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  1. #1
    Guitarist511
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    For folks who don't get a text message package with cingulars service,
    check your bills. They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.
    Cingular sent both of my phones each an advertisment message this past
    bill and charged each phone 10 cents. Think about how much money this
    equates to for cingular ripping you off.




    See More: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill




  2. #2
    frechsm
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    If you get text messages from Cingluar, you shouldn't be getting charged.



  3. #3
    John Navas
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on 7 Mar 2006
    12:20:28 -0800, "Guitarist511" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >For folks who don't get a text message package with cingulars service,
    >check your bills. They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.
    >Cingular sent both of my phones each an advertisment message this past
    >bill and charged each phone 10 cents. Think about how much money this
    >equates to for cingular ripping you off.


    Cingular's *system* text messages are free. Those messages must have been
    another type and/or originated somewhere else.

    --
    Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



  4. #4
    Guitarist511
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    I recieved a txt msg to my phone and then one to my wifes within min of
    each other on the same date. The date that is on my bill. I still have
    the msg and will be calling Cingular tomorrow to have the charges
    ....total 20 cents...removed. I think Cingular has definitly made a
    billing error here. Also, I never use txt msg anyway.




  5. #5
    (PeteCresswell)
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    Per Guitarist511:
    >They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.


    You mean that if some total stranger (or kid with emotional problems that I've
    never seen in my life....) decides to program their PC to send 1,000 text
    messages to my phone some day that I'd see $100 added to my bill?
    --
    PeteCresswell



  6. #6
    Anonymous
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:49:01 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >Per Guitarist511:
    >>They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.

    >
    >You mean that if some total stranger (or kid with emotional problems that I've
    >never seen in my life....) decides to program their PC to send 1,000 text
    >messages to my phone some day that I'd see $100 added to my bill?


    Unless you have a text messaging plan or text messages disabled yes.

    IOW, "Yes", if you receive text messages on a PPU basis.



  7. #7
    Plan9
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    Where I live it was 3/7/2006 3:20 PM, when Guitarist511 wrote:
    > For folks who don't get a text message package with cingulars service,
    > check your bills. They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.
    > Cingular sent both of my phones each an advertisment message this past
    > bill and charged each phone 10 cents. Think about how much money this
    > equates to for cingular ripping you off.


    I too have a Cingular family plan with two phones and there was 1
    incoming text message charged to each phone on the latest bill.
    Neither my wife nor I received any text messages except those from
    Cingular. I called customer service and they credited my account 20
    cents. Not a big deal and I was more curious than anything about
    where the text message originated, but customer service said they
    could not determine where it came from only that it was incoming.
    --
    Ben



  8. #8
    Guitarist511
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    Not sure what your message was but I double checked mine. Apparently
    there is some sort of partnership between Cingular and American Idol to
    make calling in your vote a bit easier. Well to get to the bottom....a
    20 cent credit is on the way.


    Plan9 wrote:
    > Where I live it was 3/7/2006 3:20 PM, when Guitarist511 wrote:
    > > For folks who don't get a text message package with cingulars service,
    > > check your bills. They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.
    > > Cingular sent both of my phones each an advertisment message this past
    > > bill and charged each phone 10 cents. Think about how much money this
    > > equates to for cingular ripping you off.

    >
    > I too have a Cingular family plan with two phones and there was 1
    > incoming text message charged to each phone on the latest bill.
    > Neither my wife nor I received any text messages except those from
    > Cingular. I called customer service and they credited my account 20
    > cents. Not a big deal and I was more curious than anything about
    > where the text message originated, but customer service said they
    > could not determine where it came from only that it was incoming.
    > --
    > Ben





  9. #9
    John Navas
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:49:01
    -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Per Guitarist511:
    >>They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.

    >
    >You mean that if some total stranger (or kid with emotional problems that I've
    >never seen in my life....) decides to program their PC to send 1,000 text
    >messages to my phone some day ...


    Why would anyone do that to you? Seriously.

    --
    Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



  10. #10
    Rick
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill


    "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Per Guitarist511:
    >>They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.

    >
    > You mean that if some total stranger (or kid with emotional problems that
    > I've
    > never seen in my life....) decides to program their PC to send 1,000 text
    > messages to my phone some day that I'd see $100 added to my bill?
    > --
    > PeteCresswell
    >


    In that case, they would almost certainly give you a credit if you explained
    the circumstance.





  11. #11
    Plan9
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    Hmmmm, we did receive American Idol text messages. I remember just
    deleting them without a second thought since they came from Cingular.
    American Idol seems to be a holdover from ATTWS and we used to get
    text messages from ATTWS about American Idol, but since incoming
    messages were free on ATTWS I never worried about them. I also never
    signed up for any American Idol messages.

    Where I live it was 3/8/2006 11:25 AM, when Guitarist511 wrote:

    > Not sure what your message was but I double checked mine. Apparently
    > there is some sort of partnership between Cingular and American Idol to
    > make calling in your vote a bit easier. Well to get to the bottom....a
    > 20 cent credit is on the way.
    >
    >
    > Plan9 wrote:
    >> Where I live it was 3/7/2006 3:20 PM, when Guitarist511 wrote:
    >>> For folks who don't get a text message package with cingulars service,
    >>> check your bills. They charge 10 cents an inbound or outbound message.
    >>> Cingular sent both of my phones each an advertisment message this past
    >>> bill and charged each phone 10 cents. Think about how much money this
    >>> equates to for cingular ripping you off.

    >> I too have a Cingular family plan with two phones and there was 1
    >> incoming text message charged to each phone on the latest bill.
    >> Neither my wife nor I received any text messages except those from
    >> Cingular. I called customer service and they credited my account 20
    >> cents. Not a big deal and I was more curious than anything about
    >> where the text message originated, but customer service said they
    >> could not determine where it came from only that it was incoming.
    >> --
    >> Ben




  12. #12
    John Navas
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    Re: Text Message Charge...>Check you bill

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:08:51 -0500,
    Plan9 <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Hmmmm, we did receive American Idol text messages. I remember just
    >deleting them without a second thought since they came from Cingular.
    > American Idol seems to be a holdover from ATTWS and we used to get
    >text messages from ATTWS about American Idol, but since incoming
    >messages were free on ATTWS I never worried about them. I also never
    >signed up for any American Idol messages.


    You probably did without realizing it.

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    Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



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