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diff --git a/content/entry/free-international-texting-without-a-phone-number.md b/content/entry/free-international-texting-without-a-phone-number.md index 450201e..ffef875 100644 --- a/content/entry/free-international-texting-without-a-phone-number.md +++ b/content/entry/free-international-texting-without-a-phone-number.md @@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ And my recipient can send a text reply to that message and it will go to my emai I live in the US where we use phone numbers to contact each other, so these gateways are a big help for me personally. If I have nothing else except someone's phone number to bootstrap communication with them, I can use these gateways instead of paying monthly fees to a cell phone company. I can also send texts to some international numbers for free, which is nice. -If you live in a country that de facto requires you to use WhatsApp or WeChat or some other proprietary mobile-specific app, then avoiding smartphones and avoiding paying cell providers is going to be more challenging. In those cases, the workarounds are more involved. You're probably looking at installing and configuring your own [Matrix bridges](https://matrix.org/bridges/). +If you live in a country that de facto requires you to use WhatsApp or WeChat or some other proprietary mobile-specific app, then avoiding smartphones and avoiding paying cell providers is going to be more challenging. In those cases, the workarounds are more involved. You're probably looking at installing and configuring your own [Matrix bridges](https://matrix.org/ecosystem/bridges/). Nonetheless, I hope I helped somebody today by introducing these gateways. |