Re:402: Payment Required
by mikestew on Monday October 05, 2015 @12:40PM
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When texting started it was almost universally $.25 or $.10 or so per text.
When texting started, it was free until the phone companies figured out that my wife and spent more time texting for free than we did talking for money. When I'd be on the road, we texted until our thumbs had callouses. Imagine our disappointment when Verizon (and everyone else) started charging for it. (Caveats: U. S. on Verizon using pay-as-you-go phones, and at least 12 years ago.)
When texting started, it was free until the phone companies figured out that my wife and spent more time texting for free than we did talking for money. When I'd be on the road, we texted until our thumbs had callouses. Imagine our disappointment when Verizon (and everyone else) started charging for it. (Caveats: U. S. on Verizon using pay-as-you-go phones, and at least 12 years ago.)