Trext – Software that engages large groups in interactive texting

Re:Trext – Software that engages large groups in interactive... by VLM on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @11:40AM (#5978532)

I would propose a counterargument for those claiming the price is too high... for those still texting in 2013, less than 10 cents per text is a pretty good deal. Before I got my smartphone I was paying 25 cents per individual text, or I could have paid $15/month to have "unlimited" service but the real world limit was perhaps two or three per month for a cost of perhaps $5/text. These prices are why people don't use texting/sms anymore. Which is a problem for scaling...

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Re:Trext – Software that engages large groups in interactive... by dkrich on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @11:57AM (#5978684)

These prices are why people don't use texting/sms anymore.

Huh? I honestly don't know a single person (other than my parents) who don't use texting as their primary medium of communication between phones. It's easy, it's reliable, it removes the possibility of awkward or lengthy conversations.

What makes you think nobody texts anymore?

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Re:Trext – Software that engages large groups in interactive... by VLM on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @01:19PM (#5979303)

Must be come cultural thing due to local network effect. My wife exclusively uses facebook on her phone as do all her friends. For two way conversations I exclusively talk on the phone.

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Re:Trext – Software that engages large groups in interactive... by mwctahoe on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @05:38PM (#5987694)

my parents, aunts and uncles all usually call to talk or send emails, most of my friends gchat/text/tweet to communicate.

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