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speaking of alternatives, what brand do people hate that actually has a decent alternative? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by Kerred@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know people prefer to complain instead of act, but what is something people don't like but has an alternative?

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[–] Alpagu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

WhatsApp for me. I hate it but in my country all people use it.

[–] WheelcharArtist@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

then just don't use it...

[–] applejacks@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"just don't talk to your friends, bro"

[–] WheelcharArtist@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

because whatsapp is the only way to talk to your friends...

[–] Foam3477@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

It's not that is the only way to talk to your friends. In some countries Whatsapp is the default way to communicate with other people because of SMS prices so if you need to talk to your friends, distant relatives or complete strangers you know you can reach them using that app.

In some cases the fastest way to communicate with a company's customer service is through Whatsapp.

[–] GenderNeutralBro 1 points 2 years ago

It effectively is in some countries.

When I was in Europe, not only were people repelled at the mere idea of using SMS, but it also didn't work at all more often than not. I still don't know why. I got a local SIM, so it wasn't an international roaming issue. Shit just didn't work, no matter how I entered country codes in my contacts. While I've never had an issue sending SMS in the US, I just reinstall WhatsApp when I visit Europe because I cannot count on SMS working.

It's also used very heavily for groups chats.

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago

I've had some success getting people in some social circles in Canada to use Telegram.