For a while, it was just my one buddy I convinced to use it and I, but then I got hired at a new company and hit it off with the resident cybersec OG! Having Signal ready to rock gave a great first impression :)
I got all my friends to switch to signal!
I have two contacts. My wife, who I text/communicate with more than anyone else, and a long distance friend.
It took begging and pleading for years to get my wife to agree to it. She finally agreed after it came out that the phone network was likely hacked by China.
I tried to get another friend to use it, at whick point he asked if that was the app at the center of whiskey leaks. He never installed it.
after it came out that the phone network was likely hacked by China.
You’re referring to the phone network in the USA, right? It blows my mind that more people don’t know about it. China (specifically, Salt Typhoon) infiltrated the USA phone network in 2022. The infiltration was only discovered in 2024, and China still has not been evicted. Apparently the eviction will not be complete until compromised Huawei network hardware is extirpated.
Lemmy memes signal groupchat when?
DM me for invite. You can trust me. I’m Agent641
Found Kegseth’s alt
C’mon bro, we’re clean on opsec bro, join the group bro!
Totally bombing Oman later Bro! Still down for Golden Corral?
That’s hilarious but I could actually really go for some chicken-fried steak rn
I (maybe a bit forcibly) got all my bands and family to switch to signal. It’s not easy but it’s possible.
You can contact me on signal. I mean, I probably won’t respond. But you can.
😅
I love Session messenger as a decentralised solution, but man it sucks how little people want to change their habits
When I switched to Signal I enforced it hard. Refused to talk to anyone on another platform. If they texted me, I’d responed, but always add “I’d prefer if we discussed this over Signal.”
I had more success than I’d anticipated. About 90% of my family and 80% of my friends moved over.
My best piece of advise for this is to start new group chats - people want to be on the group chats, and if they believe Signal is where it’s all happening, they’ll join.
It was way easier to get converts when it still supported SMS/MMS
I started when it was still called TextSecure, I had precisely 1 contact (just my nerdy friend from uni) for the first 3 years. I then convinced my partner to install it, had 2 contacts for the next few years.
When it became Signal, a few more jumped on. Once I had kids; I bullied my family onto it, by refusing to send photos any other way.
I have 62 contacts now, the bulk of my digital communication is through either Signal, phone, email or Lemmy. There is a little SMS/RCS.
It has been a 15 year journey so far, for me. You will get there.
I’ve 36 contacts. I started 3 years ago. In a country where people stare at me for solid 3-5 seconds before they utter a word when I tell them I don’t ise whatsapp. Love it.
We’ll get there.
What if I’m in my 50s and i don’t have half that number of contacts anywhere. Will I still get there.
And if those 30ish contacts find me on signal, where am I supposed to go and hide next.
I’m sure some genius has made a texting protocol that requires installing Linux and can only be utilized by console with sudo access.
You can finally get some peace and quiet.
Except from fucking Phil. That guy is the worst.
As usual with social interactions, it’s the network effect.
data using any kind of phone number anywhere. i still dont understand how people who are living across the world from eachother do not make use of this software.
I tried to convince my friends and family to switch to Tox 10 years ago. Noone wanted to add contacts by adding public keys.
Shhh signal as ez as it gets
Sounds like it worked
At least i got 3 people to install Signal just for me.
I got family, 2 friends and thats it.
And thats all you need. I also have family, 2 good friends and the rest are acquaintances
It is actually useful if you use Signal as an app for one group of people like friends or family because you get a different icon popup when you receive a message and you instantly know who it is from
I instantly know who my texts are from because it says their name. 🤔
Bruh
It is really handy not sure what the bruh is for. Even for one friend or family group.
Always look on the bright side of life, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo 🎶
As a software developer, this has got to be one of the most original unintended usage scenarios / reasons.
No amount of planning or testing in software will prepare you for ways users will actually use it.
