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minus-squareinasabalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoIf I wanted a messaging app with advanced features, I wouldn’t be using the SMS app that came with my phone.
minus-squareinasabalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoBecause SMS is inherently feature-lite. But it’s free and unlimited, which is kind of the whole point of using it over a feature-rich app that uses data.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoA lot of messaging apps became popular because carriers were charging per-SMS in some countries. Basic text messaging should consumer virtually zero data. If they are, you should consider using a different app.
minus-squareinasabalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoPhotos use a decent amount of data regardless of what app you’re sending them by.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agoIt doesn’t consume much more than it does on SMS
minus-squareinasabalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoSMS/MMS do not count toward data usage here. They are free and unlimited.
If I wanted a messaging app with advanced features, I wouldn’t be using the SMS app that came with my phone.
…and why not?
Because SMS is inherently feature-lite. But it’s free and unlimited, which is kind of the whole point of using it over a feature-rich app that uses data.
A lot of messaging apps became popular because carriers were charging per-SMS in some countries.
Basic text messaging should consumer virtually zero data. If they are, you should consider using a different app.
Photos use a decent amount of data regardless of what app you’re sending them by.
It doesn’t consume much more than it does on SMS
SMS/MMS do not count toward data usage here. They are free and unlimited.