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cnnmoneytech: Source: David Goldman’s TI-1795SV calculator I noted today that wireless customers who pay 20 cents per text are shelling out $1,250 per megabyte. But that’s only true if they’re writing 160-character text messages. Most people don’t text essays. They write “where r u?” or “thx.”  Doing the quick math, paying 20 cents per message means a 1-byte message of “k” costs an unreal $20,000 per megabyte.  Unlimited plans aren’t much better, even if you text an awful lot. For a light user (5 messages per day), a 1-byte message still costs $12,900 per megabyte. For a heavy user (300 texts a day), a text of “k” will still cost $215 per megabyte. -David R u totes srs? Omg. 

cnnmoneytech:

Source: David Goldman’s TI-1795SV calculator

I noted today that wireless customers who pay 20 cents per text are shelling out $1,250 per megabyte. But that’s only true if they’re writing 160-character text messages.

Most people don’t text essays. They write “where r u?” or “thx.” 

Doing the quick math, paying 20 cents per message means a 1-byte message of “k” costs an unreal $20,000 per megabyte. 

Unlimited plans aren’t much better, even if you text an awful lot. For a light user (5 messages per day), a 1-byte message still costs $12,900 per megabyte. For a heavy user (300 texts a day), a text of “k” will still cost $215 per megabyte. -David

R u totes srs? Omg. 

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    I always pad out my SMS messages with garbage characters to maximize value 20n*#NSW(#”;>Llsnl9dn.
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    This made me choke a bit..
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    The txt messaging racket is over due for a disruption..and it’s not for lack of trying, maybe this year is when things...
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    google voice has free texting :)
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