When Meta – a company that takes care of the Whatsapp, Facebook And Instagram – announced that he will charge for the use of the messenger, many people were worried if they would have to find another instant messaging application to call their own.
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The fact is that many doubts still permeate the fields of what is called WhatsApp Premium. The good news is that some news about the service have already been released and can help users understand how it will work.
WhatsApp Premium: will the sending of messages be paid?
The answer is no. Despite rumors that the messenger may charge its users for sending messages, WhatsApp Premium will actually be an improved version of WhatsApp Businessas a way to complement its range of resources.
Currently, the tool is intended for anyone who owns a business and uses the application to communicate with customers or make a sale. An example are those who act as Individual Micro-entrepreneurs (MEI).
What is the purpose of the paid version of WhatsApp?
Basically, the goal is to make the entrepreneur’s life easier and help increase earnings. Among the novelties of the new feature stand out: the ability to connect up to 10 devices to the account and to create customizable links with the company name in the URL.
Currently WhatsApp Business allows for adaptive registration to landlines, the ability to connect up to 4 devices at the same time and the option of a business profile, with additional links, addresses and other personal information.
After all, when should billing start?
As for the values, Meta has not yet released any amount to be charged for the use of the new features. The company, however, warns of possible scams that are circulating on the networks.
One of them has the following message:
“Confirmed … Tomorrow the free messages will finish and start uploading Whatsapp at R $ 0.37. Send this message again to more than 3 groups and you will get 100% free for life. Pay attention to the ball, because it will turn green, do it and you’ll see. I’ve already done it. “
According to the company responsible for WhatsApp, the message it is not true. It guides users not to fall into this type of scam, because to use the messenger it is enough to have downloaded it on the mobile phone in addition to an Internet connection.
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