...
- barbazoo 1y agoSignal exists, Telegram exists, and many providers are actually not charging per sms.
- dhritzkiv 1y agoIn many countries, WhatsApp's data usage is zero-rated, which makes WhatsApp more attractive than Signal, Telegram, etc.
- mmmlinux 1y agosounds like a bit of a government sanctioned monopoly.
- DoctorOW 1y agoI mean for context, in those countries Meta paid to setup these networks. They're not a government-enforced monopoly, you're more than welcome to start a competing network.
- 1oooqooq 1y agothey did this while the usa public was up in arms against them doing this in India. meanwhile meta was eating south America, eu, Africa...
- pier25 1y agoWhatsapp has 3 billion active users. Countries like Mexico or Spain have adopted it as the default form of messaging. Only today I used it to chat with our lawn maintenance guy, our car washer, and someone who's repairing our espresso machine. I could maybe try to convince friends and family to use another app but I won't be convincing an entire country.
- DeepYogurt 1y agoThink global. Act local