Originally Posted by
LAXlocal
Thanks for the info so far.....
No I have not tried to set up Whatsapp yet , I wanted to ask here first so I did it right ,
Mostly worried about the change of Sim cards and new numbers , and if they want to verify with Google voice , I think Whatsapp may be able to Text me overseas but not sure , as some things on Google search says yes and some says no
I wish Whatsapp used a name and not your phone number as your ID , that is what LINE does , but I know Whatsapp is not going to change that now !
i like this aspect of Whatsapp, as it is exceedingly easy, and the low barrier encourages more users. E.g., if a contact's phone number is in your phone, Whatsapp will automatically pick up their being a user. One needs not add someone by name, email, handle, etc.
My usage of GV is through Google's Hangouts and Hangouts Dialer app (they morphed it 100s times...). So it functions absolutely independent from Whatsapp.
Both whatsapp messages, and GV's SMS, can be sent and received anywhere you are physically, because it is through data infrastructure.
Disclaimer: GV SMS can only be sent
to phone numbers with country codes of US and Canada.