speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhy does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?message-squaremessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up1137
arrow-up1137message-squareWhy does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squarePamasich@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month ago SMS uses cellular, WhatsApp uses internet. I think that’s why OP asked about RCS as well, which is also internet but built into SMS apps.
minus-squarefreddo@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoBecause the common user doesn’t know what rcs is, it is still sms on their minds.
minus-squaremofongo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoRCS is very finicky where i live, it can disconnect and fall back to sms at any moment, even with data enabled.
I think that’s why OP asked about RCS as well, which is also internet but built into SMS apps.
Because the common user doesn’t know what rcs is, it is still sms on their minds.
RCS is very finicky where i live, it can disconnect and fall back to sms at any moment, even with data enabled.