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Texting with Facebook Messenger app

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mlangley86

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Hi!

I have a quick question. I have no regular texting plan (from Verizon), so I am constantly on the lookout for free messaging apps that I can use instead of the native texting app from Verizon. Recently I have discovered that Facebook Messenger (app) can act as an SMS/MMS messenger.

My question is (2 parts): If I use this feature, will I get charged the 20 cents for sending/receiving a text through Facebook Messenger or does it use my data plan? And second: Does the person that I'm texting, need to have the Messenger app installed on their phone to receive my texts, or does it just go to their native Verizon texting app?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advanced,

--mlangley86--
 
As far as i know, the other person has to have the fb app and youll only get charged for the data used unless you have a data allowance.
Theres also Google Hangouts, Whatsapp, Kik, Viber, etc that do the same and probably 100more :thumbup: none of these will get you charged for an sms, they just use data. Again though, the other person has to have the app installed
 
Yeah i still havent updated fb since the birth of chat heads lol. im sick of fb but my friends insist on using it :(
 
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