Why Do People Still Text
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
Was talking to @MarigabyFrias and learned that unlimited texting is not widely available in her part of the world. Not a common thing and she was amazed to learn that unlimited texting was widely available in the US.
Is data not available there?
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
Found out from my aunts in Ohio this past week that none of them have unlimited text and that my aunt has an issue that lots of her friends have either blocked texting or have to ask people not to text them because they have to pay per text. Even I was amazing by how many people I ran into this week that don't have universal access to texting even in the US. It remains less than ubiquitous.
Wow - that does seem surprising today. I take it these are small towns in the middle of no where, so no major carriers?
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We talking about work people texting vs emailing? Or friends or family?
Family is almost always email or phone call.
I can count on less than five fingers the number of emails i have sent friends in my entire life. Texting or phone calls for them.
Work after hours is a phone call if they actually want me to do something about it right away. Otherwise a text or email might not get seen til manana. -
@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
Found out from my aunts in Ohio this past week that none of them have unlimited text and that my aunt has an issue that lots of her friends have either blocked texting or have to ask people not to text them because they have to pay per text. Even I was amazing by how many people I ran into this week that don't have universal access to texting even in the US. It remains less than ubiquitous.
Wow - that does seem surprising today. I take it these are small towns in the middle of no where, so no major carriers?
This is easy. they are using some low end 'budget plan' from a nationwide big name carrier. When they should be instead using something like republic wireless.
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lol wifi data..
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@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
lol wifi data..
makes me laugh al the time, but i understand for people who do not need cellular data. they don't understand the meanings and that is a familiar term.
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@JaredBusch said in Why Do People Still Text:
@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
Found out from my aunts in Ohio this past week that none of them have unlimited text and that my aunt has an issue that lots of her friends have either blocked texting or have to ask people not to text them because they have to pay per text. Even I was amazing by how many people I ran into this week that don't have universal access to texting even in the US. It remains less than ubiquitous.
Wow - that does seem surprising today. I take it these are small towns in the middle of no where, so no major carriers?
This is easy. they are using some low end 'budget plan' from a nationwide big name carrier. When they should be instead using something like republic wireless.
Unlimited WiFi Data? Is that carrier sponsored hot spots?
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@nadnerB said in Why Do People Still Text:
Unlimited WiFi Data? Is that carrier sponsored hot spots?
They have some of those, but no. Mostly it is marketing terms.
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@JaredBusch said in Why Do People Still Text:
@nadnerB said in Why Do People Still Text:
Unlimited WiFi Data? Is that carrier sponsored hot spots?
They have some of those, but no. Mostly it is marketing terms.
Righto, so they're treating all of their customers like complete nincompoops then.
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My wife is in Straight Talk. $45 a month for unlimited talk and text and 5GB worth of data. For $60 I think you get 10 GB.
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@JaredBusch said in Why Do People Still Text:
@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
Found out from my aunts in Ohio this past week that none of them have unlimited text and that my aunt has an issue that lots of her friends have either blocked texting or have to ask people not to text them because they have to pay per text. Even I was amazing by how many people I ran into this week that don't have universal access to texting even in the US. It remains less than ubiquitous.
Wow - that does seem surprising today. I take it these are small towns in the middle of no where, so no major carriers?
This is easy. they are using some low end 'budget plan' from a nationwide big name carrier. When they should be instead using something like republic wireless.
I've been with Republic for over a year now. Excellent service much less expensive then even the least expensive plan the big carriers.
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@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
Found out from my aunts in Ohio this past week that none of them have unlimited text and that my aunt has an issue that lots of her friends have either blocked texting or have to ask people not to text them because they have to pay per text. Even I was amazing by how many people I ran into this week that don't have universal access to texting even in the US. It remains less than ubiquitous.
Wow - that does seem surprising today. I take it these are small towns in the middle of no where, so no major carriers?
Cleveland.
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@momurda said in Why Do People Still Text:
We talking about work people texting vs emailing? Or friends or family?
Family is almost always email or phone call.In my case it is family, but I'm assuming that their friend are also on personal accounts.
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
Found out from my aunts in Ohio this past week that none of them have unlimited text and that my aunt has an issue that lots of her friends have either blocked texting or have to ask people not to text them because they have to pay per text. Even I was amazing by how many people I ran into this week that don't have universal access to texting even in the US. It remains less than ubiquitous.
Wow - that does seem surprising today. I take it these are small towns in the middle of no where, so no major carriers?
Cleveland.
So which is it? The people in question don't know that the big carriers have unlimited texting plans? or the big carriers aren't there?
We have a few smaller companies here in Omaha too, Boost Mobile being the first that comes to mind, looks like all their plans include unlimited texting.
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@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
So which is it? The people in question don't know that the big carriers have unlimited texting plans? or the big carriers aren't there?
Why must those be the options? I get the impression from pro-texting people that they feel that it is the duty of everyone else to pay extra for more expensive plans that include texting just so that the pro-texting people and the carriers can do what they want without regard for other people. Just because expensive texting plans exist doesn't mean that people want to pay for them or that they want people texting them. Sure, plans are available, obviously they are as all of the major carriers are nationwide - so nowhere in the US doesn't have access to premium price unlimited texting. But that it exists is not relevant, that it is not inclusive on every plan, is. The plans that they actually have don't include texting packages, that's what matters.
But in Panama, unlimited texting is apparently not even available.
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I need to look at my AT&T package. But we are still grandfathered under the Unlimited plan on our phones. We have had this plan since the iPhone 3GS.
But our concern is that we could really burn up the data with the kids and all we will do from time to time. That and when I was playing Ingress - it was GPS and Data heavy.
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I have both a hearing impaired and a profoundly deaf sibling. We only text and about 500 texts a day (no I am not kidding). Band family stuff all texting, all day long. Now most of the friends I have use Facebook messenger instead of texting. I rarely talk on my phone at all.
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
So which is it? The people in question don't know that the big carriers have unlimited texting plans? or the big carriers aren't there?
Why must those be the options? I get the impression from pro-texting people that they feel that it is the duty of everyone else to pay extra for more expensive plans that include texting just so that the pro-texting people and the carriers can do what they want without regard for other people. Just because expensive texting plans exist doesn't mean that people want to pay for them or that they want people texting them. Sure, plans are available, obviously they are as all of the major carriers are nationwide - so nowhere in the US doesn't have access to premium price unlimited texting. But that it exists is not relevant, that it is not inclusive on every plan, is. The plans that they actually have don't include texting packages, that's what matters.
You are wrong here @scottalanmiller. You are trying to make it sound like this person is screwed by not choosing an expensive plan for unlimited texting when we have pointed out, specifically, that the low end budget carriers seem to offer unlimited texting across the board.
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@scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text:
@Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:
So which is it? The people in question don't know that the big carriers have unlimited texting plans? or the big carriers aren't there?
Why must those be the options? I get the impression from pro-texting people that they feel that it is the duty of everyone else to pay extra for more expensive plans that include texting just so that the pro-texting people and the carriers can do what they want without regard for other people. Just because expensive texting plans exist doesn't mean that people want to pay for them or that they want people texting them. Sure, plans are available, obviously they are as all of the major carriers are nationwide - so nowhere in the US doesn't have access to premium price unlimited texting. But that it exists is not relevant, that it is not inclusive on every plan, is. The plans that they actually have don't include texting packages, that's what matters.
But in Panama, unlimited texting is apparently not even available.
I guess I don't understand where you are going with this?
Are phone companies in Panama state run? Do they have reasonably priced data plans? -
@gjacobse said in Why Do People Still Text:
I need to look at my AT&T package. But we are still grandfathered under the Unlimited plan on our phones. We have had this plan since the iPhone 3GS.
But our concern is that we could really burn up the data with the kids and all we will do from time to time. That and when I was playing Ingress - it was GPS and Data heavy.
Apparently AT&T has another "unlimited" data plan. Of course once you run out of your paid plan amount, you get switched to 2G data speeds unless you purchase another package worth of data at 4G.
