The carriers have us where they want us- on their fingertips.
Of late, I have been a bunch of spam text messages on my mobile. These messages originate both from email sources and from phone numbers.
I called my carrier and complained that I was being charged for messages that I had no control over and did not want to receive.
My choices?
- Block all messages, inbound and outbound. This is clearly not an attractive option.
- Block all messages from email sources. This is better than the previous option.
- Do nothing.
Having worked in telecommunications, I know how the game is played. Funny thing is that for the carriers, transmitting a text message has almost 0 incremental cost.
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As you point out: "Funny thing is that for the carriers, transmitting a text message has almost 0 incremental cost."
That exactly is one reason why the carriers have such costly "sorry"-over-your-limit pricing structures for text messages.
And another reason: Text messaging is currently a cannot-live-without fashion need for young customers?
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