Viber vs WhatsApp?

Which of these do you use, and why?

  • Viber

    Votes: 4 26.7%
  • WhatsApp

    Votes: 8 53.3%
  • Both - Could you explain which one has the edge?

    Votes: 3 20.0%

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Ink

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Been looking at these two for a while, both Viber and WhatsApp look like a great alternate to Skype.

Here are some links to their sites:
Viber - https://www.viber.com
WhatsApp - https://www.whatsapp.com (Free for 1 year)

Using the Poll, you can vote for which one you use - if you don't use either you sit on the side. :p

If you use both, could you explain which product has the edge over the other one.
 

grelos

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I use both. Viber is more flexible and allows calls, while Whatsapp not. The big PRO of whatsapp is basically that is more popular among my contacts.
A side note: Viber uses Google Analytics, which is set on be default. I suggest to disable this data collection.

There are also other players, like Line and Wechat. I tested them for a while but then I decided to drop them (they are just clones) and use only those 2 plus Wickr, for sensitive messages (however nearly nobody uses Wickr, despite its superior security and privacy capabilities).
 

Ink

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Thanks for the reply. I looked at Wickr, but it's not available for WP8 (darn!), and I have already turned off Google Analytics in Viber.

A positive for Viber is it's multi-platform availability, a bit like Skype, but as you've said WhatsApp is more popular. I'll keep both for the time being and see how things go.
 

grelos

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Another option to enjoy secure IM is Chatsecure (Ios, android). You need to create a XMPP account (easy task) and then you can also chat from your PC using Jitsi or Pidgin, etc. It's a bit less easy to use/configure than Whatsapp/Viber etc, but in case of confidential chats might be a good choice.

http://chrisballinger.info/apps/chatsecure/
 
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ZeroDay

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I prefer Viber. I have it on my phone, both Linux partitions and on OS X. Great app.
 
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Ink

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Thanks for the input, however instead of wasting time to make contacts to switch/add Viber. I uninstalled and am keeping Skype and WhatsApp only. :cool:
 

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And not a good one.

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Source:
http://slickdeals.net/f/6018544-rakuten-buy-com-customers-getting-fraudulent-credit-card-charges
 
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