To make more money. Isn't this a capitalist society? Plus people are texting more than talking, so the companies have to recoup those lost revenues somewhere.
what lost revenues? they're still making the money off of the voice plans... probably just not as much on overages cause people are less likely to go over the voice minutes... but it's not like they're losing everything from the voice area... unless it's costing more to supply the texting service they shouldn't be charging more on the texts...
That's how much I pay for outgoing text when roaming with a foreign SIM on AT&T. And I STILL get free incoming. So AT&T isn't so much recouping lost profit as making an absolute killing.
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To make more money. Isn't this a capitalist society? Plus people are texting more than talking, so the companies have to recoup those lost revenues somewhere.
what lost revenues? they're still making the money off of the voice plans... probably just not as much on overages cause people are less likely to go over the voice minutes... but it's not like they're losing everything from the voice area... unless it's costing more to supply the texting service they shouldn't be charging more on the texts...
Bullshit, it probably costs them less than one cent to send text messages. This is just more corporate greed at its best.
That's how much I pay for outgoing text when roaming with a foreign SIM on AT&T. And I STILL get free incoming. So AT&T isn't so much recouping lost profit as making an absolute killing.