As I understand it, the phone requirement is an attempt to limit spam/bots.
Their success is really filling the void of an extremely outdated standard solution of sms/mms that cannot handle a long message without breaking it apart, yet alone any type of media.
It also came at a time when companies were still charging per sms/mms message, meanwhile connecting to wifi meant free and unlimited messaging, without size issues and your media turning into potatoes
As I understand it, the phone requirement is an attempt to limit spam/bots.
Their success is really filling the void of an extremely outdated standard solution of sms/mms that cannot handle a long message without breaking it apart, yet alone any type of media.
It also came at a time when companies were still charging per sms/mms message, meanwhile connecting to wifi meant free and unlimited messaging, without size issues and your media turning into potatoes
That way to limit is quite interesting. Never though about that!