MeowerMisfit817

Signal or Wire and why?

https://lemmy.world/post/44422422

Signal or Wire and why? - Lemmy.World

I saw Wire get mentioned a bit, and now I’m curious.

Mar 18 at 12:39pmWeb
Show threadSamskaraMar 18
Threema is also an option.
Show threadspinning_disk_engineerMar 18
It is an option, but not a particularly good one seeing as it’s run by amazon. I personally use Signal just because it’s popular, but Wire seems equally good, and I’m glad they exist to provide competition.
Show threadMeowerMisfit817Mar 19
Signal uses Amazon’s- wait I forgot the word, front-something.
Show threadeodurMar 18

First I’ve heard of Wire, but on the surface it looks pretty promising.

Personally I finally got most of my friends on Signal, so it will be a whole before I can get anyone to move to something else.

Show threadhighducMar 18
Signal is large enough to have its own network effect now 🙁
Show threadMeowerMisfit817Mar 19
What does it mean now? Sorry, I’m still new at this tech thing.
Show threadhighducMar 19
I just meant that so many ppl are using signal that it makes it hard to switch to something else because then you’d have to convince your friends to switch too.
Show threadMeowerMisfit817Mar 20
Oh, okay.
Show threadXLEMar 18

I’m familiar with Wire, and long story short, if you’re already comfortable with Signal then there’s no reason to switch over.

I was going to say that its benefits include allowing you to use it from a desktop first, but it seems they have pivoted towards businesses now, and it’s not so clear how to make a personal account (or if you can).

Show threadChemical WonkaMar 18
SimpleX
Show threadWildmimicMar 18
Signal all the way. From a security and usability perspective, you can’t really go wrong with it.