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Markie
join:2003-07-26
Kalispell, MT
| reply to DJ_Kismuth
Re: But wait...
Mine is the best I've seen.
No charges, ever, to receive text messages.
$5/month to send 500
$10/month to send unlimited
Some plans - including mine - include unlimited texting.
My plan totals $56/month with taxes + fees for unlimited voice, text, and web. I have a Nokia e62 S60 smartphone. It's NICE.
The company? MTPCS Cellular One (there's more than one Cellular One) - www.cellonenation.com | |
calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| reply to BF69
Agreed on the economics, but....
Telcos have a long history of charging for things that actually cost less. They charged for "touch-tone" when it was actually cheaper to provide than rotary dial, both in the cost of the phones that they rented (yuck!--anybody else remember those days?) and the cost of switching.
It's like my gas station charging a surcharge for using a debit card at the pump instead of paying cash indoors--it actually saves them money, but they can, and do, charge extra for it anyway.
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dleehend
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join:2002-03-11
Jasper, TX
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| reply to BF69
said by BF69  :You have the phone in your hands, phones are meant for TALKING. Actually I have a portable wireless communication device in my hand, but there is no way you could know that. In fact I bought my current device because it could communicate via more than just voice. I can do video, text, or audio and guess what, I subscribe to a wireless plan from my provider that allows me to use any of those methods without worrying if I will have a huge bill at the end of the month.
Of course, that meant I had to THINK before I acted on a plan purchase. Anyone caught by surprise with these huge wireless bills simply did not pay attention to what they were buying. It is not the carrier's fault if someone does not purchase a plan that will fit their needs. The carriers do their best to sell you more than you need. 
As far as cost for bandwidth, I can't send 160 bytes for less than a penny. I don't personally have any cell towers, transmission lines, data switches, etc., so I have to use someone else's equipment to send my data. Guess what, they want to get their investment back & make a profit. Do I like the price? Not really, but since I want to send the data, I have to pay the price.
Oh, and thanks for your opinion, but I think I can decide how many text messages are 'too much' for the situation in my family.
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