pnh102
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Mount Airy, MD
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Re: Paying for incoming messages?
said by Xela19115  :What I don't understand is why the carriers are forcing customers to pay for incoming messages? What is so hard to understand? They make money off incoming text messages.
Most cell phone providers want to charge a premium for texting so that they can provide a nasty incentive for customers to upgrade to a higher-tier calling plan that includes a certain number of text messages. Either they make money by charging a premium for each message, or they make money by charging an extra monthly rate for a fixed number of text messages a month.
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Xela19115
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Richboro, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| said by pnh102 :said by Xela19115 :What I don't understand is why the carriers are forcing customers to pay for incoming messages? What is so hard to understand? They make money off incoming text messages. Most cell phone providers want to charge a premium for texting so that they can provide a nasty incentive for customers to upgrade to a higher-tier calling plan that includes a certain number of text messages. Either they make money by charging a premium for each message, or they make money by charging an extra monthly rate for a fixed number of text messages a month. And until such business practices and pricing structures are tolerated by customeers the wireless services in the US will be far behind those of Far East and Europe. |
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GOLFnSUN
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Avalon, NJ
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said by pnh102 :said by Xela19115 :What I don't understand is why the carriers are forcing customers to pay for incoming messages? What is so hard to understand? They make money off incoming text messages. Most cell phone providers want to charge a premium for texting so that they can provide a nasty incentive for customers to upgrade to a higher-tier calling plan that includes a certain number of text messages. Either they make money by charging a premium for each message, or they make money by charging an extra monthly rate for a fixed number of text messages a month. Or you can do what I do. And that is set the option to not accept incoming text msgs. That way you don't pay anything for text msgs. But if you want to send and receive text msgs, than buy a monthly plan that allows them and don't pay per msg.
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pnh102
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Mount Airy, MD
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| said by GOLFnSUN :But if you want to send and receive text msgs, than buy a monthly plan that allows them and don't pay per msg. Thankfully AT&T hasn't forced me to upgrade my "Media Net Unlimited" plan. 
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pnh102
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Mount Airy, MD
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said by Xela19115 :And until such business practices and pricing structures are tolerated by customeers the wireless services in the US will be far behind those of Far East and Europe. I wouldn't say our mobile technology is that far behind anymore. It just took longer for us to catch up because landline service in the USA was always cheaper and easier to get than landline service abroad. It was only very recently in the USA that using a cell phone exclusively became more economically justifiable.
We use the same GSM-based service available abroad. 3G is also being deployed in many parts of the USA as we speak. At least on the GSM side of things we can use just about any quad-band phone that we want with no problem at all.
Of course, GSM-based services in the USA still have a ways to go to catch up the CDMA-based high speed Internet services.
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quatrix
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said by GOLFnSUN :Or you can do what I do. And that is set the option to not accept incoming text msgs. That way you don't pay anything for text msgs. Sure. And if you're having pain in your arm, just amputate the arm. Problem solved? |
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GOLFnSUN
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Avalon, NJ
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| said by quatrix :said by GOLFnSUN :Or you can do what I do. And that is set the option to not accept incoming text msgs. That way you don't pay anything for text msgs. Sure. And if you're having pain in your arm, just amputate the arm. Problem solved? Some one wants to talk to me they can call the phone # and speak. And if it isn't important or urgent, they can email me. What have I missed by not getting a text msg?
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Brazbit
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Port Orchard, WA
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| said by GOLFnSUN :Some one wants to talk to me they can call the phone # and speak. And if it isn't important or urgent, they can email me. What have I missed by not getting a text msg? That is my take on it. You have the dang phone in your hands already. You could call say what needs to be said and hang up in less time then it takes to type out a message in broken english. I would love to disable text, email, im, internet, camera, games, wallpapers, screen savers, and every other useless money sucking feature on the phone and go back to just having a phone again.
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MrMaster
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Austin, TX
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| said by Brazbit :said by GOLFnSUN :Some one wants to talk to me they can call the phone # and speak. And if it isn't important or urgent, they can email me. What have I missed by not getting a text msg? That is my take on it. You have the dang phone in your hands already. You could call say what needs to be said and hang up in less time then it takes to type out a message in broken english. I would love to disable text, email, im, internet, camera, games, wallpapers, screen savers, and every other useless money sucking feature on the phone and go back to just having a phone again. heh...then you'd hate me cause I love my blackberry! Texting has its advantages and no, the time it takes me to punch out a quick txt is LESS than it takes to make a call, wait for 5 rings, then wait for VM and then finally leave a message. screw that. |
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