joshkim.org » cell phone http://joshkim.org Be Awesome Instead // Essays by Josh Kim Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:27:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Why I Hate Text Messages http://joshkim.org/2008/01/29/why-i-hate-text-messages/ http://joshkim.org/2008/01/29/why-i-hate-text-messages/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:57:12 +0000 joshkim http://joshkim.org/2008/01/29/why-i-hate-text-messages/ Continue reading →]]> Finally, someone put it into words.

The True Cost of SMS Messages

via my ISP: $1 via SMS: $61,356,851.20

Lovely. So think twice before you send out that text. I’m happy I have a lovely 200 text cushion before I have to start paying anything, and I tend to refrain from using if at all possible.

This really isn’t a problem with the users: this is largely a case with the big companies. It shouldn’t have to be this way… I shouldn’t have to pay extra to get the same data, when it costs the phone companies exactly the same. Or at least, very little… I’m sure the actual traffic of text messages against phone calls are nothing, and yet, they’re probably making money hand over fist on texts.

I hate you, big companies that don’t look out for their customers. Jerks.

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