[dtrush]

I used to get text messages at the $.02 rate to receive e-mail snippets and that was fine for me. When they jacked up the price it forced people into spending at least $5 per month for a few hundred text messages if you occasionally used the service. More revenue for the cell companies!

This data $hit is really annoying because a lot of us would rather use the Wi-Fi connection in our phones as it's almost free and a lot faster. Plus, some of us would rather use a real computer anyways to surf the internet. Paying $30 that won't be fully used is a waste! I guess that's why my occasional data use on Page Plus 20MB data is just perfect.