"Ernie" <frustrated.user@nowhere.now> wrote in message
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> But, after calling AT&T Customer Service about Spam text messages, I
> was told they have a new "Smart Text" plan .. where I could specify
> which phone numbers I would accept text messages .. for an additional
> $4.99/month ...

That's priceless! I expect they'll offer a similar $4.99 add-on that
credits you for wrong numbers soon! ;-)

I often wonder if cell carriers are trying to wring every cent out of
texting while they can- as smartphones become more commonplace, I wonder if
push e-mail will replace texting. Why would I MMS a picture or video from
my smartphone to my wife's at $0.25 each direction when I can simply e-mail
it as an attachment from my push account to hers?

I looked at the SMS account on my phone, and the last text I sent was back
in November! (It was a reply to a text I was sent from a buddy without a
smartphone.)