• helenslunch
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    8 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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      8 months ago

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

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        8 months ago

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

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          8 months ago

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