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• nexas_XIII@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Crazy, most people use SMS with Messenger as the go to for big groups for me (in USA). No one I know uses WhatsApp

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  • KuroiKaze@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Seems weird to me to use an unencrypted ancient format

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    • nexas_XIII@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m just giving anecdotal evidence, just like you gave 🤷‍♂️ I’m not promoting one way of communicating vs another.

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    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Unencrypted is not the thing that bothers me - after all, Telegram is so popular, so not like most people even care. What bothers me is that you still need to pay for each one! You have to edit the texts to fit into a tiny arbitrary character restriction or else you’s be charged for a second message! Why is data do relatively cheap, but those messages are still overpriced?

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      • wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Mobile plans as standard here (in the UK) offer SMS for free, can’t remember when they used to routinely charge tbh. But I think I only text my dad as he’s very old school, everyone else is Signal/WhatsApp/Telegram

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      • KuroiKaze@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Huh I haven’t met anyone on telegram yet. Agreed if you somehow didn’t have infinite SMS in your plan you are taking an L

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  • Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s the same for me in Australia. Millenials and older use Messenger or SMS while Gen Z and younger use Instagram or Snapchat.

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