Re: Question: Texting from cellphone versus emailing from cellphone

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From: Alan Summerfield
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:48

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ash wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> If you wanted to send an email to somebody from your cellphone or send
> a text message to that person's phone number from your cell phone, what
> would you prefer(from a cost perspective)?
> 
> In other words, Is it any cheaper to send a "message" to a phone number
> (called SMS in Europe/Asia and 'Text message' in North America) or to
> compose an email to the receipent from your cell phone?
> 
> Assume that the recipient doesn't care either way.

My German provider charges me for receiving e-mails!

Alan

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Subject: Re: Question: Texting from cellphone versus emailing from cellphone
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:48:15 +0100
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