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Will you cancel your texting plan after iMessage?

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Kayzle

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I've had unlimited texts for a good 3 or 4 years now, although I'd say I'm only a moderate textor. Most of those that I DO text have iPhones. I'm seriously considering cancelling my texting plan, or at least going down to a cheaper one.

With it seeming almost everyone has an iPhone these days what will you do?

EDIT: I should have titled the thread "will you lower your plan"
 
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I don't have a texting plan right now anyway. I use email with all of my friends who have email on their phone, and when I want to text with someone I tell them to send texts directly to my email, then add the reply address to my address book. That way it's an email from my end, but comes in as a text for them.

I don't know why more people don't do this.

Come to think of it, iMessage is basically just email anyway, which we have all had on our iOS devices from day one. 😕
 
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No. Only one of the persons I text to has an iPhone, the rest has dumbphones and BB.
 
do other phones have to be on iOS 5 as well for iMessage to work?

if the iPhone comes to Sprint and TMobile then yes, I would probably downgrade my plan
 
Probably not, that seems pretty limited -- Besides sometimes iMessage acts up (when you're on Verizon and on a phone call, message is too long, data connection is scarce) -- iPhone gives you an option to 'send as text message' if an iMessage won't send for some reason.
 
Probably drop down from my unlimited text to a 250 or 500 message plan. Save myself some money.

I also believe Verizon gives you Verizon to Verizon texts free also. So this + iMessage = $$ saved
 
Kayzle said:
I've had unlimited texts for a good 3 or 4 years now, although I'd say I'm only a moderate textor. Most of those that I DO text have iPhones. I'm seriously considering cancelling my texting plan, or at least going down to a cheaper one.

With it seeming almost everyone has an iPhone these days what will you do?
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I won't be canceling it. I might consider going down from the unlimited plan that I've had since day 1 to the second highest (1500, I think?) depending on how much my usage changes with iMessage, but not all of my friends have iPhones.
 
Canceled my texting plan 6 months ago. I use google voice and gv mobile plus. $20 for unlimited text is a complete rip off. IMessage will just be another method for communication. I hope there's a feature to only use imessage and not use the cell/text network.
 
stewart715 said:
Probably not, that seems pretty limited -- Besides sometimes iMessage acts up (when you're on Verizon and on a phone call, message is too long, data connection is scarce) -- iPhone gives you an option to 'send as text message' if an iMessage won't send for some reason.
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Nice to have some input from Simone already using it, I shouldnt have said cancel your plan, seems like lowering your plan is more likely. Basically all of my friends have iPhones including my gf (where all my texts go) so I think I can safely lower m plan. I have a desk job where my phone is always hooked to wifi so I bet imessage will work fine for me most of the time
 
I don't know.
when iOS 5 comes out and if my text message usage lowers enough to go to the next plan, then yes. i still think I'll be sending over 1000 texts though, and that is AT&T's next lowest plan after unlimited.
 
wordoflife said:
I don't know.
when iOS 5 comes out and if my text message usage lowers enough to go to the next plan, then yes. i still think I'll be sending over 1000 texts though, and that is AT&T's next lowest plan after unlimited.
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Anyone off the top of their head know the difference in price between the unlimited and 1k text plan from ATT
 
dickdaney said:
Canceled my texting plan 6 months ago. I use google voice and gv mobile plus. $20 for unlimited text is a complete rip off. IMessage will just be another method for communication. I hope there's a feature to only use imessage and not use the cell/text network.
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This +1
 
It will reduce the amount of texts I use but there is only my wife who has an iPhone that I text.
 
Kayzle said:
Anyone off the top of their head know the difference in price between the unlimited and 1k text plan from ATT
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What? Edit: Realized you were asking a question. The 1000 plan is $10, and unlimited is $20. I'm on a family unlimited plan though which is $30
I'm saying is with 2600 texts a month, I don't believe iMessage will drop it below 1000.
 
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I'm going to look into dropping mine. I don't text that much so I think it will bring me into the range of a lower plan.
 
palmerc2 said:
A whopping $5 (I think)
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Had someone at work sign up for a text plan with their iPhone on ATT last month and the cheapest plan available now is $10 for 1,000.

$5 plan for 200 text has been eliminated unless you're grandfathered in.
 
dickdaney said:
Canceled my texting plan 6 months ago. I use google voice and gv mobile plus. $20 for unlimited text is a complete rip off. IMessage will just be another method for communication. I hope there's a feature to only use imessage and not use the cell/text network.
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the only thing bad about that is google voice you can't recieve MMS only TXT.
 
F123D said:
Had someone at work sign up for a text plan with their iPhone on ATT last month and the cheapest plan available now is $10 for 1,000.

$5 plan for 200 text has been eliminated unless you're grandfathered in.
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Well #@^%#!&@^%#@$, that screws that plan.
 
In Europe there aren't all that many 'unlimited plans', you pay for what you use, especially in the SMS department. Granted when I move back to the US I don't play on getting an unlimited text plan anymore, especially if the iPhone reaches more carriers (which means more people with iOS = more $ saved).

This is one step forward toward removal of SMS texting in favor of internet texting, I can see this happening in 5-6 years.
 
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