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[ NNSquad ] Free Texts Pose Threat To Carriers
Free Texts Pose Threat To Carriers
http://j.mp/qNaDWi (New York Times)
"Professor Keshav estimates it costs the carriers about a third of a
penny to send text messages. Considering that the major carriers
charge 10 to 20 cents to send and receive them, "it's something like a
4,090 percent markup," he said. At 20 cents and 160 characters per
message, wireless customers are paying roughly $1,500 to send a
megabyte of text traffic over the cell network. By comparison, the
cost to send that same amount of data using a $25-a-month,
two-gigabyte data plan works out to 1.25 cents."
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Of course, most heavy text (SMS) users have flat rate or high volume plans
that bring the per-msg cost down. But they're still a ripoff.
--Lauren--
NNSquad Moderator