The Internet offers many new possibilities and improved levels of connectivity. The situation is made even more powerful with the ever-increasing number of smart devices like smartphones and tablets. It’s become such a powerful combination that it often feels like we’re only scratching the surface of what we can do.
For a very long time, Skype was a household name, a means of communication between family and friends that was beyond the reach of your local carrier. We made video calls and suddenly they weren’t so far away. Then came the era of smart devices and a new batch of video and voice over IP services was born. Today, the most popular instant messaging services such as Viber, WhatsApp and Telegram all offer easy ways to contact anyone on the same platform, regardless of their physical location, as long as they are online. to the web.
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That’s all well and good, but how does WhatsApp calling compare to traditional calling through your carrier?
Why call WhatsApp in the first place?
It is important to note that the fundamental technology of the telephone has not changed much since the 19th century. The internet has been around for a while and it has come a very long way. Services like WhatsApp already use the Internet to transport your images, videos, voice notes between you and your chats. WhatsApp relies on low latency internet and deploys VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) which in simple terms means using the internet to make and receive phone calls – hence WhatsApp Call.
Advantages of VoIP and WhatsApp calls
- Cheaper than Normal Carrier calls
A lot of people like to say WhatsApp calls are free, but I don’t think that’s entirely true. Yes, the platform itself is free, but you must account for the data you will need to access and use the platform. That said, According to calculations made by the Indian Expressone minute whatsapp call cost around 0.15 MB to 0.20 MB of 3G data, which means a 5 minute call costs around 1 MB of 3G data. Call quality on 3G networks is decent, but on 2G the lag is considerable. So if you’re on 3G or 4G, this is the rate for you. Depending on your carrier’s rates, this may vary, but there’s no denying that WhatsApp calls are cheaper than regular calls.
- International Calls are much easier
As long as the person you want to call is online on WhatsApp, geographic locations are irrelevant. You can comfortably make and receive calls without worrying about international call rates.
WhatsApp calls use the internet, not your carrier’s network infrastructure. So if your carrier doesn’t support HD calling yet, WhatsApp calling is the way to get it.
With the prevalence of smartphones, chances are that many of your contacts are already on WhatsApp. This basically means you can call WhatsApp as many contacts as you have on your phone… hoping they’re online on WhatsApp when you need them and they’re on WiFi or a good network.
This is the most important advantage of WhatsApp. WhatsApp added end-to-end encryption functionality to its messaging platform and later extended it to cover WhatsApp calls and videos. WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption makes your data and communications highly secure. Because of this, no one can listen to your calls, not your country’s communications authority or your big brother.
Advantages of normal calls over WhatsApp calls
Normal calls have a few advantages over VoIP services such as WhatsApp calls.
- Normal calls can work even without internet. This is important because there is still a world population of around 4 billion people without internet access.
- You don’t need to have a smartphone to use regular calls. Cell phones exist for this reason.
- One could also argue that this technology has been around for decades so it has had enough time to become what it is today. This means that normal calls are much more reliable than internet calls like WhatsApp calls.
How often do you use WhatsApp calls? How often do you make calls anyway.
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