Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 09/27/07 12:07

"Steve" <no.one@example.com> wrote in message
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> "Shelly" <sheldonlg.news@asap-consult.com> wrote in message

>> Why????? That, to me, is like looking at a big console radio and
>> expecting to see the show. Why type? Why not simply TALK? OK, I can
>> see one reason. That would be to send a message if the person isn't
>> answering. Then, again, isn't that what voicemail is for?
>
> nah, that's so they can 'talk' during class or church or whatever else of
> benefit they should be engaged in. it also costs less than actually
> talking.

Oh, MAN does my niece ever wish THAT were true.
Our calling program charged something like 10cents for every message.
At first, some days, she'd text back-and-forth 20+ times in a day.
She spent her entire first Starbucks paycheck on that.

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