Hey, I thought this might be a good place to ask, seeing as how

bump?

afik it's a messaging app that was mostly used by americlaps because it's cheaper to get more data than sending texts, and whatsapp sends messages over wifi. So like the facebook messenger thing just in another app or some shit

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i'm an american traveling in europe for a year
i don't have any sort of international plan, but i still have my smartphone.
with whatsapp, i can trade phone numbers with anyone else who has the app, and when i have wifi i can call and text them, for free. it's extremely convenient and most people i meet also have this app (im in italy rn)

I use it for group messages. Work stuff, school projects, etc. I have unlimited text and data so I don't care about that, but I guess other people like it to save data.

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I have family members over seas, with it I can text them for free or send photos/files

It's a replacement for SMS/MMS. It's a much better app than the stock android messaging app, better image/video attachment integration, uses data rather than your SMS/Minutes, is strongly encrypted and supports group messaging.

It's better than FB Messenger, Kik or Viber but with the caveat that you need to give your real number out.

I use it to make phone calls (and text my mom, she wont make a facebook) while I'm at home. I don't have service or data at my apartment, I'm out in the boonies. I get data reception in most of the woods nearby which is good. Without it if I broke an ankle I'd be fucked.