Re: Cost of SMS

Just a note:

I'm using a very simple cellphone, a VirginMobile
Party Animal Phone... It uses the Sprint network and
supports text messaging (but not IM text message
forwarding, *sniff*).  VirginMobile charges 10 cents
(in the US) to send a text message and nothing to
receive one. :)

~G

--- "Mark H. Anbinder" <mha-/mqabDFo/[email protected]> wrote:
> Lance says...
> 
> >  I can't believe that so many carriers charge for
> incoming messages. 
> > It's very unfair to the recipient of the message. 
> What if you get 
> > a message because somebody entered a wrong phone
> number?
> 
> I've probably gotten dozens of wrong-number calls on
> my cell phone, 
> and I'm paying for those, too. Wireless phone
> customers pay for all 
> connections between their phone and the network, so
> all incoming and 
> outgoing calls and messages.
> 
> Generally speaking, those wrong-number calls fall
> within the number 
> of minutes I've paid for each month, so I'm not
> paying 30 cents extra 
> to say "No, this isn't Brian. You've dialed the
> wrong number." But 
> just as I have 150 minutes each month before I have
> to pay per call, 
> I have 100 text messages (in or out) each month
> before I have to pay 
> for each message.
> 
> Most wireless providers probably have similar deals.
> If there isn't 
> already one on your plan, ask your provider what's
> available. I think 
> I'm paying a little more per month so I don't have
> to worry about how 
> many text messages I'm doing at 10 cents each.
> 
> 
>
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