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Whatsapp came out 16 years ago. Yes, the main driver for adoption was avoiding fees. They still emphasize it being free to this day. The adoption of messaging
by nitwit005 11mo ago
Whatsapp came out 16 years ago. Yes, the main driver for adoption was avoiding fees. They still emphasize it being free to this day.
The adoption of messaging apps caused a lot of carriers to reduce or eliminate the SMS fees, as they saw the business was evaporating.
- jorvi 11mo agoCarriers actually massively jacked up SMS fees, just not for consumers. One of Signal's main cost centers is activation SMS messages. For many other small players it is a significant factor too.