WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging services worldwide, with the company recently announcing 700 million monthly active users. Now, in an attempt to woo the large WhatsApp
user base, an Italian company has launched WhatSim, a WhatsApp-only SIM
that comes with a plan that will let you use the popular messaging app
for free while travelling across about 150 countries.
Manuel Zanella Rngineer, Founder and CEO of Zeromobile, the company
behind WhatSim, says, "WhatsApp is the future of mobile communications.
Its only "limit" is the data connection especially when you are
traveling because the roaming charges are expensive and you can't always
find Wi-Fi everywhere and it is not always free. As someone who
appreciates and uses WhatsApp, I tried to figure out how to get around
this problem. That's why WhatSim is an extraordinary opportunity for
WhatsApp."
For EUR 10 (approximately Rs. 714), users will get a SIM card
(standard worldwide shipping is EUR 5 - Rs. 350 approximately) unlimited
text messaging for a year. While sending and receiving text messages,
location updates, and contacts via WhatsApp is free, users will have to
buy credits for sharing multimedia messages such as photos, videos, and
voice messages. How much you get for your credits depends on where you are travelling.
Zanella
further explains, "The solution we have developed is simple and
intuitive. With €5 you get 1000 credits that you can use, for instance,
to exchange 50 photos or 10 videos in many countries around the world.
There are no limits to sharing your position and contacts. This way we
guarantee the utmost transparency. Buying a recharge is quick and easy:
just go to our website even from your smartphone and soon even from a
dedicated app."
WhatSim is available to buy via the WhatSim
website, with the company also planning to make it available via
"network of local distributors in over 100 countries."
Of course
this is not the first time someone's offering a SIM with unlimited
WhatsApp usage, though earlier attempts have been limited to a specific
country. Last year, WhatsApp, in partnership with E-Plus, a mobile
telecommunications operator in Germany, started selling prepaid SIMs that offered unlimited WhatsApp usage.
source: gadgets.ndtv
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