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  1. Apr 1, 2015, 09:30 AM #51
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    I heard the call quality is not terrible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pezz View Post
    I heard the call quality is not terrible.
    You can still hear grains but as i said before it is OK, just not clear as skype. It sounds exactly like facebook calls
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tizen View Post
    "WhatsApp calling allow users to call other WhatsApp users for free. However, a minute of WhatsApp call costs around 0.15 MB to 0.20 MB of 3G data. This means a 5-minute call costs around 1MB of 3G data. The call quality on 3G networks is decent but on 2G, there is a considerable amount of lag. Also, on 2G, a minute of WhatsApp call costs around 0.35MB which is surprisingly higher than 3G. "

    http://indianexpress.com/article/tec...android-users/

    Although this is in India, the data consumption is in line with other countries
    Here's a full report from some of the popular apps, bear in mind that quality was not checked for only data consumption.

    http://www.androidauthority.com/voic...arison-598541/

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    That chart Lame...... BBM should be #1 .. then Skype...

    Just realize chart showing data usage...
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    Quote Originally Posted by GPRS Internet View Post
    That chart Lame...... BBM should be #1 .. then Skype...
    LOL, i guess BBM is not popular thats why it wasn't listed.
    And remember its tested on a Android phone so not even i wouldn't consider using BBM for voice calls.
    It didn't make the
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    Well I have the latest whatsapp plus 6.87 but thankfully calls isn't enabled by default and I think I can block them, the ui is sweet, a million times better than whatsapp

    Long live whatsapp plus!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dre' View Post
    LOL, i guess BBM is not popular thats why it wasn't listed.
    And remember its tested on a Android phone so not even i wouldn't consider using BBM for voice calls.
    It didn't make the
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    Man them hate BBM with a passion.... grrrr

    Then again they said the Chart shows Data consumption and not quality. . quality wise BBM wins..

    And WhatsApp not on then top 10 list?????
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    Quote Originally Posted by GPRS Internet View Post
    Man them hate BBM with a passion.... grrrr

    Then again they said the Chart shows Data consumption and not quality. . quality wise BBM wins..

    And WhatsApp not on then top 10 list?????
    This was posted from May 2014, a few months before beta testing started for whatsapp And to me hangouts is the best quality to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dre' View Post
    This was posted from May 2014, a few months before beta testing started for whatsapp And to me hangouts is the best quality to me.
    What would be helpful is chart that shows data consumption since the release of the VoIp by whatsapp along with other apps
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tizen View Post
    What would be helpful is chart that shows data consumption since the release of the VoIp by whatsapp along with other apps
    Think you are getting it from the Top 10 list is from May 14, 2014
    the chart is recent about a week ago.
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