This is uniquely an issue in the U.S. because there are plenty of popular cross-platform competitors that are widely used in Europe: WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram.
iMessage is unpopular in Europe precisely because it’s not interoperable and your friend group will look at you funny if you want to use some stupid system that only works on iPhones.
Nobody uses SMS for anything here, aside from notifications from businesses and such.
I don’t feel like many people in the US use sms anymore. A large portion of the population uses messenger, WhatsApp, telegram, or signal. I generally only use signal.
This is uniquely an issue in the U.S. because there are plenty of popular cross-platform competitors that are widely used in Europe: WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram.
iMessage is unpopular in Europe precisely because it’s not interoperable and your friend group will look at you funny if you want to use some stupid system that only works on iPhones.
Nobody uses SMS for anything here, aside from notifications from businesses and such.
Hey! Don’t assume I’m American!
I don’t feel like many people in the US use sms anymore. A large portion of the population uses messenger, WhatsApp, telegram, or signal. I generally only use signal.