dearjames

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   by dearjames 7d ago

   This reminds me of the multiple AI videos out there that I have to involuntarily listen to because people hate using earphones/headphones. They just start off like "The man/woman blah blah blah", and my poor brain is alw
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   Ask HN: How does my ISP know I am making a WhatsApp call?

   12 points by dearjames 2y ago|8 comments
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   by dearjames 6y ago

   Yeah it used to be quite hopeless unless you opened the link in a tab that had already loaded WhatsApp web. Now however, if you click the green button that says "CONTINUE TO CHAT" on the initial screen, it'll load a page with
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   by dearjames 6y ago

   Well, in Zimbabwe because of the large user base WhatsApp got when it initially arrived (due to reduced charges, SMSs where about 15cents a pop then) around 2011-2012, the ISPs have effectively made it the only way to communicate economical
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   by dearjames 6y ago

   You can actually send a message without saving a contact. Using WhatsApp's click to chat: wa.me/263xxxxxxxxx?text=Hello Note: The phone number with country code and no preceding plus. Opening that link will launch WhatsApp