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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by Agingcoder on Thursday January 07, 2021 @05:01PM (#25678196)
It's more reliable than sms - I used not to receive some of the texts people would send me, which caused all kinds of misunderstandings. I ended up doing experiments with friends sitting beside me just to prove my point. The same thing happened to family members.

I'm not sure what the problem was, but WhatsApp solved it.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by thw0rted on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:33AM (#25684532)
I don't actually use SMS but I don't think that most people get read/receipt confirmation. The little check-mark system in WA is a big step forward compared to plain texting. Of course, similar features exist in other chat applications, but if the comparison is just between WA and SMS, that's a big difference.
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