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You can send a message to any phone yet you don't see SMS spam. I definitely get SMS spam. I think part of the profit model on SMS spam is that they are high-
by RK 18y ago
You can send a message to any phone yet you don't see SMS spam.
I definitely get SMS spam. I think part of the profit model on SMS spam is that they are high-cost, opt-in messages (that you didn't sign up for). The senders are using a rebate style model, hoping you won't expend the effort of getting your carrier to remove the charges.
And then of course I get random, wrong number SMSs, which still cost me.
- mikeyur 18y agoYou get charged for incoming SMSs? I have unlimited free incoming sms messages. The only time you get charged is if you're on some pay as you go plans with certain carriers.
- martey 18y agoIn the US at least, all of the major wireless providers (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint) charge you for receiving SMS messages (see http://joshmoles.com/2008/04/09/incoming-sms-should-be-free/ http://joshmoles.com/2008/04/09/incoming-sms-should-be-free/ ). The only exception I can think of is if you are paying for a certain number of text messages through your plan (i.e. AT&T offers 200, 1500, and unlimited texting plans) - incoming messages are deducted from this number, though.
- jonas_b 18y agoWow, then I can understand Americans are keen on getting rid of SMS. Imagine being charged for every email you receive. That would screw up by budget at least.
- RK 18y agoI even get a little mad when my friends send me SMS :) You can imagine how pissed off you'd be when you receive spam. My wife once received the same spammy message about 5 days in a row. I didn't think too much of it until we got the bill and each one of those was something like $2.99 a piece from some "premium SMS" service that she had not signed up for.
- mikeyur 18y agoThat is extremely stupid, to me anyways. The argument posed when other carriers tried to do it here is that the company was double charging for the service - which stopped a lot of carriers from even attempting to implement the incoming charge. Another thing that's crazy is the cost of your txting plans/packages. My mom and sister are on $25 plans here and get unlimited txting included for free.
- eru 18y agoThose Americans.. A carrier that charged for any incoming traffic (SMS, voice, etc) in Germany would see its customers flee in droves.
- dotcoma 18y agoin Italy, you sometimes get credit added to your account per SMS received ! :)
- eru 18y agoIn Germany, too.
- Xichekolas 18y agoWe'd flee if there were anywhere to flee to. The charges are ridiculous, but all the carriers just tout all-you-can-text plans for $10/mo and people buy those.
- RK 18y agoNot if ever carrier did the same, which is the case in the US of course.
- ggrot 18y agoMy understanding is that alot of the spam you get is spammers sending email to <phonenumber>@<carrier>.com. They don't pay a penny.