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 Post subject: I-Phone 5 app?
PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:16 am 
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I was told that there is an app called LINE that allows free conversation rather than texting.
Anyone familiar with it. My search has failed.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:53 am 
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:47 am 
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.naver.line.android&hl=en


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:52 am 
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It works well if both phones have good wifi up and down speeds.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:22 pm 
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I downloaded it and tried to CR and it asked me to purchase credits. I thought all calls are free??


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A couple of years ago LAdiablo turned me on to Viber for free calling to/from overseas:

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:29 pm 
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In Costa Rica, WhatsApp has surpassed Line. The basic premise with WhatsApp is that contacts are identified by their worldwide unique telephone number, but the communication is via Internet.

So, if a person has access to WiFi their communication is free. The app does a great job of sending photos and even recorded voice. You just install the free app on any major platform (Android, iPhone) and it uses your existing contact book to communicate with people.

In Latin America, Lime may have been the first mover, but Whatsapp has won the race. This is much repeated pattern for Internet technologies. For example, Yahoo was the first big search engine, but in the end Google ate their lunch.

Facebook bought Whapsapp and is planning to develop Whatsapp so that it is basically a free version of Skype. However, this free service is only expected to work in Latin America where per minute cell phone calls are very expensive.

Bottom line is just about all the girls use Whatsapp. It's free and everyone has it.

If you need to make phone calls to the United States, then sign up for Skype, install app on your smart phone and get a Skype US telephone number. It's not that expensive, and the call quality is great on a good smart phone with a decent WiFi Internet connection.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:45 pm 
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In Costa Rica, WhatsApp has surpassed Line. The basic premise with WhatsApp is that contacts are identified by their worldwide unique telephone number, but the communication is via Internet.

So, if a person has access to WiFi their communication is free. The app does a great job of sending photos and even recorded voice. You just install the free app on any major platform (Android, iPhone) and it uses your existing contact book to communicate with people.

In Latin America, Lime may have been the first mover, but Whatsapp has won the race. This is much repeated pattern for Internet technologies. For example, Yahoo was the first big search engine, but in the end Google ate their lunch.

Facebook bought Whapsapp and is planning to develop Whatsapp so that it is basically a free version of Skype. However, this free service is only expected to work in Latin America where per minute cell phone calls are very expensive.

Bottom line is just about all the girls use Whatsapp. It's free and everyone has it.

If you need to make phone calls to the United States, then sign up for Skype, install app on your smart phone and get a Skype US telephone number. It's not that expensive, and the call quality is great on a good smart phone with a decent WiFi Internet connection.

I believe Whatsapp is no longer free. They have implemented a 99 cents annual fee as of last year. If you subscribed before then, you are grandfathered in and it is still free.


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 11:49 am 
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Versatile wrote:
I was told that there is an app called LINE that allows free conversation rather than texting.
Anyone familiar with it. My search has failed.
thanks for looking


I have never used Line, so I really can't comment. However, I can tell you that 95% of the chica's here, with a smartphone, are using What's App. You don't have to text if you don't want to. You can use the microphone button and record a voice message, talk to text or record a video. All for free once you get the app.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 8:52 pm 
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Viber and Whatsapp are the ones I use but also have Line and Tango. Viber is what I use the most.


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