"I still don't understand the text explosion." Me either? Why? I can usually call a person and say what I have to say in less time than it takes me to text one message and get a reply back.
I can also understand that texting has its place. Like inside a theater where people other than me do not want the distraction. Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Robert West" <[email protected]> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:41:00 -0400 >I had to have 2 Compuserve accounts back in 1988 because their accounts had >a $500 limit per month! > >I still don't understand the text explosion. Over 100 years of innovation >just to go back to what is essentially Morse code. Boggles the mind. > >Soon they'll discover punch cards and paper tape to load their ringtones. > >"What's with all those cards in your backpack, Cassie?" "My new ring tone >by Fallen. It only took a little over 8,000 punch cards!" "Cool....." > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of St. Louis Broadband >Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:11 AM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Subject: [WISPA] OT - Text Messages > >I am reviewing my AT&T wireless bill. I have myself, my mother and my >daughter on a family plan. > >My mother received 8 text messages, which I am sure she does not know that >she has. >I received 297 text messages. Some of those were forwards from another >email account. > >However, my 18 year old daughter received 30,500 text messages! > >How can this be? How can they type on a qwerty board, or actual phone >keypad faster than I on a laptop/computer? > >She has a facebook account, a twitter, and many other accounts/tech that I >am not familiar with. >Is this a sign of the times or of my age? > >I started in the Internet industry in 1993. I remember my first AOL annual >bill totaling over $5k and this was for 28.8 kbps. >That is when I figured that this industry was going to be profitable...darn >me for daring to going into fixed wireless. > >Just had to rant...30,500 txt msgs...omg! > >Victoria > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $30.00/mth. Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
