Comments on: Why Are We Still Paying For SMS? http://constantflux.org/2008/08/14/why-are-we-still-paying-for-sms/ Hacking the Future Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:37:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gustav Bertram http://constantflux.org/2008/08/14/why-are-we-still-paying-for-sms/#comment-558 Gustav Bertram Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:40:11 +0000 http://constantflux.org/?p=207#comment-558 It is a workaround, not a solution. SMS works universally. No setup, registration, usernames, buggy applications, or "moola". No need to get your friends inside the walled garden. SMS saves your messages, it integrates with your phone book, and it is simple to use. There is something very fishy going on with SMS. The data cost is truly negligible. Why doesn't that low cost reflect in prices? The only logical conclusion is that the market isn't truly free. It is a workaround, not a solution.

SMS works universally. No setup, registration, usernames, buggy applications, or “moola”. No need to get your friends inside the walled garden. SMS saves your messages, it integrates with your phone book, and it is simple to use.

There is something very fishy going on with SMS. The data cost is truly negligible. Why doesn’t that low cost reflect in prices?

The only logical conclusion is that the market isn’t truly free.

]]> By: Joy-Mari http://constantflux.org/2008/08/14/why-are-we-still-paying-for-sms/#comment-557 Joy-Mari Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:02:37 +0000 http://constantflux.org/?p=207#comment-557 Use MXit? Use MXit?

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