And works perfectly for me.

It's always free on f-droid

no, #xmpp not really. often does not work with Firewalls. there are a lot of free alternatives now that just work,

Or use Matrix Synapse 😉

@frdl I've never used Nation-Scale Matrix Synapse myself. So probably the slow version 😉 But if you want WhatsApp functionality and more, then that's the tool of choice for me. Especially in combination with Jitsi.

I'm happy that #Matrix works for you. From a developer POV the dominance of Element (the company) is a huge liability and I prefer a standardization organization where I can actively participate without paying millions of dollars in member fees.

@frdl I totally understand that!

exactly. I always had problems. Never worked for me

who'd pay for an XMPP client

I agree that xmpp connections work reliable. But a point is that users can not know which server is properly configured, can they?
edit: I mean client to server connections. Unfortunately the protocol is not reliable regarding server to server connections.

I don't know a single xmpp user and, for me at least, the whole point of using a messenger is to communicate with people.