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Telcos gouging on SMS by up to 90,000%, says consumer group
- headShrinker 13y agoI've been ranting like a lunatic about this for at least 7 years. It is well documented the cost of a text is equivalent to that of a uncompleted phone call. A consumer group has finally noticed? The timing is perfect as phone providers switch profit centers from texting to data plans. Don't be surprised if telecoms start offering free texting in the near future. Now when is a consumer group going to notice that inkjet printer ink is $8,000.00 per gallon?!
- gregsq 13y agoNo news here, except for the issue of it not having already been reported on in the country of origin, as far as I know.
- martinml 13y agoThis was one of the reasons WhatsApp was a big success, at least in Europe, and I suspect it's a reason it's not as well known in USA (they usually have hundreds or unlimited texts included in their plans). You can't expect to get away forever with charging 15 cent + tax per SMS.