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Re:iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default callin... by netsharc on Friday March 28, 2025 @10:39AM (#43505998)
> Here in Europe

Europe is not homogeneous... I rarely see WhatsApp integration in Switzerland.

But my phone providers support "Call over WiFi", and calls that go through that are crystal clear. But it's curious stuff, if the calls are being routed through my home WiFi (or when I'm on the road: over my data SIM, which is from a different provider), what the hell am I paying them X cents/minute for?

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Re:iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default callin... by Nextgrid on Friday March 28, 2025 @11:06AM (#43506396)
> what the hell am I paying them X cents/minute for?

Because they can get away with it. They don't care, they're the phone company and have a monopoly.

With this change, you can finally get similar UX with a third-party app independent of your phone company.

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