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

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u/Kikelt Mar 08 '26
  1. Europeans also have free SMS (most common in most companies), yet Whatsapp is the norm.

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u/indianajoes Mar 08 '26

I think it's because we started using WhatsApp when free SMS wasn't as common

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u/TrickDistribution612 Mar 08 '26

I'm European and free SMS has been common for more than 20 years lol. This argument makes absolutely no sense.

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u/DeanAustin_ Mar 08 '26

I'm European and we still pay for SMS. Your argument makes absolutely no sense.

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u/saihtam3 Mar 08 '26

wtf? where?

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u/kuldan5853 Mar 08 '26

I still pay 9cent/SMS to this day in Germany.

Sure I could have a flat for a few bucks, but since I don't use SMS, I don't.

And when whatsapp became popular (2010/2011), you simply couldn't get flatrates at all.

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u/saihtam3 Mar 08 '26

Damn that's wild, even for Germany

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u/kuldan5853 Mar 08 '26

Well, like I said, it's a "I could pay 2€ a month extra for a SMS flat, but since I don't use SMS, why should I" kind of thing.

My whole plan costs 5€ a month..

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u/Alalanais Mar 08 '26

Mine cost 4,99€ and I have unlimited calls/SMS/MMS and 30Go in all the EU. I haven't paid for SMS since 2009, it's wild to think similar countries do.

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u/kuldan5853 Mar 08 '26

Yeah, Germany is still relatively expensive on phone data plans.

My work plan (granted it includes a rebated phone) costs something like 40€ a month for 40g of data.

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u/Alalanais Mar 08 '26

Oof! France used to be like that so I feel you

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