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Re:Tim Cook says ‘buy your mom an iPhone’ if you want to end... by TheLoafOfBread on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:06AM (#32763114)
Nobody in Europe is using SMS for communication, because it is bloody expensive.
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Re:Tim Cook says ‘buy your mom an iPhone’ if you want to end... by ideaoverload on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:16AM (#32763165)
In Poland I pay flat monthly rate for all in-country calls and SMSes. It is internet usage that you pay more when going over certain limit. SMSes being expensive would be true story maybe 10 or 15 years ago.
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Re:Tim Cook says ‘buy your mom an iPhone’ if you want to end... by 988747 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:11AM (#32763137)
What? SMS and voice calls are free in most plans.

I agree that these times people communicate over Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp much more than through SMS but that has nothing to do with cost.

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Re:Tim Cook says ‘buy your mom an iPhone’ if you want to end... by TheLoafOfBread on Thursday September 08, 2022 @08:24PM (#32773837)
Maybe for you, my SMS are over the top, because I am refusing to be tied up to operator via some monthly subscription.
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Re:Tim Cook says ‘buy your mom an iPhone’ if you want to end... by pjmlp on Thursday September 08, 2022 @06:45AM (#32763752)
Where in Europe? Most pre-paid packages have tons of free SMS, mine is around 5000 per month.
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Re:Tim Cook says ‘buy your mom an iPhone’ if you want to end... by TheLoafOfBread on Thursday September 08, 2022 @08:23PM (#32773829)
I am paying 10 cents per each.
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