Comment on Why are SMS messages so expensive?
Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 7 months ago85 per phone? did you get suckered into a contract+new “free” iPhone or something? I pay 40/mo for unlimited everything in the States but could be paying 25-30 if I wanted to switch providers.
SMS message costs are a scam, always have been. It takes like 1-2 seconds worth of talk time for the same amount of sending a text.
WolfLink@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
What provider are you using? Both AT&T and Verizon are on the order of $80/mo for an individual, down to like $30/person/mo for a family of 5.
Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 7 months ago
T-Mobile prepaid. Mint mobile is also very cheap, but I think there is one cheaper now.
WolfLink@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I just looked it up and the $40 T-Mobile prepaid plan has a 10GB data limit. Tbh that’s probably plenty for most people, but it’s not unlimited. Their $50/mo option is unlimited, with caveats (such as throttling once you’ve used too much data).
They are going to monitor your traffic and throttle based on estimated video streaming speed on any of their plans.
Still pretty good compared to ATT and Verizon. Unfortunately I’m stuck with the provider I’m using since they seem to be the only one with good cover wage in my area.
Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 7 months ago
Ah I should have taken into account that I am grandfathered in from the AT&T takeover. That makes more sense.