• inasaba@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      Because SMS is inherently feature-lite. But it’s free and unlimited, which is kind of the whole point of using it over a feature-rich app that uses data.

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        11 months ago

        A lot of messaging apps became popular because carriers were charging per-SMS in some countries.

        Basic text messaging should consumer virtually zero data. If they are, you should consider using a different app.

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          11 months ago

          Photos use a decent amount of data regardless of what app you’re sending them by.

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            11 months ago

            It doesn’t consume much more than it does on SMS

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              11 months ago

              SMS/MMS do not count toward data usage here. They are free and unlimited.