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SMS and MMS are so cheap I wouldn't be surprised if the total operating cost is dominated by side things like extra staff at customer service centers etc. But
by infogulch 7y ago
SMS and MMS are so cheap I wouldn't be surprised if the total operating cost is dominated by side things like extra staff at customer service centers etc.
But this isn't a question about how much SMS costs the carrier, it's how much they charge their customers for it. Retail price is often completely divorced from the actual cost of the goods and services provided.
- mrweasel 7y agoSMS is basically free to operate, it's in the networking equipment you need to install and run to provide cellular service anyway. Similarly telcos no longer meter your SMS usage, basically the only thing they charge for and cap is data. As someone else pointed out, it's SMS across borders that's ridicules. There is no reason why that should cost €0.5 per SMS.