Just got my monthly bill from the crooks over at AT&T.
With my iPhone, I complained about paying $.20/TXT MSG, so when I got my cappy the rep suggested I get a 200 msg package for $5/mnth - OK, that will save me some money.
So now I get my bill, and have $30 in extra TXT MSG charges.
Something called ICQ IM in other words Interner chat like AOL instant messenger, gmail chat, yahoo IM, MSN messenger.... are all rolled into the chat/TXT MSGing category and appropriately charged. - F'N CROOKS!
What the hell is my $30/mnth unlimited data plan for then?????
This is the classic nickel and diming our parents warned us about.
It's always blown my mind that they charge extra for TXT MSGs in the first place.
Think about it, each letter we text is 1 bit of data. So take the word "HELLO" - that's 6 bits of data. If I spoke the word "HELLO" over a digital voice connection it would be several hundred Kilobytes.
These crooks are just exploiting the tween texting revolution and we all have to pay.
Adding internet chat to the TXT MSG category is just another example of poor business practices by our service providers - Lookin' at you AT&T.
With my iPhone, I complained about paying $.20/TXT MSG, so when I got my cappy the rep suggested I get a 200 msg package for $5/mnth - OK, that will save me some money.
So now I get my bill, and have $30 in extra TXT MSG charges.
Something called ICQ IM in other words Interner chat like AOL instant messenger, gmail chat, yahoo IM, MSN messenger.... are all rolled into the chat/TXT MSGing category and appropriately charged. - F'N CROOKS!
What the hell is my $30/mnth unlimited data plan for then?????
This is the classic nickel and diming our parents warned us about.
It's always blown my mind that they charge extra for TXT MSGs in the first place.
Think about it, each letter we text is 1 bit of data. So take the word "HELLO" - that's 6 bits of data. If I spoke the word "HELLO" over a digital voice connection it would be several hundred Kilobytes.
These crooks are just exploiting the tween texting revolution and we all have to pay.
Adding internet chat to the TXT MSG category is just another example of poor business practices by our service providers - Lookin' at you AT&T.