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Jun 11, 2024
9:06:09pm

MichCoug All-American

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MichCoug

Bio page: MichCoug
Joined: Mar 9, 2002
Last login: Nov 10, 2024
Total posts: 11,248 (15 FO)

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It surprises me people still use text. The U.S. needs to catch up and start using WhatsApp. So much better experience.

HugoStiglitz Political Junky

Jun 10, 12:18pm

How is it a better experience?

claw

Jun 10, 12:19pm

Send long videos , face time like calling . Can set up family links . Pics are

barebones

Jun 10, 12:27pm

Encryption. Unlimited groups. Works on all platforms (even PCs). Can do polls and loads of other features. Better search

HugoStiglitz

Jun 10, 12:29pm

Tell us about the encryption details. Are there vulnerabilities? Who controls it? Is Facebook encryption of any value

Division Bell

Jun 10, 1:02pm

Facebook encryption is not reliable.

Brisket

Jun 10, 1:09pm

Sounds like something an Android user would say.

TheLost

Jun 10, 12:20pm

I don't text enough for it to really matter either way.

benny1982

Jun 10, 12:22pm

Poverty countries do weird things, like use a messaging app owned by Facebook.

TCuz

Jun 10, 12:24pm

If by “weird” you mean far superior, then I agree with you. The U.S. is way behind the world in this regard.

HugoStiglitz

Jun 10, 12:31pm

If you think the US is so behind, maybe you should LEAVE

letthewookieewin

Jun 10, 12:39pm

I don't trust ANYTHING that Zuckerberg/Facebook/Meta touches and I feel sorry for those who do.

Brisket

Jun 10, 12:25pm

How many crypto groups have you been added to this week?

justAnotherCoug

Jun 10, 12:25pm

Zero, ever.

HugoStiglitz

Jun 10, 12:30pm

Ugh. I get added to crappy groups multiple times a week. No thanks.

justAnotherCoug

Jun 10, 12:34pm

Update your settings to not allow being added to groups. Easy fix.

HugoStiglitz

Jun 10, 12:37pm

I added for a trip to Mexico and since then all I get is spam messages and

Tonto

Jun 10, 12:31pm

100% agree. I hadn't even heard of Whatsapp until I met my wife in

JarJarBeeps

Jun 10, 12:37pm

That's all good except for those I want to contact who dont have the app.

rockhound

Jun 10, 12:40pm

But WhatsApp is around and used—just not the predominate texting app in the US.

Crowd Factor

Jun 10, 12:40pm

I agree it’s not a technology thing. The U.S. started with texts and doesn’t like to change in mass (which is required)

HugoStiglitz

Jun 10, 12:47pm

In this case I think it has to do with a distrust in big tech. Everyone in my grad program used WhatsApp until...

Brisket

Jun 10, 12:56pm

I've never been an iPhone user, but Signal works great. It does video and voice when needed...

Adrielle

Jun 10, 1:04pm

I agree with all of this. Signal is great. I wish it had a larger reach.

Brisket

Jun 10, 1:07pm

Maybe for a small fraction, but 150m people in U.S. use TikTok.

HugoStiglitz

Jun 10, 1:43pm

And unless it is sold they won't be much longer.

Brisket

Jun 10, 2:01pm

predominate is not a real word even though it's made its way into some

Czar-castic

Jun 10, 1:29pm

RE: predominate is not a real word even though it's made its way into some

Crowd Factor

Jun 10, 2:15pm

Signal. Because it's not owned by big tech, its open source, and encrypted

Adrielle

Jun 10, 12:40pm

I've used What's App for international business for about a decade.

Gentleman Stan

Jun 10, 12:42pm

WhatsApp is better than SMS sure, but it’s not better for me than iMessage.

Warner

Jun 10, 12:51pm

If the USA is so far behind technologically, why do people keep trying to move

ShinobiCoug

Jun 10, 1:04pm

Never claimed that.

HugoStiglitz

Jun 10, 1:46pm

and we need to switch to the metric system....

BYU Grounds

Jun 10, 1:11pm

International: YES (I’m not used to it for minute-by-minute use.)

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