This statistic presents popular reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer SMS over mobile messaging. During a survey in the third quarter of 2013 it was found that 68 percent stated that they preferred SMS as they got unlimited SMS messages with their contract or pay-as-you-go service.
Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer SMS over mobile messaging as of 3rd quarter 2013
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GWI. (July 31, 2014). Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer SMS over mobile messaging as of 3rd quarter 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315101/sms-preference-uk-users/
GWI. "Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer SMS over mobile messaging as of 3rd quarter 2013." Chart. July 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315101/sms-preference-uk-users/
GWI. (2014). Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer SMS over mobile messaging as of 3rd quarter 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315101/sms-preference-uk-users/
GWI. "Reasons for Uk Whatsapp Users to Prefer Sms over Mobile Messaging as of 3rd Quarter 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315101/sms-preference-uk-users/
GWI, Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer SMS over mobile messaging as of 3rd quarter 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315101/sms-preference-uk-users/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer SMS over mobile messaging as of 3rd quarter 2013 [Graph], GWI, July 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315101/sms-preference-uk-users/