This post has two parts. First, since I've stopped using data, my texting usage has gone through the roof. I almost feel like a teen girl who texts all day. Last month I sent nearly 600 texts, this month it is almost 800. It has got to be the ease of use and the msn/ichat'ness of the sms app that causes me to send so many. One important thing that goes along with sending texts, I do receive almost as many as I send so its not like I'm just sending them for the sake of sending them. Oh yeah, it's also the awesome keyboard. I must say the keyboard on the iPhone is miles better than the keyboard on any blackberry or other smartphone. I'm not just saying that, I've tried them.
On another note, Fido and Rogers will start charging more for sending texts to the USA now. Currently it is 15 cents to send a text to a USA number. That will go up to 25 cents. It doesn't cost any extra to send a text to a USA number if you have a text message option with your plan. That is going to change too. This sucks for me because I do send texts to USA numbers, quite frequently actually. A few months ago they raised the cost of sending a text from the States to 60 cents a message from 40 cents. Why are they nickle and diming us so bad? I almost feel like I'm on Telus again.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Text Message Madness
Posted by ruffdeezy at 11:53 AM
Labels: iPhone Canada, iPhone Fido, iPhone Rogers, Thoughts
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2 comments:
wow if I'm reading this right you are saying that you are able to send not just regualr SMS text messages but also MSN instant messages through your iphone and its being included in your plan with fido/rogers?
I have an iphone and fido and I was always under the impression I wouldn't be able to send MSN IMs (I have the plan with 2500 included too!) on the iphone without getting data charges because I would need a fido handset to use the correct MSN portal.
can you expand on this a little?
I don't think I said you could send out msn im's. I know you can receive emails (myphone#@fido.ca) as texts and not be charged. I haven't tried the msn stuff but I do think you will be charged for using it. I will check on that though.
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