Avoid the $20 AT&T texting costs?

[esploded]

Texting is so overpriced and ridiculous. I'm thinking about going iphone from an unlimited android plan (no throttling, woo!) but the sheer cost of texting is really annoying me. I heard companies overprice texts around 3000%+. I send/receive around 750 texts a month. I don't need unlimited.

Is there a work around to this?
I know apps like TextNow provide free texting, but having two numbers is inconvenient for my friends.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Nope. You want to text you need to pay unless you use something like Textie.

 

[miles01110]

Google Voice. Use the GV number as your actual number.

 

[mrsir2009]

Texting is so overpriced and ridiculous. I'm thinking about going iphone from an unlimited android plan (no throttling, woo!) but the sheer cost of texting is really annoying me. I heard companies overprice texts around 3000%+. I send/receive around 750 texts a month. I don't need unlimited.

Is there a work around to this?
I know apps like TextNow provide free texting, but having two numbers is inconvenient for my friends.

The reason you can't get cheaper plans with less texts is because the companies want you to pay $20 for unlimited wether you need it or not.

I heard companies overprice texts around 3000%

Actually its more like 4000%.

 

[esploded]

Google Voice. Use the GV number as your actual number.

I've wondered about that-
is there any delay for using GV?

And does it feel clunky at all not using the normal messaging app?

 

[blevins321]

Just a thought. Are most of your text pals iPhone users? You might be able to get by with just iMessage if so

 

[takeshi74]

I've wondered about that-
is there any delay for using GV?

In my experience, generally no. Sometimes I have to use refresh while having a conversation via SMS. YMMV.

 

[esploded]

Just a thought. Are most of your text pals iPhone users? You might be able to get by with just iMessage if so

Unfortunately, not all of them have iPhones.
Some even have dumb-phones

 

[Nermal]

Unfortunately, not all of them have iPhones.
Some even have dumb-phones

I use HeyWire to text my friends in the US for free. It sends normal text messages so they work on all phones.

 

[miles01110]

I've wondered about that-
is there any delay for using GV?

No more or less delay than when sending a standard SMS.

And does it feel clunky at all not using the normal messaging app?

Subjective. I don't know how clunky or unclunky you will find it.

 

[dukebound85]

I've wondered about that-
is there any delay for using GV?

And does it feel clunky at all not using the normal messaging app?

The app does hang every now and then and takes a while for me to be able to text again