It's good enough when I don't need a number to sign up at all. Unfortunately they're not there yet. So for now.. meh
Without that it's just a slightly more private WhatsApp.
In fact I wish we could move to another kind of identifier than a "phone number" for things like this. It's probably pretty region-dependent but personally I never use my phone to actually make phone calls or text. All my voice, video and messaging traffic to friends goes through apps, though the number is unfortunately still used as an identifier. Unfortunately, because if I let a number lapse I lose access to the whatsapp and telegram accounts related to it. This way it makes it hard having multiple accounts.
I'd prefer if mobile providers would just become a dumb data pipe the same as landline providers have already become. My Spanish provider still forces me to take a "landline" with my internet but I don't even have a phone connected to it.
Without that it's just a slightly more private WhatsApp.
In fact I wish we could move to another kind of identifier than a "phone number" for things like this. It's probably pretty region-dependent but personally I never use my phone to actually make phone calls or text. All my voice, video and messaging traffic to friends goes through apps, though the number is unfortunately still used as an identifier. Unfortunately, because if I let a number lapse I lose access to the whatsapp and telegram accounts related to it. This way it makes it hard having multiple accounts.
I'd prefer if mobile providers would just become a dumb data pipe the same as landline providers have already become. My Spanish provider still forces me to take a "landline" with my internet but I don't even have a phone connected to it.