ColorBASIC
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Re: Broadband costs
Yeah, and they're charging up to .30 per message. You want to claim that SMS isn't high margin?
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en102
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| Hell ya its high (this stuff, and forced signing of these kind of plans for discounts on devices) ticks me off. I've actually put a block on all SMS/MMS/Text on my phone. Email is much cheaper than MMS/SMS for the consumer.
On another note: I USED to have SMS/MMS when I was with the original AT&T Wireless - they offered unlimited FREE inbound messaging (SMS/MMS/txt email). I somehow don't think that the cost of this service has increased.
This is similar to AT&T charging $5/month for caller ID.
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GOLFnSUN
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said by ColorBASIC  :Yeah, and they're charging up to .30 per message. You want to claim that SMS isn't high margin? Yes, it is high. Don't like the price, then don't use it. I have SMS blocked on my cellphone inbound and outbound.
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This is similar to AT&T charging $5/month for caller ID.
EXACTLY! I have an unlimited data plan. Texting is crude joke compared to the phone's data capabilities. Getting charged for INCOMING texts is insulting / double dipping.
Competition seems to be slowly working to improve the situation, though. An extra $5/month now gets me unlimited M2M texts (over the 200 included with the $19.95 data/text plan). It's still highway robbery for what it is, but at least I don't have to cringe when I get an incoming spam text.
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ColorBASIC
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Don't like it/don't use it is a different issue from whether or not it's a cash cow. I use SMS all the time for per personal and business so I use a prepaid option but it doesn't change the fact that AT&T is making a mint on it.
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said by en102 :This is similar to AT&T charging $5/month for caller ID. I think it's more like $8.50 or $9.00 |
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