vtarasov Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 How many of you use SMS a major means of communications? I.e. you send more than a single message per week? Do you use your US/CA number or local MX? Do you communicate with local MX numbers or mostly back home? I am working on a fun pet project and was wondering if it would be useful for anyone here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 This is also called text messaging and my wife uses it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontekoe Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 I never use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 O use whatsapp and the messenger from facebook and a few sms but the others basically replaced phone calls for me with Mexico and France.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Whatsapp is greatly used here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Whatsapp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 If Travis is kidding us, I love; it if he would like to learn more about this app, ask Mr. Google or maybe someone here who regularly use this money saving app would like to explain it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Whatsapp is text messaging on steroids. You can include photos, videos, send a recorded voice message, or even have a phone call with someone who also has it. One on one messaging or in groups. Very versatile. And it's free. Every Mexican friend of mine uses it. Some foreigners also. I use it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 yes it is the best..most of my Mexican contacts use it, those who have a phone who can get this app... it is so much better than SMS.. Whatsapp has really cut down on my phone calls.. It can be a pain because I have it in Spanish and use it in French and in English so the wors keeps getting changed as you type but after a while you et used to it and you use it all the time. I use it a lot wuth artisans.. take pictures of their work and send them to buyers, , A lot of bussiness is done that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 You can also make voice calls too...no cost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 It bugs me when people keep saying that WhatsApp is free. It is not free- it uses data. If you have an unlimited data plan, then I guess it doesn't matter, but not everyone does. In my case, living where there are no phone lines, therefore no modem, therefore having to get my internet connection thru cellular signal, it would eat through my data limit quite quickly. People keep telling me I should get WhatsApp, it's free! When I explain my data ,situation, tell them that with my Sin Limites I can call and text for an unlimited amount of time to anywhere in the US, Canada, or Mexico for 100 pesos for 21 days, they end up admitting that there would be no advantage to me getting WhatsApp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ednet94 Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 36 minutes ago, mudgirl said: . People keep telling me I should get WhatsApp, it's free! When I explain my data ,situation, tell them that with my Sin Limites I can call and text for an unlimited amount of time to anywhere in the US, Canada, or Mexico for 100 pesos for 21 days, they end up admitting that there would be no advantage to me getting WhatsApp. WhatsApp is also included in Mexico and the US in the sin limites plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I agree WhatsApp is great. You can also use it to make video calls. The only problem is that the other party must have a smartphone with WhatsApp installed. This is true of most of the "intelligent" messengers. SMS, however, works with any cellphone, smart or dumb. So it's useful if you have someone's number, but no idea of what apps they have installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtarasov Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 WhatsApp is not free: - it uses your data - it sells your info to advertisers - you may receive ad messages - it requires the other user is also using WhatsApp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 you are right but it is what most my Mexican contacts use and it sure is convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Save data...use WiFi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 I rarely use SMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 10 hours ago, Alpha1 said: Save data...use WiFi I don't get what you mean, Alpha. Use a Wifi signal that someone else pays for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Just now, mudgirl said: Wifi in your home, in public spots, in airports, anywhere where you can log on without cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 There are no Wifi signals where I live that aren't private and I would never use a public Wifi, as I have been told it is not secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Most Telcel plans include WhatsApp with no charge to your data. WhatsApp can use wifi or cellular. SMS doesn't work on WiFi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 WhatsApp happily uses WiFi. And as pointed out, you get a great deal of free data time for WhatsApp on any TelCel paquete. As to the comment that it is not free because it collects data... well, that's one viewpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 13 hours ago, mudgirl said: There are no Wifi signals where I live that aren't private and I would never use a public Wifi, as I have been told it is not secure. You can can get Telmex to supply WiFi via infinitum movil free which is available at most public places. Just register you account and get a password to use on the system. It is included in your cost of your phone line and Internet price. http://telmex.com/web/asistencia/hogar-conectate-a-wifi-movil-en-infinitum Local Locations: http://telmex.com/web/buscador?q=&output=xml_no_dtd&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&client=_nuevo_telmex_lugares&proxystylesheet=_nuevo_telmex_lugares&entqr=3&entqrm=0&ud=1&getfields=*&site=sitios_wifi&filter=0&requiredfields=estado%3AJalisco.(ciudad%3AChapala|localidad%3AChapala)&giro=Mostrar+todo&estado=15&ciudad=208 This is more secure than the OPEN WiFi you can acquire at public places. However security is a matter of degree, if all you are looking at is the weather and some news then it really doesn't matter. I would not advise doing this for your banking. Do this only at home. WhatsApp is actually more secure than your email since it is encrypted, end to end. No one is getting anything on this. It also allows you to check if the message was actually read by the recipient. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/internet/how-secure-is-whatsapp-whatsapp-security-encryption-explained-3637780/ This is a actually a serious issue for the police and security authorities since all the "bad guys" know their communication is free from any interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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