{"id":26,"date":"2013-07-22T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2013\/07\/22\/whatsapp-is-free-againsort-of\/"},"modified":"2015-08-10T16:33:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T16:33:04","slug":"whatsapp-is-free-againsort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2013\/07\/22\/whatsapp-is-free-againsort-of\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp is free, again…sort of"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nThat’s right folks, WhatsApp<\/a> has made their extremely popular chat platform to go for free on the App Store.<\/p>\n

<\/a>But for all those that are not yet on the popular platform, don’t get too excited just yet.<\/p>\n

The app is indeed free to purchase, but now follows the same pricing model as all the other mobile platforms in place already offering the app.<\/p>\n

This means that it is free to purchase, and use for the first year, but will cost an annual renewal of $0.99.<\/p>\n

\nSo of course $0.99 is nothing to fret about, but it does mean that you cannot keep using your iTunes account that has no payment method linked to it, unless you utilise a voucher of course.<\/p>\n

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WhatsApp makes no reference about how they will “recover” this cost if you do not have a payment method linked to your account. 
\nI would have to imagine that they would deactivate your account until you do actually pay for it after the 1 year free.<\/p>\n

If you are already using WhatsApp, then nothing changes for you, as we become exempt from the pricing model.<\/p>\n

That’s it. Short, sweet, free…..Enjoy!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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