Thread: No more IRC
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Unread 30 Jul 2017, 18:10   #39
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Re: No more IRC

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Originally Posted by ArcChas View Post
WhatsApp has two further disadvantages (to dinosaurs like me who only play PA on a PC) - it has no desktop app (so an Android emulator is needed) and it requires a valid mobile phone number to activate the app *.
You do need a mobile to set it up, but there's a web interface for use on your desktop if you like. I think it may be slaved though, so your phone would need to be on/connected. I haven't checked that.

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Originally Posted by Pit View Post
No arguments here. Although giving alliances or even galaxies mobile numbers was not unusual, even before these came along.
I should clarify: This doesn't make it any better from a "pa community" standpoint.
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