Re:WhatsApp is blocking Telegram links
by snissn on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @10:18AM
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Isn't telegram just a really bad version of signal?
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As far as I'm concerned, Signal is superior in every way. Telegram simply has gained a lot of publicity and increased its user base (which is critical for IM) thanks to E. Snowden.
Re:WhatsApp is blocking Telegram links
by fredleblanc on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @11:05AM
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A friend and I downloaded Signal to try it out, and just couldn't get anything to work. I'm on iOS 8, the app would just crash anytime I hit any button to make an action (send a message, even delete my account). On his end (he was on iOS 9), it said it connected to me, but his messages just got lost in the ether in between us.
I mean, I'm a technical guy. I don't understand what either of us was doing wrong. Have you seen anything like this in your experience?
Re:WhatsApp is blocking Telegram links
by StavrosK on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @11:04AM
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> Telegram simply has gained a lot of publicity and increased its user base (which is critical for IM) thanks to E. Snowden
Why do you say that? Snowden keeps recommending Signal every time he's asked.
Telegram has better cloud sync. Signal doesn't have a desktop app AFAIK, only a Chrome plugin which is still in development.
Re:WhatsApp is blocking Telegram links
by plusquamperfekt on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @11:23AM
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http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9662724/signal-encrypted-c...
Seems like he changed his mind.
Re:WhatsApp is blocking Telegram links
by shawabawa3 on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @10:58AM
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Only if literally the only thing you're looking for is security.
A big deal breaker for me is being able to use it without a phone number, and from desktop/sim-free devices, as well as from multiple devices simultaniously
People seem to use it as a normal IM client. They have a web UI and don't really claim to be all that secure (eg not trying to compete with Signal). I don't understand the benefit over the numerous other IM apps, everyone who uses it just says "oh i like Telegram better" or "my friends are on it".