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A comment on Ask HN: Why don't we get spam on cell phones?.

Re:Ask HN: Why don't we get spam on cell phones? by beaumartinez on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @06:45PM (#2922819)
Because text messages do cost money to send. Email doesn't.
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Re:Ask HN: Why don't we get spam on cell phones? by matc on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @08:30PM (#2923245)
There are email gateways to all major phone providers, so one can send, rather than receive, text messages without cost.
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