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48 billion fewer text messages as savvy Brits use WhatsApp and other free services |
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Call me an old git but I've never used WhatsApp or know anyone who does.
The only messengering service I do use occasionally is Facebook Messenger which can be handy for arranging group events but texting is still the universal method which works for everyone. |
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I didn't think I knew anybody else who used it too, until I installed it, and discovered
300 out of my 450 contacts were already using it |
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Call me an old git but I've never used WhatsApp or know anyone who does.
The only messengering service I do use occasionally is Facebook Messenger which can be handy for arranging group events but texting is still the universal method which works for everyone. ?!! I learned a very important lesson when I got my first PAYG web phone though. Put £10 or £20 in and it had gone within hours, if not minutes and I hadn't made a call. That's due to some roaming/data roaming or something which I quickly found how to turn off. Happily engaged to another PAYG phone and use the web via free wifi wherever I can - so use skype on that to call/text. Not free, but not 10p/text either!! |
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I tried Whats app for a few hours, then deleted it.
It shows your photo to your contacts, and I did not know what else it was doing. I will stick with the simple text thanks. Or iMessage which is encrypted. |
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I tried Whats app for a few hours, then deleted it.
It shows your photo to your contacts, and I did not know what else it was doing. I will stick with the simple text thanks. Or iMessage which is encrypted. |
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WhatsApp is encrypted FYI
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I tried Whats app for a few hours, then deleted it.
It shows your photo to your contacts, . |
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Or iMessage which is encrypted. http://blog.cryptographyengineering....-imessage.html |
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I tried Whats app for a few hours, then deleted it.
It shows your photo to your contacts, and I did not know what else it was doing. I will stick with the simple text thanks. Or iMessage which is encrypted. |
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I didn't think I knew anybody else who used it too, until I installed it, and discovered
300 out of my 450 contacts were already using it Still don't see why I would use it rather than a text message though. I have unlimited SMS on my contract (even though I probably send fewer than 10 a week) and never send picture messages. |
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I've got WhatsApp, Telegram, and Skype installed, all of which can do IM type stuff, but I'll stick with a standard SMS most of the time as I know it is universal and the 2p they cost on Three's 321 tariff is negligible.
As for Facebook Messenger, no. Just no. I'm not installing that. Their standard app is already ridiculously bloated as it is and doesn't do what most people want it to do (sort posts in chronological order). I'm not installing another app from them for yet another IM service. iMessage is a bit useless as it was Apple only the last time I checked, and I've got enough IM apps already. I'm sure Apple users will have something like Telegram or WhatsApp installed as well. |
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I think there is probably a generation divide between people using WhatsApp and those using normal SMS messaging. (with the younger generation using WA)
I use WhatsApp most of the time to speak to my mates as it's great for group chats (which iMessage is awful for) and really only use SMS/iMessage for family. |
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Call me an old git but I've never used WhatsApp or know anyone who does.
The only messengering service I do use occasionally is Facebook Messenger which can be handy for arranging group events but texting is still the universal method which works for everyone. I was told by my director that I had to get on it so they could contact me in future so I got the app. 2 years down the line, I've never used it and been sent one message so it's just using up space on my phone doing nothing |
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iMessage is a bit useless as it was Apple only the last time I checked, and I've got enough IM apps already.
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Yes it is Apple only, but it's built into the standard SMS app on iOS devices, so it's not like you need an additional app installed or even need to think about it - if the person you are messaging is on an iOS device, the message will automatically go via iMessage rather than SMS. Plus you can see if the other user is typing, and whether your message has been delivered (at no cost).
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Yes, exactly the same as basic WA functionality, except WA gives you that (and more cross platform (ios/Android/Windows))
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Wait, what? 3 charge for delivery reports? You could have fooled me! Im on Payg and only ever put the £10 or £15 a month i need for the bundle. I never have any spare credit and have had delivery reports for years!
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Wait, what? 3 charge for delivery reports? You could have fooled me! Im on Payg and only ever put the £10 or £15 a month i need for the bundle. I never have any spare credit and have had delivery reports for years!
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I don’t use bundles but thought Three’s bundles include unlimited texts and there for the report text would come out of the bundle even if they do or do not charge for the reports.
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Are there any phone apps that let you send text messages for free to a phone?
I've heard of such apps, but im wondering if the person who recieves the text message has to also have the app on their phone or can they just recieve the message as a regular text message. |
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?!! I learned a very important lesson when I got my first PAYG web phone though. Put £10 or £20 in and it had gone within hours, if not minutes and I hadn't made a call. That's due to some roaming/data roaming or something which I quickly found how to turn off.