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With Whatsapp I'm sending my messages using data that's already going through my phone company. In other words why not use SMS? By using Whatapp I'm just adding
by k-mcgrady 13y ago
With Whatsapp I'm sending my messages using data that's already going through my phone company. In other words why not use SMS? By using Whatapp I'm just adding a second company to the mix that doesn't need to be there.
- EGreg 13y agoMostly because the sms exchanges between companies are worse than using data to access an internet based messaging service. They have wacky standards support (Group MMS?) and wildly overcharge you for sending 144 characters.
- jlgreco 13y agoWho doesn't have unlimited SMS? I mean that seriously, nobody in any of my social circles uses whatsapp. I honestly don't have a solid grasp on who exactly their core market is.
- EGreg 13y agoLots of people dont have unlimited MMS and anyway none of what you said addresses the above reasons for wanting an internet based messaging system
- DanBC 13y agoDo you know many 13 - 16 year olds? > I honestly don't have a solid grasp on who exactly their core market is. I'm guessing it's whoever was using blackberry messenger.
- jlgreco 13y ago> "Do you know many 13 - 16 year olds?" Admittedly no, but aren't most children on their parent's cellphone plans? I would expect the cash strapped ones to be in their early twenties, but I'm not seeing that in practice. I suspect the value in whatsapp is in something other than limitations of SMS, but I can't say what.
- kmfrk 13y agoThe popularity of BBM didn't come out of nowhere. Some countries have better plans than others. And teens can send insane amounts of texts.
- desas 13y agoI don't get why people just don't use email rather than whatsapp.