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by jorisboris 556 days ago
WhatsApp doesn’t work for a fixed line or a business phone number

I use my Skype credit when abroad and making local calls so this is quite painful

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Try sending a WhatsApp message to the business's phone number. 9 times out of 10 it will work.
Airlines, insurance, ikea, … basically everyone who redirects you to a bot menu can’t be reached by WhatsApp
In many countries that'll be ~0/10.
A 90% success rate isn't even acceptable for an entertainment website, so definitely not good enough for this.