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by ajsnigrutin 252 days ago
Why not just use SMS messages? No feeds, literally all phones support them, with MMS you also get photos and stuff... you don't need another party involved for the messages to work, and you're already paying for them.
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seanhunter 252 days ago
This is something I genuinely don't understand. Whatsapp used to have a reason to exist because the SMS experience on android was pretty bad. That's not the case any more.
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fer 252 days ago
WhatsApp took off simply because SMS used to cost money, at least in the areas of Europe I'm familiar with.
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array_key_first 252 days ago
1. You do need a third party.

2. SMS is probably the most insecure protocol created for anything, ever.

3. The experience is as close to as shit as it can get.

4. Most modern messaging features aren't supported.

5. Most devices don't support SMS.

6. You can't sync SMS across devices.

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