Subj : Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
To   : MRO
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Jul 01 2021 18:09:23

  Re: Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
  By: MRO to Andeddu on Wed Jun 30 2021 08:54 pm

 >   Re: Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
 >   By: Andeddu to knightbbs on Wed Jun 30 2021 03:39 pm
 > 
 >  >  > Shame actually. I got on the net in 1996 and ICQ and IRC were my main
 >  >  > means of communication. I loved getting the oh-ow sounds when logging 
 >  >  > having people reach out to me and exchanging messages.
 > 
 >  > IM clients on your phone are the main form of communication now. Where I 
 >  > from pretty much everyone is on WhatsApp -- it's a very good way to keep 
 > 
 > the people i know just use facebook, snapchat, instagram or txting.
 > whatsapp isnt that popular with them.  i have whatsapp but why would i use i
 > when i can txt a friend instead?

Whatsapp is the de-facto communication tool in Spain. It is not phone calls, it
is not Facebook. Most Spaniards who need to send a message to somebody will try
Whatsapp as their first option. If that option fails then they will desist
trying something else at all.

Which sucks because "silos" (communication platforms ran by a single provider,
who requires you to register with an unique identifier) are quite lame out of
niche applications.

Whatsapp and the like have a big edge against old-school texting because phone
plans in Spain usually don't include free or cheap SMS. Instead, data plans
are available in spades.


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