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GroupMe was sending SMS text messages, and while they're nominally just a tiny amount of data, the cellcos don't bill the same way as your local upstream intern
by semanticist 15y ago
GroupMe was sending SMS text messages, and while they're nominally just a tiny amount of data, the cellcos don't bill the same way as your local upstream internet provider.
- mgkimsal 15y agoCorrect. So... use that 800/sms/second. Even assuming they were getting SMS at a bit over .1 cents per SMS (highly unlikely - probably much higher than that), that's about 80 cents per second - round it up to $1/second that would be $3600/hour. Sheesh - is my math right on that, or did I move a decimal place? I'm guessing they weren't burning through thousands per hour every hour on SMS fees, but even hundreds would put a serious dent in a startup's pocket.