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Odd_Try_68 t1_j8uj47f wrote

Reply to comment by kensaiD2591 in I have an iPhone, my husband has android by cooooolbeeans

> Very much a US/NA problem.

It’s weird that people route all their communication through Facebook outside of the US.

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xCaldy t1_j8umah1 wrote

Whatsapp got big outside the US since we do not have unlimited text like in the US. People really don't care if it owns by Facebook tho.

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okglue t1_j8uvlb9 wrote

Exactly. WhatsApp is much more convenient than other services due to its universal adoption - especially when you're communicating with people coming from many nations.

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xCaldy t1_j8uwsmg wrote

Yup, how can you explain regular joe or grandma to use signal just because is more safe if is less popular, WhatsApp is simple and ready to use.

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shavitush t1_j8v91dm wrote

whatever alternative you prefer works. it's just nonsense to use imessage and essentially bully people into getting an iphone because of their text bubble's color or "breaking group chats" when yall can just use a cross platform app

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Odd_Try_68 t1_j94fjwh wrote

iMessage sends plain text messages to anyone no matter what kind of phone they have. I don’t group chat.

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Redcarborundum t1_j8up614 wrote

Whatsapp was big outside USA before FB bought it. It was the default replacement for the extremely popular Blackberry Messenger, because WA was the only app that worked on all three smartphone platforms (Android, iPhone, and Blackberry). Once they’re in, there has never been a compelling reason to leave.

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kensaiD2591 t1_j8ut8bi wrote

Plus Windows Phone

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Redcarborundum t1_j8uuui2 wrote

Forgot about that. Yes, it was also working for the five people who used Windows phones.

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kensaiD2591 t1_j8uyea8 wrote

I was a big Windows Phone user until it shut down. I was one of those people haha.

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