Why Do People Still Text
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@JaredBusch said in Why Do People Still Text:
I am arguing that anyone in the U.S. that does not have it though is intentionally paying a higher price for their phone service than they need to and I do not feel sorry for them one little bit.
I'm not going to disagree there. My complaint is why do other people text them causing this to happen? Why do we create a scenario where everyone, even people wanting the cheapest, smallest plans, aren't allowed or able to do so because other people force charges onto them?
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@JaredBusch said in Why Do People Still Text:
I am arguing that anyone in the U.S. that does not have it though is intentionally paying a higher price for their phone service than they need to and I do not feel sorry for them one little bit.
I'm not going to disagree there. My complaint is why do other people text them causing this to happen? Why do we create a scenario where everyone, even people wanting the cheapest, smallest plans, aren't allowed or able to do so because other people force charges onto them?
Because the cheapest, smallest, plans generally do include unlimited texting.
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@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
Because the cheapest, smallest, plans generally do include unlimited texting.
Generally... I guess. They didn't when I first had this concern, for a long time I was unable to get them. And I came back to this after learning about several people, all in less then five days, that all brought up this problem independently without me mentioning it at all. I was shocked to learn how many people I engage with normally still have this issue that their cheaper plans don't yet have unlimited texting.
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And in one case... cannot get it at all, expensive or not.
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I think even $10 plans include unlimited texting now.
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@IRJ said in Why Do People Still Text:
I think even $10 plans include unlimited texting now.
Maybe, but I'm not sure these people are on $10 plans or that they are available. Ohio is a poor state, it's not like NY. We throw around $40 plans like it is nothing. They do not.
Who has $10 plans with that, though? Maybe Sprint?
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Our family has moved to GroupMe for things like family news and get-togethers...too many people were either getting left out of texts or somehow, they would get dropped out of a group text. We also use it at church for staff communication and when I direct a community theatre show, I use it for cast communications.
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
Because the cheapest, smallest, plans generally do include unlimited texting.
Generally... I guess. They didn't when I first had this concern, for a long time I was unable to get them. And I came back to this after learning about several people, all in less then five days, that all brought up this problem independently without me mentioning it at all. I was shocked to learn how many people I engage with normally still have this issue that their cheaper plans don't yet have unlimited texting.
Right, but when was the last time these people, in the US (sorry @MarigabyFrias), looked at their options? Are they still investing an outdated plan when their are newer, cheaper, plans that they can use?
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@IRJ said in Why Do People Still Text:
I think even $10 plans include unlimited texting now.
Maybe, but I'm not sure these people are on $10 plans or that they are available. Ohio is a poor state, it's not like NY. We throw around $40 plans like it is nothing. They do not.
Who has $10 plans with that, though? Maybe Sprint?
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375644,00.asp
Here are some cheap plans that start out at $15 a year.
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And keep in mind that people need coverage. So if Sprint has a great plan for unlimited texts, but doesn't have service, that doesn't make it a good plan even if it is technically cheap. It needs to be someone that covers the needs cost effectively. I know that Sprint has bad coverage there, but T-Mobile is great.
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@IRJ said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@IRJ said in Why Do People Still Text:
I think even $10 plans include unlimited texting now.
Maybe, but I'm not sure these people are on $10 plans or that they are available. Ohio is a poor state, it's not like NY. We throw around $40 plans like it is nothing. They do not.
Who has $10 plans with that, though? Maybe Sprint?
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375644,00.asp
Here are some cheap plans that start out at $15 a year.
That's just messaging data though no SMS.
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@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
Because the cheapest, smallest, plans generally do include unlimited texting.
Generally... I guess. They didn't when I first had this concern, for a long time I was unable to get them. And I came back to this after learning about several people, all in less then five days, that all brought up this problem independently without me mentioning it at all. I was shocked to learn how many people I engage with normally still have this issue that their cheaper plans don't yet have unlimited texting.
Right, but when was the last time these people, in the US (sorry @MarigabyFrias), looked at their options? Are they still investing an outdated plan when their are newer, cheaper, plans that they can use?
That's a good question. Maybe it isn't recent. But a lot of the market doesn't want to constantly investigate plans, either. That's costly in another way.
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@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@IRJ said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@IRJ said in Why Do People Still Text:
I think even $10 plans include unlimited texting now.
Maybe, but I'm not sure these people are on $10 plans or that they are available. Ohio is a poor state, it's not like NY. We throw around $40 plans like it is nothing. They do not.
Who has $10 plans with that, though? Maybe Sprint?
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375644,00.asp
Here are some cheap plans that start out at $15 a year.
That's just messaging data though no SMS.
Yes, but there are a number of plans starting at $10 a month that include unlimited texting.
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
And keep in mind that people need coverage. So if Sprint has a great plan for unlimited texts, but doesn't have service, that doesn't make it a good plan even if it is technically cheap. It needs to be someone that covers the needs cost effectively. I know that Sprint has bad coverage there, but T-Mobile is great.
Republic will roam freely to most providers. Verizon being the big one that they won't do data roaming with.
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I text because my GF refuses to get a smart phone. She's concerned about the added monthly cost (we are not broke by any means).
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
Because the cheapest, smallest, plans generally do include unlimited texting.
Generally... I guess. They didn't when I first had this concern, for a long time I was unable to get them. And I came back to this after learning about several people, all in less then five days, that all brought up this problem independently without me mentioning it at all. I was shocked to learn how many people I engage with normally still have this issue that their cheaper plans don't yet have unlimited texting.
Right, but when was the last time these people, in the US (sorry @MarigabyFrias), looked at their options? Are they still investing an outdated plan when their are newer, cheaper, plans that they can use?
That's a good question. Maybe it isn't recent. But a lot of the market doesn't want to constantly investigate plans, either. That's costly in another way.
That's fine. But once they discover that other people are getting a service that they want wouldn't it behoove them to investigate? The savings and additional features would quickly pay for the time spent investigating.
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@DustinB3403 said in Why Do People Still Text:
I text because my GF refuses to get a smart phone. She's concerned about the added monthly cost (we are not broke by any means).
Republic Wireless works great in Rochester. I pay 24$ a month for Talk, Text, and 1GB of data.
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@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
Because the cheapest, smallest, plans generally do include unlimited texting.
Generally... I guess. They didn't when I first had this concern, for a long time I was unable to get them. And I came back to this after learning about several people, all in less then five days, that all brought up this problem independently without me mentioning it at all. I was shocked to learn how many people I engage with normally still have this issue that their cheaper plans don't yet have unlimited texting.
Right, but when was the last time these people, in the US (sorry @MarigabyFrias), looked at their options? Are they still investing an outdated plan when their are newer, cheaper, plans that they can use?
That's a good question. Maybe it isn't recent. But a lot of the market doesn't want to constantly investigate plans, either. That's costly in another way.
That's fine. But once they discover that other people are getting a service that they want wouldn't it behoove them to investigate? The savings and additional features would quickly pay for the time spent investigating.
Possibly. But remember that they don't WANT texting in this case. They just want people to stop texting them.
Some, like my aunt, were given options to simply block texting to solve that problem. Which is nice as we did not used to have this and I've been hit for some crazy bills for service I didn't request and didn't know that I had (long ago.)
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
Because the cheapest, smallest, plans generally do include unlimited texting.
Generally... I guess. They didn't when I first had this concern, for a long time I was unable to get them. And I came back to this after learning about several people, all in less then five days, that all brought up this problem independently without me mentioning it at all. I was shocked to learn how many people I engage with normally still have this issue that their cheaper plans don't yet have unlimited texting.
Right, but when was the last time these people, in the US (sorry @MarigabyFrias), looked at their options? Are they still investing an outdated plan when their are newer, cheaper, plans that they can use?
That's a good question. Maybe it isn't recent. But a lot of the market doesn't want to constantly investigate plans, either. That's costly in another way.
That's fine. But once they discover that other people are getting a service that they want wouldn't it behoove them to investigate? The savings and additional features would quickly pay for the time spent investigating.
Possibly. But remember that they don't WANT texting in this case. They just want people to stop texting them.
Some, like my aunt, were given options to simply block texting to solve that problem. Which is nice as we did not used to have this and I've been hit for some crazy bills for service I didn't request and didn't know that I had (long ago.)
Forget about the texting piece.
Does she also want a lower monthly bill? You have to shop plans. The carrier is under no obligation to let you know that there is a lower cost plan out there for her.
In fact it is completely against the business interests to let her know that.
The fact that the lower cost plan has unlimited texting is irrelevant, she can still have it blocked.
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@JaredBusch said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@coliver said in Why Do People Still Text:
Because the cheapest, smallest, plans generally do include unlimited texting.
Generally... I guess. They didn't when I first had this concern, for a long time I was unable to get them. And I came back to this after learning about several people, all in less then five days, that all brought up this problem independently without me mentioning it at all. I was shocked to learn how many people I engage with normally still have this issue that their cheaper plans don't yet have unlimited texting.
Right, but when was the last time these people, in the US (sorry @MarigabyFrias), looked at their options? Are they still investing an outdated plan when their are newer, cheaper, plans that they can use?
That's a good question. Maybe it isn't recent. But a lot of the market doesn't want to constantly investigate plans, either. That's costly in another way.
That's fine. But once they discover that other people are getting a service that they want wouldn't it behoove them to investigate? The savings and additional features would quickly pay for the time spent investigating.
Possibly. But remember that they don't WANT texting in this case. They just want people to stop texting them.
Some, like my aunt, were given options to simply block texting to solve that problem. Which is nice as we did not used to have this and I've been hit for some crazy bills for service I didn't request and didn't know that I had (long ago.)
Forget about the texting piece.
Does she also want a lower monthly bill? You have to shop plans. The carrier is under no obligation to let you know that there is a lower cost plan out there for her.
In fact it is completely against the business interests to let her know that.
The fact that the lower cost plan has unlimited texting is irrelevant, she can still have it blocked.
That may be true. Unfortunately I don't know what the costs and carriers in question are. The impression that I got is that these are extremely low cost plans, like $5 or maybe $10 plans. Maybe there is unlimited text on decent $10 plans with Cleveland / Canton / Akron coverage, that I don't know.
