With most major cell providers now offering "unlimited" text messaging bundled into their data packages, I don't see exactly how the site is really relevant. I strongly believe that cell companies take advantage of the prices they charge for data services but at the same time I don't feel that we are all that bad here in the States (countries such as Canada have it far far worse). As we move towards smart phones and more people having the data bundles the concern about text message prices is going to go down since the service is likely to be included in the bundle.

I have used third party applications in place of text messaging and have yet to find anything that is as simple to use on a phone (and in most cases these third party apps STILL charge your phone the text message fee). With the exception of Blackberry messenger nothing is as intuitive as a simple text message.

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