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Re:What's really wrong with BlackBerry by Stormbringer on Sunday December 12, 2010 @07:07AM (#1996945)
Apparently RIM has its own replacement for SMS that is dirt cheap, and this is what attracts the (extremely price sensitive) teens.

Not all teens are price sensitive of course, but those who are will get buried by outrageous SMS fees

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Re:What's really wrong with BlackBerry by halo on Sunday December 12, 2010 @09:21AM (#1997112)
SMS is dirt cheap in Europe.
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Re:What's really wrong with BlackBerry by wagerlabs on Sunday December 12, 2010 @05:37PM (#1998315)
17-18 cents (in Spain) is nowhere cheap. It's 60 cents if I want to SMS my daughter in the States. I'm actually considering buying both of us Blackberries for that very reason.

I could (sort of) do BBM with iPhone push notifications and a universal messaging app like IM+. Unfortunately, I can see my battery life drain away (literally!) while running IM+.

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