WhatsApp scraps $0.99 annual subscription fee Comments

• AnonD-226698
• 8Fs
• 18 Jan 2016

I got an extension until next year yesterday having never payed a dime for the last 3 years.
WhatsApp is just soo simple to use, I've used other Messenger services and I find myself telling people lets continue this in WhatsApp...(I'm looking at you Facebook Messenger)

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• sa11oum
• 0kI
• 18 Jan 2016

Has ANYONE ever paid the fee? I get extensions as soon as it's about to expire including everyone else I know.

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• Anonymous
• uQK
• 18 Jan 2016

Because of having fear from telegram,
They scrapred the enual charge.

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• AnonD-327460
• nCd
• 18 Jan 2016

Roy, 18 Jan 2016BBM is best. Video call private chat and post massage correction all available. No "last seen". Video Call service is coming soon to WhatsApp.. ;-)

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• Anonymous
• U{V
• 18 Jan 2016

I think they can continue annual fee via service provider. I'm not sure about its possibilities.. But there is too many risks. They need to tie up with all the service providers. That is the first and biggest problem. Both WhatsApp and service providers should get profits in order to do it.

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• Anonymous
• qKg
• 18 Jan 2016

About time.

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• Anonymous
• utt
• 18 Jan 2016

Excellent. Another way to spam with commercial messages. Hope there is regulation to block this as can be done with SMS.

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• Jin1234
• tue
• 18 Jan 2016

My Whatsapp fees have been extended for free for three times already for the last 3 years. Never paid a penny. Glad they remove the fee. I was thinking to move to Wechat like all my friends.

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• AnonD-189020
• fu%
• 18 Jan 2016

They should have tried the use of premium text (SMS) message as another way of making payments

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• Roy
• U%{
• 18 Jan 2016

BBM is best. Video call private chat and post massage correction all available. No "last seen".

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• sr777
• X}t
• 18 Jan 2016

I thought it was free. I didn't get a request to pay even after the first year use :D

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• Anonymous
• Hkt
• 18 Jan 2016

I used WhatsApp for 3 years but never paid for it....im from India...

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• Anonymous
• uC4
• 18 Jan 2016

Whatsapp is the best!!! no. 1

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• AnonD-92508
• 8IN
• 18 Jan 2016

Telegram!

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• AnonD-442781
• M$2
• 18 Jan 2016

That's good. Given how stiff the competition is for IM apps they would've had the rug pulled from under them if they carried on charging when everyone else is offering the same thing for less.

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