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  • 03-25-2007, 08:15 PM
    John Navas
    On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:41:03 -0700, SMS <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>:

    >If you wanted to send 5000 out of network text messages per month, it
    >would cost you $10 on Sprint, $15 on T-Mobile, $20 on Verizon, and $225
    >on Cingular.


    Never miss a chance to bash Cingular, even when it takes this kind of
    extreme case? Whatever. You're wrong (yet again). The actual cost
    would be $80, not $225. Hint: Messaging Extreme - 3000 Messages

    --
    Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
  • 03-25-2007, 09:41 AM
    SMS
    Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >
    >
    > John Navas wrote:


    >> Cingular currently has an unlimited texting offer for $10/month.
    >>

    >
    > Which is a rip off. Why spend 10.00 a month when you can talk for free.
    > It cost's them less to have you use texting then voice.


    Of course you also have to consider the fact that Cingular does _not_
    have unlimited texting for $10 per month. Unless it's yet another
    service available only to one person in the United States, but it's
    probably just another lie.

    Not only does Cingular not offer an unlimited texting plan, their rates
    for texting, that include texting to non-Cingular customers, are the
    highest of any of the four major carriers.

    Here are the text messaging rates from the top four carriers:

    In Network MTM Out of Network

    ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW
    ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    $5 0/Unlim* 0 0 0 200 300 400 250
    $10 Unlim Unlim 0 Unlim 200 Unlim 1000 500
    $15 Unlim x x Unlim 400 x Unlim 1500
    $20 Unlim x x Unlim 1000 x x 5000
    $20 0 x x x 3000 x x x
    $25 Unlim x x x 3000 x x x

    *Promotional price for unlimited in-network plus 200 out of network is
    available in some AT&T Wireless markets.


    If you wanted to send 5000 out of network text messages per month, it
    would cost you $10 on Sprint, $15 on T-Mobile, $20 on Verizon, and $225
    on Cingular.
  • 03-24-2007, 09:10 AM
    SMS
    Kevin Weaver wrote:
    > I hear ya on the junk. I thought cingular turned it off on day one. I
    > got 3 the 2nd day. Called and found out they had not. Cost me 30 cents.
    > Next time I'll call and make sure. And record it.


    I'd love to know how many customers, if any, actually sign up for
    anything more than the $10 messaging plan on Sprint, T-Mobile, and
    Verizon, or more than the $15 plan on AT&T Wireless.

    [Copied to alt.cellular.attws. Please post all alt.cellular.cingular
    posts to alt.cellular.attws as well. The Cingular name is going away,
    and alt.cellular.attws is the proper venue for posts regarding AT&T's
    Wireless Service.]
  • 03-23-2007, 04:24 PM
    SMS
    JAW wrote:

    > 1.. You stated that "Mobile to Mobile is voice calling, not texting." When
    > in fact, the term can be used in both situations.
    > 2.. You also indicated that Cingular has unlimited text but failed to
    > mention it was not nationally. Apparently it's only available in certain
    > markets.


    It's unlimited in-network text messaging for $5 more than your regular
    text bundle, so it's $10 per month. However in some markets they have
    cut that to $5, the same price as 200 text messages without unlimited
    in-network. Verizon has no $5 message plan at all.

    Comparing the four major carrier's text messaging rates:

    In Network MTM Out of Network

    ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW
    ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    $5 0/Unlim 0 0 x 200 300 400 x
    $10 Unlim Unlim 0 Unlim 200 Unlim 1000 500
    $15 Unlim Unlim 400 Unlim 1500
    $20 Unlim Unlim 1000 5000
    $20 0 3000
    $25 Unlim 3000


    Verizon gets you a lot more messages than AT&T at each price point, but
    Verizon lacks a $5 message plan. Sprint has the best deal for unlimited
    text messaging, in and out of network, at only $10, while T-Mobile gives
    you the most for a $5 upcharge.

    I bet that AT&T will soon correct the disparity in their text messaging
    rates for the higher number of out-of-network message plans, unless
    Verizon decides to raise their own rates.




    [Copied to alt.cellular.attws. Please post all alt.cellular.cingular
    posts to alt.cellular.attws as well. The Cingular name is going away,
    and alt.cellular.attws is the proper venue for posts regarding AT&T's
    Wireless Service.]
  • 03-23-2007, 08:54 AM
    John Navas
    On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:29:24 -0700, SMS <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>:

    >[Copied to alt.cellular.attws. Please post all alt.cellular.cingular
    >posts to alt.cellular.attws as well. The Cingular name is going away,
    >and alt.cellular.attws is the proper venue for posts regarding AT&T's
    >Wireless Service.]


    Please stop polluting alt.cellular.attws by cross-posting these
    incomplete thread fragments.

    --
    Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
  • 03-23-2007, 07:29 AM
    SMS
    Kevin Weaver wrote:

    > Which is a rip off. Why spend 10.00 a month when you can talk for free.
    > It cost's them less to have you use texting then voice.


    In the U.S., the cost of voice calls is much less, and the carriers view
    texting solely as a way to increase ARPU, and as a result texting is not
    widely used because it's so expensive compared with making a call. In
    Europe and Asia, texting is also popular because most people commute by
    public transit, and it's considered rude to be making a voice call on
    public transit. In the U.S., most people commute by car and texting is
    difficult while driving.

    In Europe and Asia, texting is very inexpensive. The carriers encourage
    it because it reduces the load on the network.





    [Copied to alt.cellular.attws. Please post all alt.cellular.cingular
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