[skyyler]

I use Telegram over straight up SMS for many reasons. Group chats that aren't terrible, quick image/gif sharing, stickers (might be useless to you if you're not a furry, lol), bots in those group chats are incredibly useful, secret chats are awesome for my paranoid minded friends that need to talk about illegal stuff with me, and most importantly, I can use the Telegram client on every single one of my devices, so I always have access to my social circle if I have an internet connection.

These benefits may not be as great for someone who has a twitter or Facebook account, but as I don't, telegram is the easiest way for me to talk to all of my friends.