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So, what's the best alternative?
by grk 14y ago
So, what's the best alternative?
- paulgb 14y agoKik uses XMPP over SSL and has user-defined passwords https://getsatisfaction.com/kik/topics/how_secure_is_kik https://getsatisfaction.com/kik/topics/how_secure_is_kik
- HarshaThota 14y agoGroupMe does the same, I believe. https://twitter.com/GroupMe/status/208200154484981761 https://twitter.com/GroupMe/status/208200154484981761
- spdy 14y agoNone with enough traction so i guess this has to go mainstream. Interesting though that i have not gotten any spam messages so far.
- rwmj 14y agoEmail?
- Splines 14y agoIt depends on what you want to do. If you want to make sure your little brother isn't spying on what you're saying, any of the IM platforms from established players is likely "good enough" (gtalk, skype, facebook chat, etc). If you're a dissident in the middle-east, your requirements may be difficult to meet.
- denzil_correa 14y agoViber [1] may be a good alternative. It s free on all ecosystems - iOS, Android, WP, Blackberry, Nokia and Bada. [1] http://www.viber.com/ http://www.viber.com/
- satjot 14y agoI sometimes use Gryphn to send super secure messages like giving a client my bank account #.
- tijs 14y agoLike WhatsApp, Viber is free to use and has no advertising model. If they are not making money off me directly i have to wonder how safe my data actually is with this service.
- denzil_correa 14y agoWhatsApp is not free to use. iOS users are charged a flat 99c fee while Android users are charged 1$ a year from the second year onwards. I do not know how secure Viber is but they have been steadilu acquiring good user base. If I was Viber, I would cash on this opportunity to write a blog or advertise their security models.
- vintagius 14y agoThe whole charge after one year model on other platforms is incorrect. Iv never met anyone except for IOS people that was charged by whatsapp after 365 days have elapsed.
- mverwijs 14y agoI' ve been using WhatsApp well over a year on Android. I got a free renewal in june. Never paid a cent.
- denzil_correa 14y agoSure, you may have but are you the exception or the rule?
- msh 14y agoBut is it more secure?
- denzil_correa 14y agoNo way to know. The way I see it I have two otions in te worst case scenario Option1 - Use an insecure paid app Option2 - Use an insecure free app I am not sure about you but I will choose Option2 gien the constraints and restrict my use to communications which have no privacy problems.
- Apocryphon 14y agoI wonder if RIM missed an opportunity several months to a year ago, when they didn't consider porting BBM to non-Blackberry devices.
- pixie_ 14y agoKakaoTalk, I switched to this from WhatsApp over a year ago.
- adnam 14y agoYuilop.com - all client-server communication is encrypted, and you can call and send free SMS.
- masonlee 14y agoTextie Messaging on iOS and Android is all SSL and doesn't scrape your address book. It can also text with people that don't have Textie by sending free SMS or email.
- jyap 14y agoNo one's mentioned it but iPhone to iPhone the best alternative is iMessage.
- tobias3 14y agoGoogle Talk, Facebook messenger, ... then it is not even dependent on the mobile phone number. And I like being able to type the messages if I have a keyboard and not just my mobile phone. I cannot understand why everybody uses WhatsApp.
- dmak 14y agoLine! It even has a messenger for Windows and Macs!