I'm sure I must be missing something but I just don't understand the point of this app now that FB messenger is so prevalent.
The reason its so important is because when you have someone in your contact list, phone book whatever, and that person also has whatsapp then they get automatically added to your whatsapp friends list. More over most people have whatsapp so its the easiest way to instant message.
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Sounds just like SMS.
That said, yay for a popular app coming to WP8. I had it on my iPhone, used it a bit, but just wound up texting anyone I could have IMed on WhatsApp. I'm sure I'll install it on my 820 (to support WP8 development) but I'm sure my peeps and I will just keep on texting.
It's definitely faster than texting.Well I think its still popular because not everyone has unlimited texting or MMS packages while this is practically free. And also there's this impression that data based IM is faster than texting. I'm not sure if that's true or not but that's the impression a lot of people have?
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Sounds just like SMS.
That said, yay for a popular app coming to WP8. I had it on my iPhone, used it a bit, but just wound up texting anyone I could have IMed on WhatsApp. I'm sure I'll install it on my 820 (to support WP8 development) but I'm sure my peeps and I will just keep on texting.
so its end of week and still not available on the Store hope it will come back verry soon! waiting now more then 2 Weeks of it...
I'm sure I must be missing something but I just don't understand the point of this app now that FB messenger is so prevalent.