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AT&T to raise SMS and MMS messaging rates

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, January 28th, 2008 at 4:32 PM

AT&T increases SMS MMS messaging costsWeren’t we just talking about how wireless carriers are gouging customers on SMS text message and MMS picture/video messaging rates? Yea, well, it looks like AT&T’s turning up the heat and raising their messaging rates for the pay-per-use set…again.

Customers without messaging bundles will be seeing their SMS text message-costs rise to $0.20 (20 cents) per message, with each MMS picture/video message costing $0.30 (30 cents) each. Come March 30, these new rates will help AT&T gouge the casual SMS and MMS message-user for their hard-earned bucks. Granted, we’re talking pennies here, but it’s about the principle here.

So, if you use more than a handful of text or picture messages every month, we’d suggest that you get yourself on a messaging-bundle soon.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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  • MicahH

    If this trend continues, in another couple of months we should be paying double these rates. :shock:

  • fred jones

    AT&T are greedy cork soakers

  • yoda

    so your saying you rather pay more than 4.99(or 5.00 as it stands now) for 200 txt msgs, when even when it was .10, anything over about 30 what about the same

    wow

    if you dont like it, keep PPU, and pay whatever amt comes on your bill, OR BLOCK IT

    wow again