> 1) Everyone can speak faster than they can text. If you have a significant amount of information to convey, texting sucks. Voicemail can be very efficient. V

> 1) Everyone can speak faster than they can text. If you have a significant amount of information to convey, texting sucks. Voicemail can be very efficient. Voicemail is potentially efficient for the sender at the cost of the recipient's ability to understand what you're rambling. My phone lets me SMS via voice. I can send a concise, planned message. The recipient can receive something that uses his time most effectively. > 2) Many people don't have unlimited texting plans and texting can get expensive quickly. I turned mine off in favor of a data plan and use that for SMS. > 3) Texting is dangerous and illegal while driving in many places, while speaking and listening on the phone are often not illegal and definitely less dangerous. Speaking and listening to a phone while driving is dangerous and illegal without digging out and hooking up a headset, while waiting until you stop is not illegal and definitely less dangerous.