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speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 days ago

Why does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?

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Why does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?

speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 days ago
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    Because sending a message with data was cheaper than the cost of sending one SMS. And it was free on WiFi.

    That’s why WhatsApp took off.

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      Some countries like mine have free whatsapp even if we run out of common-mobile-internet-points (packages?)

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      Plus network effect of WhatsApp is pretty strong

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      You have explained something I’ve wondered for a decade+

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