Saving $$$$$ on Text Messages

I had never gone over 200 until last month but right now am using 1500, so i switched my plans. had i not done that, at&t would have charged me $.10/ additional text, or $130 give or take. so it's a good idea to change ur plans according to ur usage. you only need to remember to check ur data usage once a month.

 

I've found that the 200 message plan really is too small, and the 1500 is too big. Wish AT&T had something in between!

If you do try this, just keep in mind that when you switch mid cycle, the 1500 will be prorated over the rest of the cycle--and the 200 is prorated up until the day you made the switch. I did this last month about 10 days before the cycle ended and it cut the 200 plan down to 180, while everything from that date forward was prorated at around 50 messages a day. Thankfully I wasn't already over the 180 that point, or I would've been paying overages in addition to the prorated 1500 I added!

 

I use about 3500 txt a month .... unlimited works for me

 

Why don't you guys just use GoogleVoice and you can save a boat load of money. Seeing how the SMS messages get forwarded to an email address you can easily reply via email. The only downside is no MMS but you can always email pics/vids instead.

 

I have the 200 message plan for me and the wife. We use AIM almost for all our messaging to each other and other people.

 

I use 10,000 texts a month so I am happy with my unlimited plan.

 

People have concluded that you are like most users, using well less than 1500, but more than 200 in a month. So they have those two plans-because they get the most money. Most people who will use less than 200 will use almost none. I won't complain because I do between 4 and 5 thousand per month.

 

My friends, family and I stopped using text messages. We all now use Kik, which is a cross platform messenger (a copy of the Blackberry Messenger) which works great and is free.

 

Can you elaborate on this? I tend to use just around 1800 texts a month, sometimes 1900-2000 - but the 1500 plan just isn't enough. So I pay out the ass $20 for unlimited when other carriers charge MUCH LESS for unlimited, or, have higher than 1500 plans.

If I use GoogleVoice and someone texts my phone #, is something avoided as to where it doesn't count against my texzt messaging plan? or would they have to use my googlevoice # to text? I'm not familiar with GoogleVoice or how this all would work, but I am interested. Cause if I can ditch this $20 messaging charge I'm all over it.

 

doesnt instant messaging count towards your text plan?

 

When you use GoogleVoice to text you have to use your GoogleVoice number if you don't want to have to pay. It takes away a few features from the iPhone because you have to use one of the many GoogleVoice apps to carry about your text messaging (instead of the default one), you don't get MMS, and you have to alert everyone of your new number.

It's also a bit annoying because you have to consistently remind yourself to make calls from your GoogleVoice number rather than from your built in phone and if you use the iPhone's auto-phone link feature (where you just push a number on a webpage to call) it can get annoying at times as that uses the default.

Alternatively you can use two numbers but that generally pisses people off and they stop bothering to contact you. The same holds true for people who use applications like TextFree where you are assigned another number (or some spam at the beginning of your text message). Using two numbers generally gives off the impression you are cheap and isn't exactly convenient.

There's also the privacy potential of what Google can do with your information. You basically agree that they can use it for anything they want, but it's not like that really matters.

 

Guys Download TextFree from the AppStore, free unlimited sms

Works in the US and Canada, and I've tested it in Chile and it works too

 

I thought you were looking to save a few bucks lol

Btw I think going through all that trouble (okay maybe not aaaaall that but you know what I mean) to change your plan EVERY month is much more than just giving once you're new text number to everyone or adding a signature with your name at the bottom the first couple of times

But well, we don't have unlimited sms's here so this works great for texting my gf