Is there any reason, beyond corporate greed, for SMS messages to cost so much?

If I get it right, an SMS message is just a short string of data, no different from a message we send in a messenger. If so, then what makes them so expensive? If we’d take Internet plans and consider how much data an SMS takes, we should pay tiny fraction of a cent for each message; why doesn’t that happen?

  • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
    15·
    8 months ago

    Probably me on my Nokia 5110 with the slick custom faceplate, extra thiccccc battery, and analog external module.

    • Apepollo11@lemmy.world
      7·
      8 months ago

      I always wanted a Nokia - I know it was a cliche, but I was amazed at how indestructible they were. Even when they did actually break apart, you could just pick up the bits, clip them back together, and it would just work again - with no visible damage.

      Also, SNAKE

      • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        8 months ago

        Obviously I updated my 5110 to a 3310 only a few years later!

        But to be honest I think my all time favorite will always stay my Ericsson T610/630… I kept that thing for over seven years. It rocked. Even had Bluetooth which I used to connect with my X10 home automation.