Why text message is not popular in America?

1: Americans want NOW. Think about a 40 minute conversation on a messaging client (AIM, ICQ, etc). This is a 5 minute conversation on the phone.

2: They're not cheap here. Cingular, .10/msg for EACH ONE sent/received if you don't have a package? And $3-10 for a package? Realistically for $5, you should be able to get unlimited.


There's a long discussion in this thread from a month or two ago where we discussed what text messages do/should cost users.

On a side note, every time I'd activated a phone in the last few days I was with cingular, a few txt messages showed up right off the bat to notify people that text messaging was available. I wonder if these were charged for...anyone know?

P

 

When I had VoiceStream (T Mobile) the only thing i loved about it were the Txt Msg.
The Best Thing when you are in class and can't talk
But now I have Sprint and they make it sooo comlicated (you have to go to wireles web to retrive a msg ) that i lost interest and now i just waist my min

 

I was told in Japan text messages are free.

 

I think Asia and the world's greater reliance on mass transit also has impact. When sitting on a train/bus, everyone can't possible be talking on a phone (or wouldn't want to for privacy), but texting, being cheap and easy makes sense.

Matt