October 11, 2006

Sprint Raises SMS Fees

Spring has raised the fee for outgoing SMS text messages from 10c to 15c. Most wireless companies charge 10c. Data rates for non-unlimited data users has also gone up from 2c to 3c per kilobyte. Sprint Nextel hasn't been doing so great lately, so their answer is to raise prices. The good news is since this change is significant, Sprint users can get out of their contracts without paying the nasty early termination fees. Don't get too angry though, Sprint's unlimited data rate plans are still generally cheaper than their arch-nemesis Verizon. - Source