With verizon you could check your use by seeing it in there free web
browser. I had all the extras turned off.

With cingular, I have the same. Everything turned off, but got the txt
message yesterday telling me of the usage. I don't how it can send me
that when I have it turned off. But as long as it's free then thats
fine. But If I start to get the other spam like others were talking
about then I'll call and make sure that won't happen from that point on.
And if that causes the mins used to not come to me then thats fine as well.




SMS wrote:
> Kevin Weaver wrote:
>> I just signed up for Cingular.
>>
>> With old provider, (Verizon) You could check your used mins free. I
>> noticed today when checking on cingular, That it sends your a sms with
>> the info.
>
> Verizon does this now too, they don't tell you your used minutes
> verbally. If you have text messaging turned off, even free messages
> don't get through. You can call 611 and get it verbally. I had to turn
> off text messaging because I was getting billed for so many junk messages.
>
>> Is this a free service or do I have to pay for this ? I don't have a
>> sms plan and don't want to have to start paying for them.
>
> I'm sure that these messages are free, but you have to have text
> messaging enabled on your account which subjects you to being billed for
> junk messages.