SMS in the US [was Re: Letters with **three** cases?]

Lee Sau Dan wrote: 
Asia?  Not sure.  Since voice calls  in Hong Kong are so cheap, people
simply don't bother to type  such messages.  Making a call and telling
the recipient  the message verbally  is often cheaper than  sending an
SMS.   And  you don't  waste  time typing  the  message,  and you  get
immediate verbal acknowledgement from the recipient.

In Europe and Japan, it is  quite popular, though.  This is because an
SMS costs much less than making a 1-minute voice call.  (Japan doesn't
use GSM.  They have their home-brewed PHS system.)


In the US most cellular phone service companies sell text message as
a permium service; while offering affordable rate plans that allow
almost unlimited usage (sans text messaging) for a flat fee.  The
result is predictable.

Tak
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