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Which carrier does this? I literally cannot think of one, even down to the bare-minimum $15/mo plans from, say, Virgin Mobile. It strikes me as one of those sit
by warfangle 13y ago
Which carrier does this? I literally cannot think of one, even down to the bare-minimum $15/mo plans from, say, Virgin Mobile. It strikes me as one of those situations that screams "You're being scammed." Is this some flyover local carrier that I'm not aware of (I hear it complained about all the time), or is it some archaic and masochistic plan that people bend themselves over backward to whip themselves with?
Or is it simply that those are the plans that don't offer text messaging? In which case, situations like spamming black pages at remote fax machines come to mind. And all the legal ramifications involved.
- nerfhammer 13y agoYes, you are being scammed, and all US carriers charge for incoming text messages. AT&T: $0.20 per SMS or $0.30 per MMS, both ways. or text plan for unlimited messages for an additional $20/month http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=52588&cv=820#fbid=R58fP1M93Bv http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=52588&cv=820#fbi... Verizon: $0.20 per SMS or $0.25 per MMS, both ways. or text plans an additional $5-$20/month, no unlimited option. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/planMessagingOverlay.jsp http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/planMessagingOverla... Sprint: $0.20 per SMS or $0.25 per MMS, both ways. or text plans an additional $5-$20/month, with $20/month being unlimited. http://www.sprint.com/landings/attachables/ http://www.sprint.com/landings/attachables/ T-Mobile: $0.20 per SMS or MMS, both ways. I think all current plans have unlimited text though, not sure. http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2825 http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2825
- rycho 13y agoI remember getting unlimited texting for $5 a month from Verizon circa 2005, and it was $0.10 per text without the plan. Why are phone plans just getting worse...
- nerfhammer 13y agoHere's Consumer Reports complaining about this in 2008: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/aboutus/mission/viewpoint/why-text-messaging-is-too-expensive/overview/text-messaging-ov.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/aboutus/mission/viewpoint...