Facebook buys WhatsApp for $16 billion

[kristianity77]

Whatsapp is a great little app. Had it for a few years now. I dunno what its like elsewhere but at least over here in the UK a lot of people use Whatsapp on a daily basis. Pretty much everyone who I have a mobile contact number for in my phone has a whatsapp account. Does away with SMS costs and MMS costs etc and its very reliable and speedy.

 

[spotanjo3]

Whatsapp is a great little app. Had it for a few years now. I dunno what its like elsewhere but at least over here in the UK a lot of people use Whatsapp on a daily basis. Pretty much everyone who I have a mobile contact number for in my phone has a whatsapp account. Does away with SMS costs and MMS costs etc and its very reliable and speedy.

That's right. I was one of them until I found out about Viber. Believe me, it is better than whatsapp.. Even my one friend in UK who had whatsapp also used Viber thanks to me but he still used Whatsapp because of their family whenever he travel.

 

[kristianity77]

That's right. I was one of them until I found out about Viber. Believe me, it is better than whatsapp.. Even my one friend in UK who had whatsapp also used Viber thanks to me but he still used Whatsapp because of their family whenever he travel.

But what does viber do that Whatsapp doesnt? I mean surely the uses of whatsapp are just messaging and sending and receiving media. It doesn't need to be anything else as thats what people want instant access to?

 

[Gahars]

It kills me that I'll never create a hip, happening app and get bought out for billions by Facebook or some other company. It's eating away at me.

I just want to be stupidly, obscenely wealthy, guys. Is that so much to ask for?

 

[spotanjo3]

As I said: According to Viber site:

Viber for Windows lets you send free messages as well as make free calls to other Viber users, on any device and network, in any country!

Plus Viber for PC have VIDEO BETA for VIDEO CHAT.. It is almost great quality like facetime. It is available for Windows, Mac and is available for Bada users as well.

I used Viber for my Smartphone and PC and I absolutely loved it. Also, it have lots of funny smiley icons including beer icon and many more.

The main difference is that on voter you can call but on WhatsApp you can't...

Free for one year there after 99 cents per year, while viber is free. whatsapp has text only, while you can also do free calls on viber.

Whatsapp:

• Supports iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia/Symbian, and Windows Phone
• $0.99 (iOS), free 7 month trial, then $0.99 per year
• Text chat
• Group chat
• Status messages
• Voice messages
• Broadcast messages
• File transfers/MMS (images, video and audio)
• Sharing location

Viber:

Viber is totally free for all the platforms. It doesn’t even offer advertisements like WhatsApp to make your user experience comfortable.

• Supports iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia/Symbian, and Windows Phone
• Free
• Voip calling (Voice Over Internet Protocol)
• Text chat
• Group chat
• Location sharing
• Picture sharing
• Message popups

 

[Flame]

It kills me that I'll never create a hip, happening app and get bought out for billions by Facebook or some other company. It's eating away at me.

I just want to be stupidly, obscenely wealthy, guys. Is that so much to ask for?

you going to die a poor man with out anything to mark that you lived on this planet.

but least you have pun going for you, which is nice.

 

[Gahars]

you going to die a poor man with out anything to mark that you lived on this planet.

but least you have pun going for you, which is nice.

Great. So I have nonsense and non-cents!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

...what the fuck is WhatsApp? I don't really keep up with all these "Social messenger" type apps, since I can just, y'know, just text someone or call them.

From a quick google search, it's just a multi-platform messaging app...Which I was under the impression facebloop already had.

Meh, whatever. Doesn't sound like they're gonna fuck it up or anything, so I'm sure everyone will be happy.

 

[CathyRina]

I still don't see why I should care about Whats app...
I'm using Skype on my phone and it's more than enough for texting and sending files.

 

[PhillipDS]

Well, it's a very strange thing all in all. I've used WhatsApp for a few years now and have yet to actually pay for it

It's something that you don't actually notice, but apparently the .99 gets taken off your phone's balance. It happens automatically on renewal date. Since it's a little less than a dolar you barely even notice when it happens =)

 

[Qtis]

It's something that you don't actually notice, but apparently the .99 gets taken off your phone's balance. It happens automatically on renewal date. Since it's a little less than a dolar you barely even notice when it happens =)

The thing is, I don't have any cc linked with my account.. The renewal date has been updated when I've updated my app though no money has changed hands (ever)

 

[zero2exe]

The thing is, I don't have any cc linked with my account.. The renewal date has been updated when I've updated my app though no money has changed hands (ever)

I always assumed they just charged it to your phone bill /prepaid as a regular call or mb comsuption.

 

[Qtis]

I always assumed they just charged it to your phone bill /prepaid as a regular call or mb comsuption.

Nope. I've got all talk, texts and 21M internet (dual carrier) for 14.95€/month and no extra charges have been made so far

 

[spotanjo3]

I still don't see why I should care about Whats app...
I'm using Skype on my phone and it's more than enough for texting and sending files.

If you want to text to American friends or a long distance friends somewhere in Europe.. Whatsapp or Viber is the best for free text to avoid the charge.

 

[Fyrus]

If you want to text to American friends or a long distance friends somewhere in Europe.. Whatsapp or Viber is the best for free text to avoid the charge.

That would be the same thing, though, as long as Skype/Viber have a internet connection (Be it mobile or Wifi), unless Viber does free texts in the air ...

Lots of apps do this already, Skype, Hangouts, etc ... Viber is quite good for allowing Video calls, but I really never understood the success of Whatsapp...

 

[Jayro]

I have no need for WhatsApp, it just sounds redundant, and dumb.

 

[Qtis]

That would be the same thing, though, as long as Skype/Viber have a internet connection (Be it mobile or Wifi), unless Viber does free texts in the air ...

Lots of apps do this already, Skype, Hangouts, etc ... Viber is quite good for allowing Video calls, but I really never understood the success of Whatsapp...

WhatsApp doesn't require an additional account. Just have a number in your contacts and you can text them. That's one of the huge benefits for the app

 

[Fyrus]

WhatsApp doesn't require an additional account. Just have a number in your contacts and you can text them. That's one of the huge benefits for the app

Hangouts does it now as well, I don't remember but I think Viber did that as well. Skype doesn't though, that's true.

So why Whatsapp has gained such popularity compared to Viber is beyond me, but well

 

[Qtis]

Hangouts does it now as well, I don't remember but I think Viber did that as well. Skype doesn't though, that's true.

So why Whatsapp has gained such popularity compared to Viber is beyond me, but well

I haven't used Viber, but hangouts is a Google platform. That alone can push people away compared to WhatsApp, but I digress. Let's see what happens next!

 

[shakirmoledina]

Didn't they hose up instagram.

I doubt it, it seems to be used more and liked too than before. That's a success story for me.

Flappy bird sucked big time but it also became famous and hence successful