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Re: Young Cell Users Rack Up Debt, One Dime Message at a Time

Tony P. (kd1s@nospamplease.cox.reallynospam.net)
Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:14:02 -0500

In article <telecom24.19.9@telecom-digest.org>, dave.garland@wizinfo.com
says:

> It was a dark and stormy night when Rob <rob51166@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> I'm still amazed that, in the US, the person being called on a mobile
>> phone has to pay for the call if someone calls or texts them.

> The mobile phone companies wanted it this way, for they feared that if
> calls to mobiles were "toll calls" (calls that incurred special
> charges) it would hinder acceptance. For the same reason, they
> resisted having special area codes devoted to mobile phones, as I
> believe is the case in the UK.

> In the US, *most* landlines do not charge by the call (or duration) so
> long as the called number is within the same geographic area. Such
> calls are unlimited and included in the base monthly charge.

> Not all mobile companies charge for receiving text. Mine doesn't (it
> does charge US$0.10 for sending text).

Here is an interesting question. We use Verizon's web based text
messaging system to blast a message to people when they need to call
someone in a hurry, or get in touch with someone at the office.

The thing is -- we use a PHP application that powers a phone message web
site.

Who gets charged? I don't recall seeing a .10 charge for the text
messages to my office provided cell phone.

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