I just emailed into ecare and asked for 500 txt messages/mo for free. Just ask nice (and point out vision used to include unlimited txting) and they'll usually add this freebie for ya. I got it added on all three lines (Friends & Family plan) without so much as a beg
Looks like they also retro-added free picturemail on the $15 PV access level - I emailed ecare and asked about that too, they verified it's there.