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| 234278 | 2004-05-04 08:05:00 | O.K. I have a cell phone which I use to TXT for both busiiness and private. I see on the news tonight the the TXT messages are going to be capped to 500 per month, and after that 20cents per TXT. I think this is completely unreasonable of Telecom. Some weeks I send well in excess of 500 TXT messages. I am hooked on the technology and don't know how I am going to send less. Was this a ploy by Telecom to addict people to TXT then make them pay through the pocket. Does anyone know of a better plan that offers a reasonable anount of TXT for roughly the same price as Telecom is paying | Madam_Lash (5582) | ||
| 234279 | 2004-05-04 08:12:00 | Maybe in 20 years time, when the health effects of texting are finally uncovered, groups of people will sue the telecommunications companies for their addictions. They will have text-free areas in bars, you will see 'texters' on the footpath outside buildings, and phonecards will be only available to those over 18 - with ID. Some may even take up smoking to relive themselves of their addiction to texting. Some may actually even start talking orally (OMG, face to face ?!) with their friends and family. The use of the written english language may improve, and finally vowels will become 'kewl' again. J :D |
Jester (13) | ||
| 234280 | 2004-05-04 08:16:00 | Boost Mobile $1/day no cap. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 234281 | 2004-05-04 08:20:00 | Speaking on behalf of Telecom customers who do not text, and not trying to say that Telecom's pricing is equitable or not because I simply don't know their cost structure, it is user pays so you have to reduce your texting numbers or pay the price asked. Those of us who don't text are unlikely to lobby Telecom to allow us to subsidise your service. In your shoes I'd probably look fora cheaper service provider if such exists, either that or live with it. Cheers Billy 8-{) :| |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 234282 | 2004-05-04 08:53:00 | First TXT Next internet prices All those people who got suckered into "free" Jetstream instalation See if I'm right! |
Madam_Lash (5582) | ||
| 234283 | 2004-05-04 09:22:00 | I wonder if they will develop a stick on 'patch' for those addicted to Jetstream ... | Jester (13) | ||
| 234284 | 2004-05-04 10:17:00 | Nicely said Billy, I personally believe they should have cheaper internet prices before any cellphone deals. I personally do that think txt makes much of a benefit to society. It encourages bullying and crimal behaviour if used in the wrong way. Txts such as "Sup chick, wot ya doin, im bored, cum sty da nite" and the likes are not needed. I have friends who like to text each other forward and backwards asking what they are doing. Get a life. Yes, while there may be the exception, like asking homework from mates, getting parents to pick you up, socialising shouldn't be a need. God knows why people want to buy a Vodafone Live, etc. cellphone over a computer? And yes.. suprise suprise as it may seem, I'm a teenager halfway through my second decade of living, I have not sent over 50 real txts. |
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| 234285 | 2004-05-04 10:23:00 | BTW, I have heard many cases of thumb "injuries" as a result of the Telecom $10 unlimited text deal . But please, I beg the telcos, to not reduce the prices anymore . The majority of NZers want cheaper line rentals, internet, not txt . Heres a maths problem, true or false . . . My friend once tried to convince me that sending about 10 txt forward and 10 txt bak from the receiver was cheaper than one minute of cellphone call (which would have been more than enough time to answer the questions, they were like "1+1 for secondary school student" type of questions) . 10+10=20 20x0 . 20=$4 Assume calling during peak hour . ($1 . 49/minute) 1 . 49 < 4 Hence, the answer is . . . calling works out to be faster, cheaper and more efficient |
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| 234286 | 2004-05-04 10:51:00 | >But please, I beg the telcos, to not reduce the prices anymore. The majority of NZers want cheaper line rentals, internet, not txt. I think you underestimate the number of telecom customers that are txtn teenagers! |
promethius (1998) | ||
| 234287 | 2004-05-04 11:00:00 | I haven't. Majority of my friends are txt addicted. As I said, I am a teen myself. Saying that, all my friends have access to the net, most of them addicted to MSN messenger and the likes. By addicted I mean staying till midnight chatting. However, just over half of the teens I've met, have access to text readily available to them (i.e. own cellph) Hence more net users and text, thats why we need to reduce the price of internet before text. Have you underestimated the number of people using the net. I personally believe those surveys that say 50% of NZ have internet access, etc, at home is a lot of "statistics"100% of people in our class have access to computer, net, readily available. Can't be for sure, but I'd assume 97 or 98% for the whole school. |
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