WhatsApp cost?

McCrazieGoalz said:
How much does the WhatsApp application cost to purchase.

One can use it for free for the first year. After that there is a subscription fee.

How much is it?

Anyone?

http://www.whatsapp.com/
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Cost after the first year is $2 per year so about 20bucks a year.
I use it curently on my nokia x6 and it uses very little data wise, if you want to be specific it cost less then a cent per mesage sent (and recieved) and if you on a blackbery the cost per message is nothing, you pictures, audi and video cost a bit mopre dependin on the size
 
59p (UK) once-off iPhone
1$ (US)

There is no trial version afaik, unless you're trying the beta version on a Nokia or worse (;-) )
 
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Can't think too many people will continue using it after their free trials expire...?
 
its like $1 for the app on iphone, no subscription or anything. then data cost, which is virtually nothing. as most iphone contracts have data included its actually mostly free. depends on what phone u have though. its actually very useful, its replaced SMS for me with a lot of contacts, mostly since push notifications handles it like a sms.
 
ebendl said:
Can't think too many people will continue using it after their free trials expire...?
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There still are quite a few competitors in this market. Each seems to have something unique to them. The main thing seems to be having the server capacity to keep messages nearly instant when they get to have a lot of users, and by charging a bit they should be able to do this. Obviously a lot of people will stop using it but then they probably didn't use it much anyway. I think for anyone who actually uses it $2 is nothing.
 
On Android whatsapp is free for a year & next year there will be something else, or whatsapp will become the defacto sms standard for all mobile operators. :)

Grab it while it's hot!
 
i used it since it came out basically, and without paying they extended my trial by 2 years for "being a loyal user" or some such thing.
 
It will survive only if enough people use it or when someone decides to make a standard for IM.
 
me and my budies all use it, and its the only way my cheapass blakberry friends send me mesages :D
plus when im at home i conect to my phone to my wifi so that makes it even cheaper
we will probably use it for quite a while, even after the 1st free year $1 or $2 a year isnt much, it works out damn cheap,
 
They $1 or $2 a year is worth it and you will be saving so much money on SMSs
 
isie said:
me and my budies all use it, and its the only way my cheapass blakberry friends send me mesages :D
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LOL....exactly how I feel about the blackberry crowd - they're all cheapskates! :p

whatsapp is the app I use most on my Desire HD & it is simply fantastic. I will pay the R14 a year ($2) fee with a big smile.
 
ebendl said:
Can't think too many people will continue using it after their free trials expire...?
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Depends on how dependant you get on this app. I use it extensively on my phone for messaging to my good missus. She has a BB and I'm on SGS. At R20 a year (x2) I'd happily pay for it ;)
 
Ritalin-Boy said:
They $1 or $2 a year is worth it and you will be saving so much money on SMSs
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Absolutely. Considering I am sending approx. 5 to 10 messages a day, it's worth it. It pays for itself in the first month :)
 
McT said:
Absolutely. Considering I am sending approx. 5 to 10 messages a day, it's worth it. It pays for itself in the first month :)
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At that rate you are talking more like the first week... whatsapp is awesome. I will happily pay R14 a year for it
 
McT said:
Depends on how dependant you get on this app. I use it extensively on my phone for messaging to my good missus. She has a BB and I'm on SGS. At R20 a year (x2) I'd happily pay for it ;)
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Why don't you just use Google talk which will work on Blackberry, android, iphone, symbian (through fring), plus your pc and is completely free?

Sent from my GT-I9000 using MyBroadband Android App
 
Rather than Fring, use Nimbuzz or Ebuddy where the interface doesn't look like it was designed by a 5-yea-old with crayons.

A great Android IM app I recently discovered is called "imo". Can run as a background service so it should be reliable to leave running in the background.
 
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didn't realise they were looking to make this into a paid app
 
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