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BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Plus in markets like Brazil, having unlimited use of WhatsApp services, including video calls, is a selling point for most cellular providers. You will have a data cap but could still video call your grandma on WhatsApp when you’re out of data. Every business has their WhatsApp number posted out front and on their websites/social media.

For example, here is Claro, a large Brazilian phone company’s cheapest current plan, 36GB of data but unlimited WhatsApp usage and 5GB for social media.

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Amdouni@lemmy.ml ⁨41⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
Crazy, in my county it’s almost the same but Tik Tok instead of WhatsApp

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Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
What the FUCK? Why would the providers do that?

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- Vittelius@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  It (potentially) allows them to charge at both ends. I don’t know if that’s what happens in Brasil specifically but it happens in a couple of countries.
  
  The providers charge the users for the data use and the services for being exempt from the data caps.
  
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- dsilverz@catodon.rocks ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  If you check who's the topmost billionaire with a Brazilian nationality, you'll likely find out part of why. Hint: he is portrayed in "The social network" film.
  
  !mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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oats@piefed.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
We have one (I think) provider who does free WhatsApp traffic in Germany, but it never took of. WhatsApp itself is used a lot though.

Persobally I have 20 or 30 GB of data, not sure. I use like 3 to 4 each month.

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- HerbGrower@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  For text communication surely it uses almost no data
  
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