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Re:Android’s messaging mess is about to get even worse? by Laforet on Saturday October 26, 2019 @01:59AM (#21361991)
Maybe this is a regional thing, but here in the down under (Australia and New Zealand) SMS is alive and well. I actually prefer email for the same reasons you mentioned but I frequently meet people of all ages who prefer SMS after initially establishing contact via email.

IIRC the ability to send SMS between US carriers was artificially crippled for a long time and as a result Americans are much less accustomed to the protocol even though the usability has improved a lot since. But I digress.

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Re:Android’s messaging mess is about to get even worse? by rswail on Saturday October 26, 2019 @03:48AM (#21362351)
I have iMessage (and SMS), but most of my messaging is over Whatsapp (family and AU business people), LINE (Thailand) and a stupid corporate messaging product called Blink for work.

SMS is really for the one person I know with Android and for 2FA from business/banks when needed.

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Re:Android’s messaging mess is about to get even worse? by eyko on Sunday October 27, 2019 @05:59AM (#21368780)
WhatsApp is probably the number one messaging app on Android, so why would you not use it with the "one person you know with Android"?
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Re:Android’s messaging mess is about to get even worse? by vinay427 on Saturday October 26, 2019 @02:50AM (#21362154)
Hmm, SMS seems even less common in at least several European countries, so I don't think it's just because of the carriers. At this point, my SMS usage is limited to two-factor authentication codes with the rare message to a person.
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