>>109709395
many of them only have a cell phone. If I block cell phones on my chan that alone blocks most third world users.

>>109709395
cuz all people use it and we cant change to something else, cuz if someone else suggest another app most people will ignore, cuz people doesnt care about anything else they prefer work and some people doesnt have social media cuz they dont remember passwords and email and stuff like that even if they write it on paper they ignore the paper till its lost and whatsapp is easy to login via sim card and thats why its easy to connect on whatsapp

Agreed, why Ameritard decide to gatekeep society behind a fucking blue bubble.

>>109709436
kill yourself eurogolem

cross platform and it lets you do everything a phone is supposed to using wifi or whatever means you can use to access the wan

>>109709457
>amerigoyim seething at green apps and bubbles

>>109709395
the better question is why americans still use sms in the year 2026

>>109709620
for me i'd use sms for by default cuz every time i buy a new phone i dont mind tp setup a bunch of apps i use everything by default i hate to mind and remember i dont give my time to this shits but all i have to remember is downloading whatsapp and uber thats what i must have to connect and move easily when im late

>>109709620
kys

>>109709395
>behind a single fucking smartphone app
Because unlike in the US, sms messages aren't free on any mobile plan, it's really that simple, it costs me like 50 cents to send a single sms.

>>109709760
true, thats another thing why people doesnt use whatsapp in my country, they can do a monthly subscription and use whatsapp or use home dsl internet

I send and receive emails, on a Linux laptop. Most of the time I just leave the cell phone at home. Loose lips sink ships.

>>109709395
only literal african niggers use this shit in japland
in america its mexicans
if you can hear the whatsapp notification sound, you are in shithole supreme

>>109709395
Because it's better than having to install 50 different apps.

>>109709889
I use a home phone and flip phone nigger

>>109709395
blame EU network operators
they where charging for single pic inflation adjusted probably 0,5-0,7€ back when whatsapp came out.
I actually paid for whatsapp for myself, girl I worked with and gf.

>>109709901
You don't have friends and you don't have sex.

>>109709620
>why americans still use sms in the year 2026
why not when sms/mms is included in plan? sms is also much more robust than chat apps.

>>109709436
>muh blue bubble
Only teenagers care about this shit.

>>109709935
>why not
Because it's inferior shit tech. It's like using a black and white screen.

>>109709760
>sms messages aren't free on any mobile plan
I'm not a burger and SMS are free here, too. Maybe you should stop living in a third-world country.

>>109709960
SMS aren't free anywhere, not even in the US. They're just paid for in advance.

>>109709924
30cents per sms was the standard back then

>>109709395
Because the SMS protocol is stuck in the 80's and was never updated.

>>109709960
There's no such thing as "free" anon, it just means its built in to the plan. You're paying for it monthly.

>>109709395
>go to austria for a month
>literally day one and I'm forced to use whatsapp
>within 10min of making an "account" get 50 million spam messages and calls
>uninstall

>>109709620
RCS works just fine, also SMS is not the only thing that exists for messaging.

>>109709976
>>109710118
You "aktualy"fags understood me perfectly.

>>109710155
>Getting spammed on whatsapp
Skill issue

I have whatsapp since smartphones are a thing and never once got a spam message, your issue is that your phone number is leaked and probably on hundreds of public lists, obviously these spammers dont use sms because it costs money but whatsapp as its free

You can just block messages from people outside your contacts

>>109710155
>within 10min of making an "account" get 50 million spam messages and calls
not possible unless you somehow posted your number online

not directly related to OP but I miss the times when you could buy SIM cards with no limits
>one SIM for family and friends
>one for work
>one for whores and random women you met on dating apps
>one for number verification in apps in a dumbphone
VGH, take me back
now you have to give your personal info and soul to the government/mobile network provider

>>109709427
Cuz cuz cuz

WRITE IN ENGLISH NIGGA

OP is talking about Apple's iMessage, of course.

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>>109709395
why does simple messaging program make burgerfats seethe this hard

>>109711018
>judges someone
>with an image of the protagonist of a cannibalistic satan worshipping incest game
You don't get to judge anybody.

>>109711018
>What'sApp
>simple messaging program
This is a Meta product.

>no "view once" images
>have to switch if you leave the country
>can't switch the sim without having to take upon a different identity
Unlimited internet is cheap pretty much everywhere and doesn't lock sending messages to people abroad behind a paywall.

>>109709423
You can't just block cell phones. It's laughably easy to spoof your device type.

you're overthinking, they got the ball rolling first in 2009 right after the facebook and smartphone explosion and settled themselves in the normie minds as the de facto communication app, just like google did as a search engine, monkey see monkey do, zero normoids even think about alternatives

>>109711501
Lets do a test: https://altchan.org/

Be honest, how many on a cell phone can get there right now? I will back that out in a little bit.

>>109711616
I can't even get there with a computa. I hope you didn't steal my browser cookies

>>109711763
Current settings would block many VPN's too. Oh and all of Brazil as any semi-sane site oper would.

>>109711773
I'm in Greece without a VPN

>>109711775
cg-nat?

>>109711784
no, I have public ipv4 and ipv6

>>109709395
1. Be first
2. Be an extremely lightweight app that works in any cheap smartphone
3. Be free
4. Use very little data
5. Cellphone service providers charge for SMS almost everywhere except in the US. Data is comparatively cheap per message. Many providers also have whatsapp be free from data limits.

>>109711796
Also, voice notes. Turd worlders are addicted to voice notes. It drives me insane.

>>109711804
What are voice notes?

>>109711865
Instead of typing the messages you audio record them. Useful for when you are driving or have your hands full or busy with other shit
I hate it but has it s uses

>>109712210
Most people use it because they are semi-literate

>>109712271
Could be but not my contacts.
The only downside is if you need to search the chat for some shit is impossible to find unless you know exactly the date somebody sent you the voice message with the info you are looking for

>>109709395
What? I've never used this. All the normoids who aren't using regular text are on signal around me.

>>109709395
Historic reasons. mobile providers charged like 10-30 cents per text message in the late 00s / early 10s in most of Europe. When mobile internet became more popular, many people switched to a WhatsApp so they could text others for free, using barely any data. Once it gained enough adoption, it became expected you would be reachable through that proprietary platform. No matter the controversy, like being bought by Facebook. People will just use what everyone else uses, no matter the effects and repercussions. Literal cattle.

>>109709940
maybe your country should stop constantly acting like teenagers, then

>>109711773
>block many VPN's
So you're a glownigger, got it

>>109710209
Yes we did, you’re still wrong though. I’m betting you’re one of those tards you say shit like ”it’s free on Netflix” too

>>109712909
In my humble opinion I emit a greater glow than a glownigger I will have you know.

>>109712369
I think its literal you need to use what people uses hence you use because you are not gonna convince x numbers of contacts to switch to something else, that started using It because sms were a scam.

>>109709395
It works everywhere, get over it

>>109709395
>gatekeep
>on every platform

>>109711804
>>109712210
>It drives me insane.
>I hate it
just don't use it, crazy boy

>>109713336
Half of my business contacts exclusively send voice notes.
It's fine only because I overcharge them.

>>109712909
Added glowing text just for you.

>>109709395
Its the standard in the UK and I fucking hate it

People doing business now over fucking whatsapp

I've had to set up accounts and integrate it into the site for my dad's business because that many customers want to use it

>>109711575
this! normies are extremely fucking retarded

>>109711763
works on my GrapheneOS devices

>>109709815
I'm gonna set up the notification sound to randomly play over a Bluetooth speaker just to see how many people check their phone

>>109709395
standards were captured by carriers and so failed

still better than the entirety of north america forcing you to use Messenger and have an Instagram account to check for social events infos. Also I managed to move my entire family and friends to Signal after scaring them with news articles about whatsapp and meta selling your data.

>>109715419
yeah exorbitant sms fees are what really gave whatsapp gas

>>109709808
>I send and receive emails, on a Linux laptop.
Same. I'm tired of all the smartphone crap. If you really want to talk with me you have the web and email, everything else is a dumb manipulative game which I won't play.

>>109709395
Only societies being gatekept on there are 40+ year olds talking about NWO

>>109709901
Miserable

>>109709620
This. I haven't used SMS/MMS for communication since 2012.

America is just generally over a decade behind the rest of the civilized world when it comes to the tech they use on a daily basis. They didn't have NFC / tap to pay on their debit cards until COVID lmao.

>>109710155
>RCS works just fine
RCS is dead on arrival in the world of instant messengers.

>>109709927
As if you could ever have sex without raping or having a woman forced to be with you via an arranged marriage, currynigger. You're an expert in not having sex.

>>109711501
third worlders are not particularly tech literate (or zoomers or normies)

>>109709927
Maybe maybe but he still does not need a controlled visa to enter civilisation because he is classified as full human whereas you are not. There are good reasons for that too to ensure civilisation continues to exist. Reality check for you there.