AT&T, Verizon, Jawa Make Millions From SMS Scams? > Another Reason to Use Google Voice

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Re: Another Reason to Use Google Voice

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It just adds up. For example, the thread between my wife and I hit 1,000 messages after just 5 days, and that's just her.

By contrast, I use about 200 total minutes a month on phone. I'm a big texter and a small talker

I'm not really sure how I got into this habit. It's just easier for me and more discreet to send text messages rather than be on the phone. I mainly text my wife, a bunch of my friends, and my sister. But now my dad has the iPhone and he's learning to text, so I text him too. I'm trying to get my mom to try, but she wants no part of it.

-Dragasoni-

I mean, why go with an unlimited texting plan when you can just get an unlimited data plan and use Google Voice to text all you want for free? At the very least, you get more for your money that way.

For me, I refuse to pay for texting on principle. I know it costs the provider 0, and I know that from a technical perspective there is nothing to them. I simply cannot bring myself to pay for that.
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Because, I get unlimited data, unlimited text, and 300 minutes for $25 a month.

-Dragasoni-

Except when someone sends you a text message. They could easily send it as an email, but just like they could scan a paper instead of faxing it, people do what's easiest for them.

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Except when someone sends you a picture text. Not that they couldn't send it as an email, but they don't, just like people fax instead of attaching a scan. They do what's easiest.