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- surferjoemaui, on 11/28/2008, -7/+218Nice, texting should be free
- Tiak, on 11/28/2008, -4/+163I like the part where he read wikipedia to us and threw a screenshot of outlook in the middle.
- AndrewDB, on 11/28/2008, -3/+108Doesn't the person on the receiving end get charged for actually getting the text though?
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -2/+93I've been doing this for years. It seems strange to me that everyone doesn't know about this considering the fact that I'm usually 7 years behind in gadgetry.
- njhardc0re, on 11/28/2008, -3/+88This guy must have just got a cell phone for the first time.
- steviesteveo, on 11/28/2008, -1/+63SMS used to be a way for engineers to communicate on the cell network that wouldn't interrupt the paying customers who were making voice calls - that's why SMS fills the gaps in network capacity that are left after voice traffic is counted for.
The real issue is that, if you work out the figures, texts cost something like 300 to 400 times more than getting data from the Hubble space telescope. It's that fact that really annoys me. - clickwir, on 11/28/2008, -2/+58Yes.
More like they get bent over a table and ***** on the charges. Damn cell companies. - Edu115, on 11/28/2008, -0/+44Someone please explain to this guy the meaning of "any cell phone".
- nesagwa, on 11/28/2008, -3/+46Which everyone does if they dont pay for unlimited.
- steviesteveo, on 11/28/2008, -0/+40The price the companies charge - if you work it out a single text is 160 bytes and that costs you 10 to 20 pence depending on network and I've only done the calculation just there quickly but I think that's between £655.36 and £1310.72 per megabyte - which is an absolute fortune.
For something the companies were using for free to talk between themselves that's quite a windfall. - Memnochxx, on 11/28/2008, -5/+44DUH
- KyleGoetz, on 11/28/2008, -4/+29I don't agree. But I think it should be /almost/ free. In Japan, the big cost for users is voice, not text. I paid like $5/mo. or so for nigh unlimited data (that's internet, email, and (S|M)MS), while I paid $25/mo. (after my student discount) for sixty minutes of outgoing phone calls per month.
- shawn1122, on 11/28/2008, -1/+23Here in Canada, Rogers doesn't charge to receive messages. But if someone sends you a text through email you get a message that says "person@gmail.com has sent you an email, reply with 'r' to read" and you get charged for that message so ***** that *****. You have to be a real ***** to be in charge of wireless company these days, Rogers can lick my balls.
- MasterGrief, on 11/28/2008, -1/+22You mean real cost, or the ridiculous cost that the companies charge?
- heavyd14, on 11/28/2008, -0/+20Free for the recipient, seeing as they can't choose if they want to get it.
- untitlednet, on 11/28/2008, -0/+17umm... http://gigaom.com/2008/08/12/teleflip-has-flipped- ...
- 3Den, on 11/28/2008, -1/+15So by "Any" you mean "Any, except fora ll those global providers hwo don't provide free gateways"
- MasterGrief, on 11/28/2008, -0/+12Oh, alright. Yeah, I thought you meant that.
I read something a while back--a higher up at one of those major telephone corporations said something like "Texting is a goldmine". It costs next to nothing to send a text message and yet they charge you out the wazoo. It's terrible. - elmetald00d, on 11/28/2008, -0/+12Only in the US do people get charged on cellphones for receiving calls and receiving texts.
it's ***** ludicrous to pay for something someone else has started. shall I mass text you 1500000 times and ***** you with a bill?
us Carriers are absolutely genius to make us pay for both sending and receiving calls/texts. - DLtheRMX, on 11/28/2008, -1/+13Who didn't know this??
- fierylungs, on 11/28/2008, -0/+11That depends upon the receiver's package. If they normally pay a fee for each text, they'll pay for this as well.
- Pronation, on 11/28/2008, -5/+16The receiver doesn't get charged?
- SoCalMario, on 11/28/2008, -0/+11and why on earth would you use work email for this is BEYOND ME! Every heard of external mail? Like gmail, even if work email doesnt add that tag, work email should not be used for personal. I thought that was common sense now.
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -0/+10I did this until I realized my company's email server tacks on this disclaimer. Getting this accross 3 SMS's wasn't popular with my friends:
This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is proprietary to XYZ Company and/or its affiliates, or may be otherwise confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete this message from your computer. Thank you. - inactive, on 11/28/2008, -2/+12Not unless they get charged for receiving text messages anyway.
- Desmothenes, on 11/28/2008, -2/+12No it shouldnt. It should cost how much the providing network wants to charge for it.
They provide a service and you have a choice to not use it.
Free market economy. Period. - KyleGoetz, on 11/28/2008, -1/+11No you don't. If you don't know, send the email to NUMBER@all of the domains. Only one will make it through. The rest will return as undeliverable or something. Then you know who their carrier is.
- StiGUP, on 11/28/2008, -0/+10This is useful. But I agree texting should def be cheaper if not free. Text messages are marked up like 3000% or something if you go by the cost of data. Then again at&t has all these unexplainable fees they charge you because if you actually call and ask them what the fees are you won't get a straight answer from these csr's..
- Stupidumb, on 11/28/2008, -0/+9I;m still t4ryin tofigure out tthis keyboard busdiness
- RLovell, on 11/28/2008, -0/+9T-Moblie UK doesn't work for me, anyone else got the same issue?
- inactive, on 11/29/2008, -0/+8Who gets charged for receiving texts? Is that how it works in America? Weird.
- cyrusthevirus, on 11/28/2008, -0/+8Yeah, unless they disable SMS/MMS. My carrier (T-Mobile) allows you to block all incoming SMS/MMS messages, and as far as I can tell that's the only way to keep from paying for txts. The part that really sucks is that it doesn't do any of that by default, you have to actively go into your account services and block them. Agreed, given its relatively low bandwidth consumption, SMS should absolutely be free.
- steviesteveo, on 11/28/2008, -0/+8Yeah, I agree with that. Nowadays people aren't expected to pay for their mail when the postman delivers it - because they didn't choose to send it so why would you do it with texts.
The worst one is roaming texts which are (much) more expensive to send and also the same cost to receive. Does the network operator really endure higher costs than usual delivering a text to someone in their home country just because the other person is overseas? - clickwir, on 11/28/2008, -0/+7Several mobile phone carriers let you "text" sms someone right from their website too.
It's not the easiest feature to find, but most have them. - ahughes, on 11/28/2008, -0/+7This assumes that you don't get nickled and dimed for SMS messages.
- steviesteveo, on 11/28/2008, -0/+7I pretty much already get text spam, it's often my network saying "when are you going to pay your bill" but that's a different matter entirely - I think it's spam.
- Netrilix, on 11/28/2008, -0/+7Yeah, a lot of us have been using this for years, but it's nice to have an updated list of all the carriers once in a while.
- fierylungs, on 11/28/2008, -4/+101994 called and wants its insensitive, offensive, and all around bad joke back.
- qetuo, on 11/28/2008, -0/+6Does not work for Orange in the UK.
- iofthestorm, on 11/28/2008, -0/+6Well, even if you paid for unlimited you still paid for the texts in one way or another.
- Peko, on 11/28/2008, -0/+6People who have a SMS plan won't get charged. I do. (I know it sucks - I get charged to send -and- receive txts.)
- slack31337, on 11/28/2008, -0/+6doesn't work for rogers.. they notify you that there is an email and you have to pay to download it ..
- domness, on 11/28/2008, -1/+6There's another website which has a more complete list!
http://www.mutube.com/projects/open-email-to-sms/g ... - GeckoSlayer, on 11/29/2008, -1/+6PilotHead, you're/your and there/they're/their.
Learn the differences, please! - EdwardsNH, on 11/28/2008, -0/+5Agreed, which is why I don't use it. I also don't pay for a few hundred tv stations I would never use, so I use hulu (still cheaper to get uber basic cable, 22 channels, with internet than just internet alone???).
Unfortunately, too many people just mindlessly jump on to these plans that nickle and dime you for a hundred made up reasons.
If you buy it, they will sell it. - jimv1983, on 11/29/2008, -1/+6Agreed. I work at a Pizza place and the owner is feeling the economic hit. One thing he did to cut cost was to get regular napkins instead of the ones printed with the company name (round table) because they are 1 cent cheaper for each napkin.
.01 x 250 napkins in a bag = 2.5 x 12 bags in a case = 30 and we use like 2 cases a week. Its over $3000 a year.
Point is if you use a lot of something really cheap it can really add up. - moka89, on 11/28/2008, -1/+6for Rogers, the reciever has to be subscribed to Email to SMS.
buried! - xxNIRVANAxx, on 11/28/2008, -2/+6For Bell (in Canada): PhoneNumber@txt.bell.ca
or online at txt.bell.ca
*works for solo too! - ultrafez, on 11/28/2008, -0/+4Also doesn't work for Vodafone UK. Buried for misleading title.
- Callik, on 11/28/2008, -0/+4Just tried to send to my phone, no luck
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