I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason.
In my experience, when people find out my texts are green, they oftentimes would rather switch to a different platform altogether like Instagram or just not text at all.
Is this actually a deal-breaker in friendships out there?
I think US carriers moved primarily to “unlimited text” before smart phones were the standard. It’s just momentum and many people to l don’t have any reason to switch.
Oh, I see. Yeha, sending SMS here was expensive when WhatsApp showed up.