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I actually got to know about the Acquisition on Whatsapp! My friend from NYC messaged me on it. Unlike SMS, what I really like about it, is the group chat featu

I actually got to know about the Acquisition on Whatsapp! My friend from NYC messaged me on it. Unlike SMS, what I really like about it, is the group chat feature. At any given day, I'm chatting on a group chat with friends from here in the US, Canada, India, Singapore and the UK. For that I pay $1/year. It's probably paid for itself in just a few days of use.

fractalsea 13y ago
I second the group chat feature. my family had a constant group chat going on it. It works very well. I see that, and the easy way of sharing of voice, photos and videos as a big advantage over SMS.
neovive 13y ago
Back in the day, I remember using AIM for group chat with friends and instant messaging. Although I've never used Whatsapp, it seems like a mobile equivalent of AIM.
- shortsightedsid 13y ago
  Absolutely the same as AIM messenger or Y! messenger back in the days. There are some differences which is possibly because it's the mobile equivalent. One is that you don't have to add any new contact. If anyone on your phone book has whatsapp, they instantly show up i.e your identity is your phone number. Two when you join a group if there is a person already in the group whose you know in real life, but don't have the number of, it's easy to get their contact into your phone book. I was able to reconnect with quite a few of my old high school friends using whatsapp. The interesting thing was that everyone spread around the world. Many are in the US, but several are in UK, some are in the middle east, many in India, a couple in Singapore and the group chat made it possible for everyone to instantly connect without having to "add a friend". Plus, no cost difference to send a message to someone in the UK or India. Like you said, it's the mobile equivalent but the group chat feature is what makes it really useful esp. if you have friends in multiple countries.

fractalsea 13y ago

I second the group chat feature. my family had a constant group chat going on it. It works very well. I see that, and the easy way of sharing of voice, photos and videos as a big advantage over SMS.

neovive 13y ago

Back in the day, I remember using AIM for group chat with friends and instant messaging. Although I've never used Whatsapp, it seems like a mobile equivalent of AIM.

shortsightedsid 13y ago
Absolutely the same as AIM messenger or Y! messenger back in the days. There are some differences which is possibly because it's the mobile equivalent. One is that you don't have to add any new contact. If anyone on your phone book has whatsapp, they instantly show up i.e your identity is your phone number. Two when you join a group if there is a person already in the group whose you know in real life, but don't have the number of, it's easy to get their contact into your phone book. I was able to reconnect with quite a few of my old high school friends using whatsapp. The interesting thing was that everyone spread around the world. Many are in the US, but several are in UK, some are in the middle east, many in India, a couple in Singapore and the group chat made it possible for everyone to instantly connect without having to "add a friend". Plus, no cost difference to send a message to someone in the UK or India. Like you said, it's the mobile equivalent but the group chat feature is what makes it really useful esp. if you have friends in multiple countries.