Listening to: Aerial East – Running Up That Hill
Photo: I hate sleeping alone. Inanimate anthropomorphic objects are not an acceptable substitute.
After WhatsApp’s recently announced policy changes (now “delayed” three months), a lot of folks are trying to switch to Signal. Which is awesome. But Signal is struggling with the influx of users at the moment (read: it’s down).
Another option, one I use, is Matrix. It’s easy to get going, just install one of the many Matrix Apps on your device and there is usually a wizard to step you through signing up. You may get a choice of servers to use and there are… thousands. Do the research or just accept the default. They are all independent but communicate with each other. It’ll be fine.
Matrix is arguably more powerful than Signal, and is also IP based (so you need a data plan or WiFi). No need to hand out your phone number thou (umm, don’t), in fact most logins just require an e-mail address for verification and password resets etc.
ping me @flay@matrix.org if you do sign up.
ps. I use Fluffychat but Element is a good bet for most users. Hell, try a few.