12-28-2008, 11:36 PM
Black Landlord wrote:
[quote=testcase]
It's not true. Someone I work with sends me texts. We're both with ATT. I declined even the basic text plan when I bought my iPhone this August. I get charged .20 each time I receive one of this co-worker's messages. Never anything important either. I've told him about these charges and, asked him not to text me. I still get occasional texts though from him.
I had wondered if I could block all texts. I know Apple doesn't allow me to delete their SMS Text App (or, any other Apple installed App; I've tried, I can't do it). I'll have to stop by an ATT store and see if they can put a text message block on my line. I don't mind getting the rare free text from Apple or ATT but, paying to get someone's BS is another story.
quote="Black Landlord"]
[quote=(vikm)]
[quote=Ken Sp.]
FYI
I think texting to and from another AT&T customer is free.
I wasn't aware of that. How sure are you?
Sorry, I think that's not true.
Same experience here. I've asked several people nicely not to text me frivolously, and they don't seem able to stop. My favorites are the "on my way", "almost there", "just got here" type messages from someone who's on their way to an event I'm not personally attending.
It's not hard to understand how you can have 2000+ messages a month when you consider that string of texts replaces a phone call-- how many times does each party speak in the course of a short conversation? Count one text for each utterance. Not an absolute analogy but you get the picture.
My three top texts. ::o