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You 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 cer

by mikeyur 18y ago

You 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 ago
In 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 ago
  Wow, 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 ago
    I 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 ago
  That 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 ago
Those Americans.. A carrier that charged for any incoming traffic (SMS, voice, etc) in Germany would see its customers flee in droves.
- dotcoma 18y ago
  in Italy, you sometimes get credit added to your account per SMS received ! :)
  - eru 18y ago
    In Germany, too.
- Xichekolas 18y ago
  We'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 ago
  Not if ever carrier did the same, which is the case in the US of course.

by mikeyur 18y ago

You 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 ago

In 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 ago
Wow, 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 ago
  I 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 ago
That 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 ago

Those Americans.. A carrier that charged for any incoming traffic (SMS, voice, etc) in Germany would see its customers flee in droves.

dotcoma 18y ago
in Italy, you sometimes get credit added to your account per SMS received ! :)
- eru 18y ago
  In Germany, too.
Xichekolas 18y ago
We'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 ago
Not if ever carrier did the same, which is the case in the US of course.