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this is what "smart" phones took from us (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 day ago by sempersigh@hexbear.net to c/memes@hexbear.net

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[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

What, seriously? Must be a weird US thing. It's funny because text messages are just a bit of data that's already sent within the mobile phone signal, which is why they originally had the 160 character limit. The idea that you had to pay for them at all was just greed surprised-pika

Actually, I may have mixed up with how teletext is just a bit of data within a TV broadcast signal, but the point remains that text messages cost operators almost nothing.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

correct, sms was inside the syncing pings cell phones already did to be able to function as phones

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

No, you're right. It was a total scam.