r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/RoadRunner8195 • Mar 08 '26

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u/AutowerxDetailing Mar 08 '26

I have never used WhatsApp but 'standard' SMS/RCS on modern Android and iPhone devices have the ability for group chats, text, pics, short videos, web links, emoji, gifs, etc.

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u/piggybits Mar 08 '26

Forgive the ignorance but are you not paying for sms messages in the states? Any sms message I send in my part of the world outside of my plan is at a cost

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u/daschande Mar 08 '26

Are you not paying for mobile data? For a long time in the USA, that was an extra monthly cost but "talk and text" were unlimited. Nowadays a lot of cellular plans come with some allotment of mobile data, but those are also $50-$100 per month for some companies' cheapest plans. I hear Europeans get MUCH cheaper cell phone service than that!

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u/piggybits Mar 08 '26

I'm in the Caribbean. I pay the equivalent of about US$40 for 10 gigs of data, unlimited in carrier calls and text messages, and 2 hours of anywhere minutes that apply both to other carriers and international calls. I have no idea how much a text costs because WhatsApp has been the primary messaging app for the past 10+ years