Different types of phone numbers

[InterestingGuy]

An escort I'm thinking of contacting has listed a WhatsApp number and a Viber number.

 

What is my best option if I just want to text with him?

[+ FrankR]

I use WhatsApp. I also have Viber but very few people I know use it. WhatsApp provides "end to end encryption" where every message is uniquely keyed to the recipient. It is far more secure than a regular text message - if that is something that is important to you. When government officials call for an end to encryption, you know you are doing something right... I like it more for the ability to see that a message has been delivered and that it was read by the recipient.

Edited June 16, 2018 by FrankR

[Jomo]

How do u know if it's been read?

Is that the two check Marks?

[liubit]

WhatsApp is the best.

[liubit]

How do u know if it's been read?

Is that the two check Marks?

The two black check marks mean the message has been delivered. When they turn blue, it has been read.

[samhexum]

When they turn blue, it has been read.

 

Or you're pregnant.

[+ FrankR]

How do u know if it's been read?

Is that the two check Marks?

On my phone, the first check mark (gray in color) means the message has been sent. A second check mark (also gray) appears when the message was delivered to the recipient's device. Check marks turn blue when the message has been read.

[nynakedtop]

definitely whatsApp - also super popular internationally

[bostonman]

How do u know if it's been read?

 

You don't.

 

I don't think it's possible to literally determine when a message has been read. All you can know is that the message was noticed. Even in the context of regular old text messages, it's often the case that the message has been accounted for, in very general terms, by the recipent. To me, that's different than the message actually being read. The actual reading of the message might happen later.