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Text rate change?
September 30, 2009
10:40 am
Adam
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Just got a message from speakout on my phone said..

"Speakout: Text rate change

Incoming TXT will be FREE. Outgoing TXT will be 10cents each. Sending as much as receiving will mean no noticeable change in charges."

September 30, 2009
11:29 am
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Me too. This is a surprise. I hope nothing else changes.

September 30, 2009
12:11 pm
mdl
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me too. :frown:

September 30, 2009
2:17 pm
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Before, it cost $0.05 a text regardless if it was incoming or outgoing. Now, they are changing it to $0.10 just for outgoing texts. Looks they are just evening it out. I do think that $0.10 a text is too high, as texts actually cost the carrier virtually nothing.

September 30, 2009
3:55 pm
Jamesey
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I prefer free incoming texts, because I have no control over them -- the idea of having to pay when someone spams my phone or gets a number wrong makes my blood boil.

The most important thing for me is the 365 day expiry, and 7-Eleven is not changing that.

September 30, 2009
3:57 pm
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Sweet. Now I can sign up for google alerts/MSN/facebook and not pay a fortune :p

September 30, 2009
4:27 pm
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I'm waiting for SO to start offering text "bundles/packages" (eg. x number of msgs for $y.yy)

September 30, 2009
5:51 pm
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sapien said:

I'm waiting for SO to start offering text "bundles/packages" (eg. x number of msgs for $y.yy)

I would love that or a unlimited package for like 3-5 bucks a month.

September 30, 2009
7:50 pm
Peter
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This is great for people overall because of the incoming text spam issue. Wow, a service change that is actually neutral or positive! (Thankfully, because it's not like they gave anybody much notice in this case.)

October 1, 2009
1:00 pm
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Does the 10 cents charge for a text sent to US number the same or is it also changed?

October 1, 2009
1:01 pm
Jamesey
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The US rate stays the same, at 10 cents.

October 13, 2009
4:50 pm
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If you have text4free on your itouch, you can outgo text for free. Since incoming texts are free, it's like free texting.

What I find is that, I can't text to CANADIAN numbers, but that's okay since I mostly text to my US friends.

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