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Re:iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default callin... by TuringNYC on Friday March 28, 2025 @09:50AM (#43505422)
>> (as someone who doesn't use an iphone or whatsapp) What's the purpose of this? Surely if you want to call a phone number you want to make a phone call?

Outside of major cities in the US, mobile coverage can become spotty. However, most people have Wifi, so I almost always use WhatsApp Audio or Facetime Audio at home for this reason (when the other party supports it.)

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Re:iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default callin... by tonyedgecombe on Friday March 28, 2025 @09:58AM (#43505504)
My mobile company (O2 in the UK) will route calls over WiFi if there is no mobile reception.
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Re:iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default callin... by Nextgrid on Friday March 28, 2025 @11:07AM (#43506406)
While still making you pay for it. Also, they often prevent foreign IPs from connecting (to juice those extortionate roaming fees), so this wouldn't work abroad.
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