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US was the last to start using SMS and will apparently be the last to stop. The US was behind the curve because it was one of the few places in the world where
by colordrops 6y ago
US was the last to start using SMS and will apparently be the last to stop. The US was behind the curve because it was one of the few places in the world where local calls were free so people didn't bother with SMS for a long time. As for why it's still here, my guess is that the messaging space is extremely fractured here and it's the only text messaging someone is guaranteed to receive.
- calvano915 6y agoAnd SMS was stupidly expensive like 10 cents a message for years. It wasn't quickly adopted because it was not a good value.