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Why is T-mobile charging for WhatsApp international video calls?
I have been noticing increases on my monthly bill lately and called in to verify. The agent told me the extra charge is due to an international call. But guess what: I have been calling my country f...
Oh! So the problem is WhatsApp and it does not happen with similar apps, wright? Nope, it's wrong. It happens with Apple FaceTime also. Look at the complaints, see the attachments. And if this problem really happens because of the apps, what I doubt, WHY DON'T T-MOIBLE ADVERTISE A SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE AND STOP CHARGING CUSTOMERS THAT FREQUENTLY CALL ABROAD USING WHATSAPP VIDEO OR I-PHONE FACETIME?
Again what can T-Mobile do? There are regulations, and laws stopping T-Mobile doing what you ask. Also T-Mobile has no control on the OS and software you are using to do anything. If you want those FCC regulations and laws from around the world give me a few weeks and I can probably do about 30-40 with actual references for you. It would actually make me giggle you switch and sometime after that switch you get charged because Whatsapp code is trash and people should have already moved away from them long before Meta bought them.
IF you actually THINK about it and not be so emotional about it… Different carriers, Different regions, Different devices. Only thing in common… Whatsapp and software. Signal is a far better alternative and is encrypted end to end. Not to mention their code is open source AND if a problem of bad code happens to where someone gets charged it'll get fixed a lot quicker. Just food for thought.
