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don’t your friends and family have phone numbers? I have right now 12 active groups on my text messages. why on earth do you need “app”??! I am lost …

vkou 1y ago
You're using a telephone to call and message people? If you think that your phone provider isn't spying on you, I would like to cut you into an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity in some Louisiana waterfront property. All I need is your phone number, mother's maiden name, ...
- bdangubic 1y ago
  sure, NSA might be :) but not Meta…
  - x0x0 1y ago
    And China. And likely lots of other nations. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-stole-americans-phone-data-8-telecoms-us-officials-say-rcna182942 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-stole-...
    - bdangubic 1y ago
      got no problems with China, their entire existence is not predicated on selling shit to people and fucking with our youth.
x0x0 1y ago
Group messaging via sms is terrible. So is photo sharing.
- bdangubic 1y ago
  really? what are you missing, emojis by Kim Kardashian for $19.99 per month?
- bdangubic 1y ago
  all these are easy excuses… you are here on HN, probably some dope SWE doing amazing shit, I am sure you are more than capable of solving any “picture sharing” problem that is an issue with SMS.
  - x0x0 1y ago
    I am not capable of solving shitty downscaled image sharing; flakiness with mms message receipt (esp photos) both on tmobile and verizon; and even worse downscaled video sharing. Because those cannot be addressed by anyone but the telcos. Nor the inability to add people to groups. sms doesn't have groups; it has pools of numbers. And it works terribly when, eg, one of you is traveling or living outside the US.
    - brewdad 1y ago
      You send the photo via mms. When there's that one great shot you really want to save, ask them to email it to you. This isn't nearly as hard as you make it out to be.
closewith 1y ago
> I have right now 12 active groups on my text messages. You're definitely in a minority. Most people send and receive zero non-MFA related SMS.

vkou 1y ago

You're using a telephone to call and message people? If you think that your phone provider isn't spying on you, I would like to cut you into an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity in some Louisiana waterfront property. All I need is your phone number, mother's maiden name, ...

bdangubic 1y ago
sure, NSA might be :) but not Meta…
- x0x0 1y ago
  And China. And likely lots of other nations. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-stole-americans-phone-data-8-telecoms-us-officials-say-rcna182942 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-stole-...
  - bdangubic 1y ago
    got no problems with China, their entire existence is not predicated on selling shit to people and fucking with our youth.

x0x0 1y ago

Group messaging via sms is terrible. So is photo sharing.

bdangubic 1y ago
really? what are you missing, emojis by Kim Kardashian for $19.99 per month?
bdangubic 1y ago
all these are easy excuses… you are here on HN, probably some dope SWE doing amazing shit, I am sure you are more than capable of solving any “picture sharing” problem that is an issue with SMS.
- x0x0 1y ago
  I am not capable of solving shitty downscaled image sharing; flakiness with mms message receipt (esp photos) both on tmobile and verizon; and even worse downscaled video sharing. Because those cannot be addressed by anyone but the telcos. Nor the inability to add people to groups. sms doesn't have groups; it has pools of numbers. And it works terribly when, eg, one of you is traveling or living outside the US.
  - brewdad 1y ago
    You send the photo via mms. When there's that one great shot you really want to save, ask them to email it to you. This isn't nearly as hard as you make it out to be.

closewith 1y ago

> I have right now 12 active groups on my text messages. You're definitely in a minority. Most people send and receive zero non-MFA related SMS.