Why?
Comment on Google and major mobile carriers want Europe to regulate Apple's iMessage platform
sanitetah@lemmy.world 10 months agoI use SMS a lot, in the EU. So does, most of my family, and friends. So idk where you get this from? GF and her friends and family too.
straypet@lemmy.world 10 months ago
uis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You probably use SMS mostly for getting codes
Kyiro@lemm.ee 10 months ago
If you’re all on Android, it’s very likely you’re using RCS not SMS
Rootiest@lemmy.world 10 months ago
My understanding is that while the US and some others quickly moved to unlimited texting plans, many European countries continued to charge per text so apps like WhatsApp become the defacto replacement
pajn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
In Sweden I can’t remember the last time I saw a plan that didn’t include unlimited sms and calls. Only thing marketed is data. However if you really search for them I guess it’s still possible to buy something else somewhere.
Rootiest@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes this was many years ago. Nobody pays per-text anymore but the past restrictions influenced people’s preferred messaging services in a way that stuck