I dread to think what my monthly bill would be if all messages I sent using every internet connected chat service cost 20 cents. I might have sent 100 short me

I dread to think what my monthly bill would be if all messages I sent using every internet connected chat service cost 20 cents. I might have sent 100 short messages just to my mother this month. That would be $20 just for talking to one person. Last time I had a UK phone contract I was paying £13 for unlimited data. Yes, 20 cents is astronomical.