Love texting? - Page 2

fatbuckRTO · 01-07-2009, 02:09 PM

Neither are the service plans.

deals gap dragon slayer · 01-07-2009, 02:28 PM

they chose to give me a free phone... i do'nt use it... I use the Nokia E71 that I bought seperately... its a much better wireless device than anything at&t offered..

And i'm a texting whore... averaging 3-5 thousand messages a month...I know it takes nothing for the carriers to carry messages across the network... but i do'nt mind since i figure i get my moneys worth wit has much as i text...

I fuck em on data too.. unlimited packages rock if you use em right

Lucky3623 · 01-07-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fasternyou929

They have to make money somewhere. Building and maintaining a cellular infrastructure isn't cheap. Neither are the phones they give you for free.

They do that on the 50+ "extra" fees on your bill...

Seriously... I think they are sponsored and are feeding a small african tribe with them...

MILK · 01-07-2009, 03:40 PM

Look on the bright side. Maybe the kids sending all those texts won't have any money leftover for cigarettes.

Particle Man · 01-07-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MILK

Look on the bright side. Maybe the kids sending all those texts won't have any money leftover for cigarettes.

nah, they'll just ask for a bailout package from the government.

Tmall · 01-07-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Text takes just a very small fraction of bandwidth compared to voice. So yes the phone companies are raping you in the ass because texts don't cost them shit.

What they're saying is that texts piggy back on existing information already being sent. Whether your your text is there or not. It's still being sent. So, that part of it really is "free" to them.

01-07-2009, 02:09 PM	#11
fatbuckRTO This is not the sig line. Join Date: Dec 2008 Moto: Be prepared. What? Oh, moto... Posts: 1,279	Neither are the service plans. __________________ This was no time for half measures. He was a captain, godsdammit. An officer. Things like this didn't present a problem for an officer. Officers had a tried and tested way of solving problems like this. It was called a sergeant. -Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

01-07-2009, 02:28 PM	#12
deals gap dragon slayer Addicted to Track Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: McKinney, TX Moto: 2007 Kawi ZX-10R Posts: 147	they chose to give me a free phone... i do'nt use it... I use the Nokia E71 that I bought seperately... its a much better wireless device than anything at&t offered.. And i'm a texting whore... averaging 3-5 thousand messages a month...I know it takes nothing for the carriers to carry messages across the network... but i do'nt mind since i figure i get my moneys worth wit has much as i text... I fuck em on data too.. unlimited packages rock if you use em right

01-07-2009, 03:40 PM	#14
MILK The cows want you dead. Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,087	Look on the bright side. Maybe the kids sending all those texts won't have any money leftover for cigarettes.