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#290752 2-Dec-2021 08:14
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Hi.

 

Myself and a number of overseas friends currently use Facebook Messenger to communicate.

 

Lately some of us have expressed dissatisfaction with FBM and so we are looking for an alternative.

 

I checked out Whatsapp, Signal and Telegram but they all require you to have it installed on a phone as well, and 2 peeps dont have a smartphone.

 

Is there something else out there?

 

EDIT: usual chat features be nice, ie attaching photos, gifs, emojis etc.




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  #2822890 2-Dec-2021 08:27
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Skype perhaps?




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  #2822895 2-Dec-2021 08:29
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Not being smart - is email no good for you? Looks like it would meet your criteria.

 

 




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  #2822901 2-Dec-2021 08:36
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Private discord channel?  



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  #2822909 2-Dec-2021 08:42
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freitasm:

 

Skype perhaps?

 

 

go old school, could be worth a shot!




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  #2822910 2-Dec-2021 08:43
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eracode:

 

Not being smart - is email no good for you? Looks like it would meet your criteria.

 

 

 

 

It's been discussed, but not a preferred option at this point.




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  #2822912 2-Dec-2021 08:45
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askelon:

 

Private discord channel?  

 

 

another great suggestion, will look into that. Thank you.




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  #2822991 2-Dec-2021 09:31
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I would also recommend discord.

A couple of other suggestions: 

 

Slack 
MS Teams ?

 

 

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  #2823003 2-Dec-2021 09:58
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+1 for Discord. Free, easy to use and setup and handles what you've mentioned + more.




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  #2823007 2-Dec-2021 10:12
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Thanks everyone. Looks like Discord is well worth a trial.

 

 




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  #2823068 2-Dec-2021 10:41
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I thought there was a desktop/laptop version of Signal?

 

I'm pretty sure I've seen it on the Mac app store.

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  #2823073 2-Dec-2021 10:46
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alasta:

 

I thought there was a desktop/laptop version of Signal?

 

I'm pretty sure I've seen it on the Mac app store.

 

 

You still need a phone to register and then associated the desktop version with that.

 

Skype just works everywhere.




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  #2823216 2-Dec-2021 13:11
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try google meets, don't need an app for it and can use your web browser meet.google.com

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Jami, Linphone or Jitsi Meet - if you care about privacy.




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