Scottnat:



Well said but I want you to know that is both that will pay for the data.... Who calls data will be deducted and who received it data too will be deducted.
So for me I don't think it make much sense Cox for instance if am on low data or managing my data and a friend call I will not pick it....

DroppingLiquid:
Don't worry, when enough people start doing this, don't expect your 2gb data bundle to last for up to 2 days.

Crystalom3:
I think it'll be more cost efficient for everyone to switch to internet calls.

They are less expensive and for the most part more stable than regular phone calls.

Internet calls of 30 minutes cost less than N50 while video calls of the same length cost less than N100.

Regular phone calls cost twice as much. For N100 you might not think much about it but instead of spending N1k you are spending N2k and instead of N10k recharge, you are spending N20k on the average.

Internet calls not only is cheaper but will solve the problem of double recharge. Nowadays we spend more to buy data. After that, we still recharge for regular airtime to use for phone calls.

Internet calls cuts that cost by almost 90%.

I think it's better if we can adopt this as a trend and use regular phone calls for emergencies.

jclassiq:

Do you consider timing? Not everyone lives on the internet every minute of the day, so how do you reach them on your own time?

staga:


So you are not worried about the national security implications?

tunize:
You have a very good vision, but you see this vision will take up to 50yrs more to manifest in Nigeria reasons are:
Not everyone has data enabled phone.

Those that have a data enabled phone, not all of them can operate it.

Those that can operate data enable phone can be in a rural setting with a very poor network connection.

High cost of purchasing data by some people.

Poor or lack of adequate power supply to keep your phone alive.

Those with a good phone and data, how many dey on the data?. Some people na off and on data Dem dey do.

Lastly internet call can never match normal call in Nigeria in terms of voice clarity Dem nor near.

Elxandre:

You can also be recorded on whatsapp if the other party does a screen record.

Crystalom3:
maybe I didn't state this clearly: internet voice call of 17 minutes cost 5mb. Both parties together will spend roughly N20, with each person paying N10.

Using the lowest call rate of 11k per second on a regular phone call, the caller will spend about N112.

That's almost 90% more expensive. I hope you get the picture now sha.

That's like buying airtime of N10k for the same value of N1k.

airsaylongcome:


Lol...there is absolutely nothing beyond your service provider. If they want your WhatsApp communication, they can get it.

soojar:


You are talking as if it's not the same telecoms companies hiking the price of normal calls that will still be charging you for data.

Believe me, if the traffic on normal calls drop abnormally and that of the internet usage increases, the Telcos will immediately adjust their data price upward and that your analysis won't work again. They must make their money at all cost

rajiedreez:
try Facebook call first na. I've tried both severely when I was still on Facebook like 3 years ago. Till now that I don't use Facebook sef, I still don't enjoy the sound quality on WhatsApp call

The5DME:
Are you being serious?

MufasaLion:


No, they cant unless it's provided to them by WhatsApp.

Crystalom3:
Thank you.

Actually whatsapp can't provide a record of your conversation to anyone.

WhatsApp is encrypted end to end.

Your messages are encrypted as they leave your phone and only unlocked at your partners phone.

WhatsApp doesn't store these messages. That's why you can't sync them with a new phone or 'login' to the WhatsApp app on another phone to get your messages.

That's the same reason why when you delete a WhatsApp picture from your gallery and you go into your whatsapp to download it again, you can't because the image is not stored in the server.

Since no one can get to these messages, government are always angry with end to end encryptions.

Theoretically, no one has access to your messages on WhatsApp except you the sender and the recipient.

But if Facebook is shady then they have been lying to the public about their end2end encryption which is very unlikely.

Crystalom3:
the question is: why do we double spend on data and airtime when we could accomplish the goal with data?

You should have airtime reserve for emergencies only and not for making long calls.

Crystalom3:
I think it'll be more cost efficient for everyone to switch to internet calls.

They are less expensive and for the most part more stable than regular phone calls.

Internet calls of 30 minutes cost less than N50 while video calls of the same length cost less than N100.

Regular phone calls cost twice as much. For N100 you might not think much about it but instead of spending N1k you are spending N2k and instead of N10k recharge, you are spending N20k on the average.

Internet calls not only is cheaper but will solve the problem of double recharge. Nowadays we spend more to buy data. After that, we still recharge for regular airtime to use for phone calls.

Internet calls cuts that cost by almost 90%.

I think it's better if we can adopt this as a trend and use regular phone calls for emergencies.

Whobedatte:
WhatsApp call that will be reconnecting every few seconds ?
I hate it with passion and I don't pick WhatsApp calls too.
Trust me , people are not using the service because it's delivery is poor though cheaper .
Internet service in Nigeria is still at incipient stage compared to the rest of the world

Crystalom3:
lolz.

It's already taking shape bro. No need to wait 50 years.

Very soon more people will start opting for internet calls.

The only problem is getting people off the culture of switching off their data connection when they are not using because they want to 'save' data.

Once we can get people to leave their data on all the time, it'll be complete

Crystalom3:
attention seeking is a disgusting trait.

Try growing up sir

just2endowed:


We could make long calls to up to 40 mins minimum. So do you still support we do it on normal calls?

udemzyudex:


Funny, how much data does it cost, did you even look at the screenshot above? 5hrs cost about 67mb, do you make up to 5hrs call a day? Now compare the data to the one you use to stream live match or even watch videos on YouTube.

Crystalom3:
All I'm saying is if you want to make long calls or gist with your lover or family member, it will make more sense to recharge them N100 to buy data and yourself N100 data.

That N200 will give you roughly 6 hours of talk time with your partner.

For phone calls, the same N200 will only give you 30 minutes at most.

And should we talk about the cost of making international phone calls?

Crystalom3:
I think it'll be more cost efficient for everyone to switch to internet calls.

They are less expensive and for the most part more stable than regular phone calls.

Internet calls of 30 minutes cost less than N50 while video calls of the same length cost less than N100.

Regular phone calls cost twice as much. For N100 you might not think much about it but instead of spending N1k you are spending N2k and instead of N10k recharge, you are spending N20k on the average.

Internet calls not only is cheaper but will solve the problem of double recharge. Nowadays we spend more to buy data. After that, we still recharge for regular airtime to use for phone calls.

Internet calls cuts that cost by almost 90%.

I think it's better if we can adopt this as a trend and use regular phone calls for emergencies.

Crystalom3:
I think it'll be more cost efficient for everyone to switch to internet calls.

They are less expensive and for the most part more stable than regular phone calls.

Internet calls of 30 minutes cost less than N50 while video calls of the same length cost less than N100.

Regular phone calls cost twice as much. For N100 you might not think much about it but instead of spending N1k you are spending N2k and instead of N10k recharge, you are spending N20k on the average.

Internet calls not only is cheaper but will solve the problem of double recharge. Nowadays we spend more to buy data. After that, we still recharge for regular airtime to use for phone calls.

Internet calls cuts that cost by almost 90%.

I think it's better if we can adopt this as a trend and use regular phone calls for emergencies.

DroppingLiquid:


Did you read my post? I'm saying that service providers will start drinking data since everyone uses it. You probably think your 2gb of data is really 2gb. I laugh.

udemzyudex:


As if we don't monitor data on our phone, any ISP caught doing that nonsense will boycotted.

Crystalom3:
I think it'll be more cost efficient for everyone to switch to internet calls.

They are less expensive and for the most part more stable than regular phone calls.

Internet calls of 30 minutes cost less than N50 while video calls of the same length cost less than N100.

Regular phone calls cost twice as much. For N100 you might not think much about it but instead of spending N1k you are spending N2k and instead of N10k recharge, you are spending N20k on the average.

Internet calls not only is cheaper but will solve the problem of double recharge. Nowadays we spend more to buy data. After that, we still recharge for regular airtime to use for phone calls.

Internet calls cuts that cost by almost 90%.

I think it's better if we can adopt this as a trend and use regular phone calls for emergencies.

chris51:



I pray people will do this. It's a lot cheaper to make WhatsApp calls than regular airtime calls.
There are several offers for Data which makes affordable

Crystalom3:
stop lying