This could be very important for all of you using Verizon phones:
Effective sometime in March; each SMS costs you 20 cents! The 15cent pricing is no longer valid. Once again: 1 SMS=20 cents!
RCRWireless, the news service that broke the news about this price hike, claims that Verizon is doing this in order to encourage customers to switch to their dedicated message plans.
As a sidenote: most Austrian carriers charge 20 euro cents(approx 30 US cents) per SMS…
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Hi,
And only a year left in my contract
Time to looks at TMobile I suppose…
Best regards,
Ryan Rix
Just as an additional comment – those in a contract, but not having a text package, may cancel their contract without a termination fee on the basis of the change causing them “material harm” as long as they do it soon.
It’s what I’m doing. Virgin Mobile here I come.
Hi Jessica,
please tell us how it went!
Best regards
Tam Hanna