WhatsApp text messages substantially cheaper than SMSes

[Daniel Puchert]

WhatsApp blows away SMS prices in South Africa

WhatsApp text messages are substantially cheaper than SMSes in South Africa — whether using in-bundle or out-of-bundle prices on Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, or Cell C.

WhatsApp is the world's most popular online instant messaging app — with over 3 billion users. It is also extremely popular in South Africa.

 

[IamNoone]

No more kissing... Now we are blowing...

 

[Craig_]

I have 200 free sms's a month. Useless, never use it.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

SMS ?

 

[blunt]

dur?

 

[Joe Average]

Yes. Its a fact, WhatsApp is a lot cheaper for the end-user to consume, BUT for a company (like Discovery that sends your Medical Tax Certificate) to initiate a WhatsApp Business conversation to its customers carries a base cost of $0.02 (for every 24-hour message) that goes straight to Mark Zuckerberg. Maybe do a bit more research into your article to really determine the true cost of WhatsApp (for Business) communications.

 

[Hemi300c]

SMS ?

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It's 2024, welcome. BBM and telex's fell away years ago................

 

[Bryn]

Yes. Its a fact, WhatsApp is a lot cheaper for the end-user to consume, BUT for a company (like Discovery that sends your Medical Tax Certificate) to initiate a WhatsApp Business conversation to its customers carries a base cost of $0.02 (for every 24-hour message) that goes straight to Mark Zuckerberg. Maybe do a bit more research into your article to really determine the true cost of WhatsApp (for Business) communications.

So? I've integrated plenty of messaging solutions for businesses, incl. Twilio, SMS Magic, SNS, Plivo and probably others, and the cost of SMS and WhatsApp are very comparable. And almost always it's not about which one is a fraction of a penny less costly, but which best suits the needs of specific channels.

But when it comes to consumers, there is a huge difference in the cost of SMS vs. WhatsApp, which is the whole point of the article. Businesses have no reason to care either way.

 

[Sinbad]

In the UK SMS is essentially free. Most contracts have unlimited SMS and voice, and data is the only thing you really pay for. So the opposite here.

 

[obs]

Please call me very expensive for some. . . .
Hi

 

[longboy]

WhatsApp blows away SMS prices in South Africa

WhatsApp text messages are substantially cheaper than SMSes in South Africa — whether using in-bundle or out-of-bundle prices on Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, or Cell C.

WhatsApp is the world's most popular online instant messaging app — with over 3 billion users. It is also extremely popular in South Africa.

Ag Daniel please go back and complete your Matric, boet.
Your articles as of late are just obvious blatant facts that everybody knows.

 

[bwana]

Ag Daniel please go back and complete your Matric, boet.
Your articles as of late are just obvious blatant facts that everybody knows.

Do you really imagine you’re their target demographic?

 

[Hoid]

How is this news? I mean, duh

 

[Bliksis]

How is this news? I mean, duh

This forum is not what it used to be. Lol

 

[gotaway]

We need to petition for affordable gigabit internet and 10gig networking equipment. 1gig networking is just depressing.

How about some real it articles, not rehashing common knowledge?
Any case WA data is cheaper than normal data. Please DO NOT do an article of the cost of sending a WA message using WA data vs out of bundle SMS

 

[RedViking]

Mooi man Daniel. Jou yster.

 

[Bliksis]

We need to petition for affordable gigabit internet and 10gig networking equipment. 1gig networking is just depressing.

How about some real it articles, not rehashing common knowledge?
Any case WA data is cheaper than normal data. Please DO NOT do an article of the cost of sending a WA message using WA data vs out of bundle SMS

1 gig networking is still adequate for most environments. True 1 gigabit, not a switch with 1 gig ports but not the actual capacity to do proper switching.

 

[longboy]

Do you really imagine you’re their target demographic?

Even my Household manager and Landscaping Technician, who did not go to high school knows that Whatsapp is cheaper than SMS.

 

[Bliksis]

Even my Household manager and Landscaping Technician, who did not go to high school knows that Whatsapp is cheaper than SMS.

Household manager and landscaping technician.

Isn't there perhaps a dog daddy and momager around as well?

 

[longboy]

Household manager and landscaping technician.

Isn't there perhaps a dog daddy and momager around as well?

We cannot call them maids and garden boys now... it's considered "demeaning"