Text Messages Cost Carriers Nothing

The mobile phone industry, kings of blatant consumer rape.  Sure, we all know the perilous traps of Early Termination, suspect “fees”,  mysterious “charges”, and horrendous customer service, but the real hot poker in the eye is the wild and wacky world of Text Messages.  Wired does a nice job of breaking down the costs to the carrier ($0) and the vile micro-transaction model that rakes in the cash for carriers.

Text Messages Cost Carriers Nothing | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

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Posted on December 29th, 2008 at 12:44 by shea

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