Plus network effect of WhatsApp is pretty strong
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moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 1 day ago
Because sending a message with data was cheaper than the cost of sending one SMS. And it was free on WiFi.
That’s why WhatsApp took off.
xavier666@lemmy.umucat.day 1 day ago
Krudler@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You have explained something I’ve wondered for a decade+
Siegfried@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Some countries like mine have free whatsapp even if we run out of common-mobile-internet-points (packages?)