[mkchoi212]

Author’s claims are valid. SMS is still relied upon in countries without stable internet connection. Twitter should use its resources to fix the vulnerabilities and not just kill it off. Seems like they are straying away from their mission of allowing everyone to create and share ideas without barriers.

[epx]

Nowadays SMS take longer to deliver than WhatsApp. Have tried to use SMS being in very remote areas with bad cell coverage to tell my wife where I was, they never arrived. WhatsApp delivered as soon as I overcame a hill crest and there was a sliver of 3G signal.

[raverbashing]

"Starting away"? The writing on the wall for SMS was at least 10 years ago.

Mobile twitter works fine with 2G connections and the right settings.