Bell Mobility and SMS
I’m not sure if anyone has heard or cares about the the incoming price adjustment regarding Bells incoming text messages. The price is currently free, but it is moving to $0.15 in August. This may not seem like a big deal, but people like me use incoming texts a lot (more later). The argument is that the 140 character SMS’s are apparently clogging up Bells system just like peer-to-peer networks. But this time the customer will pay.
Some people have made the point that the price of SMS’s should be raised, and I agree completely (sort of…). If the price of SMS has to rise, I’d rather the onus be on the person in control. Sending a text is a completely voluntary thing to do, while receiving a text has nothing to do with the person receiving. Maybe instead of raising the cost of home phone lines, you will have to pay for incoming calls at home! It is Bell after all.
Now about me… I have my Gmail/ Google Calander linked to my stupid phone (It is not a smart phone) using text messages. So I get the title of emails and the jist of my events without having to check things. This has worked best for me but now it will cost me a couple of dollars a month.
I am mad only because now to continue doing this I will need to upgrade my plan to something I dont need. Thank you Bell, you are the beacon for which all telecoms companies should follow.
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This is ridiculous.
It is why I would never subscribe to either of them. I use Fido, and they have been the most reasonable carrier out there. Sadly, they were so reasonable they eventually couldn’t sustain it and ended up selling out to Rogers.
Rogers, however, is becoming the Bell Canada of the new century… I suspect with their monopoly they will eventually become as crooked and disgusting as Bell Canada has become… (whats up with the Skydome being named the Rogers Centre… how revolting) unless they learn from the mistakes of Bell Canada and realize that the hatred for Bell Canada by millions of Canadians is what eventually led to their inability to retain control of the telephone (land line) market.
Had they not been so greedy, I suspect that Bell Canada would still be in every Canadian’s home.
The bottom line is this… my personal opinion of both Telus and Bell Canada is so negative that my post would be censored if I told you what I really think of the two of them.