Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo...
by el_dev_hell on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:45PM
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Not OP but in a similar situation.
The main lock-ins for WhatsApp with my friends/family/colleagues are:
1. Group chats. SMS group chat doesn't exist (or it's next to unknown) in Australia.
2. Sharing images and videos. SMS destroys images/videos/gifs (if they even send).
3. International. Messaging friends/colleagues when they're overseas is easy.
4. Videochat (however, it's usually FaceTime with an older relative).
I attempted a shift to Telegram with a few close friends and family members. Eventually, we started to drop back to the "normal" comms route because our extended network was on WhatsApp/iMessage and juggling several methods was irritating (e.g you message a friend on Telegram and get no response -- they then message you later that day on WhatsApp -- it's irritating to move the conversation back to Telegram).
The main lock-ins for WhatsApp with my friends/family/colleagues are:
1. Group chats. SMS group chat doesn't exist (or it's next to unknown) in Australia.
2. Sharing images and videos. SMS destroys images/videos/gifs (if they even send).
3. International. Messaging friends/colleagues when they're overseas is easy.
4. Videochat (however, it's usually FaceTime with an older relative).
I attempted a shift to Telegram with a few close friends and family members. Eventually, we started to drop back to the "normal" comms route because our extended network was on WhatsApp/iMessage and juggling several methods was irritating (e.g you message a friend on Telegram and get no response -- they then message you later that day on WhatsApp -- it's irritating to move the conversation back to Telegram).