speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?message-squaremessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down15
arrow-up1128arrow-down1message-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 · 2 days agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squarePamasich@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days 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 day agoBecause the common user doesn’t know what rcs is, it is still sms on their minds.
minus-squaremofongo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours 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.