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Re: How Much Does It Really Cost to Own a Smartphone?
said by djrobx  :The only portion of my wireless bill that I really detest is the text plan, especially when I'm already paying for data. I can transfer 5GB of data for $30, but transfering 80kb (500 texts at max 160) worth of texts is an extra $5!?! At least with data, I see actual work going in to upgrade towers and have seen steadily improving performance. It's for that reason that I don't like SMS, or text messages. Never have. I'm not necessarily against the overall concept (though I think that some people really go overboard with it), just that the price seems quite high for what you get, even with an unlimited SMS option.
I figure that it's better to use e-mail instead for this purpose. Using E-mail to SMS gateways, I figure that you can still send an SMS to someone. The difference being that if you use e-mail, you won't have to pay for the SMS, or purchase an unlimited SMS option.
Let's see:
Unlimited SMS costs $20/mo., usually.
Data can be $25-$35.
So, for only a little bit more, instead of SMS you can use e-mails, and on top of that get access to the Internet and so on. Plus, with e-mails you aren't limited to only 160 characters. |
