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Yeah, an international txt costs me a little more to make, but I sure don't have to pay to receive them.

I'm not on a contract plan, as the deposit for us was way out of reach. So my service is very limited, i.e., it is pay-as-you-go, and I am charged for nearly everything. The only thing included is free in-network (AT&T/Cingular) calls whether incoming or if I call them.

But, just to use my phone costs me $1.00/US each day I either make or receive a call, even for an in-network call if it is the first use of the phone on that day. So if I put $50 on the phone, and use it everyday, $30 would be used up just for using the phone in a month. And then, except for in-network calls, I am charged for everything else. So I use the phone on an extremely limited basis. It is still mostly in case of emergencies.

Bloody hell yo ugot ripped off!

Here in NZ you pay just ten dollars a month and that covers 500 txts to anyone in the country and thats all you HAVE to pay. out of country txts and phone calls cost, but nothing like that.

We also have plans like $6 will allow you to do anything, txt, call video call etc to one person of your choosing for a month. Stuff like that. You cant go wrong.

And remember this is all nz dollars, $10 nz is like $7 US and $5 Euro, so its small change really

I have unlimited txting for $5/month thru Verizon.

To those of you who are interested, Fist apparently found a way to txt internationally, so you can reach both me and Argothoth, for example. I'm sure he'll be glad to explain how he did to you if you contact him via PM

Jove wrote:I have unlimited txting for $5/month thru Verizon.

I've haven't taken them up on that option. There's only one of my friends who texts me much at all - and I already pay close to $80 a month for the phone.

Yes, I pay quite a bit for my phone and family plan. Both my kids have phones and I have a Treo so I have internet access anywhere. I love it!!!

BUT, it costs.

Xar wrote:To those of you who are interested, Fist apparently found a way to txt internationally, so you can reach both me and Argothoth, for example. I'm sure he'll be glad to explain how he did to you if you contact him via PM

Dunno about you all, but for me its just +(country code) (0)99 999 9999.

If the first number is a 0, it gets dropped when dialling internationally. Hence the brackets. You would dial that 0 internally, but not internationally.

i can text with Seareach but i never noticed any extra cost. but dudes,
if i've got a phone in my hand...i don't wanna waste time T Y P I N G.

I WANNA JABBER!!

and its pretty cheap for me to call Sea. i have a 4 buck a month international plan with sprint.
plus the time zone thing works pretty well with my unlimited nights and weekends.

can you say jabbahfest?

And hear I thought that you only yabbered to Creator!

no i spread the love around.

yeah hes write about the country code.

If any of you wanted to txt me for example; you would have to dial 64 272720975 while here in nz my number is 0272720975

I'm SO not giving out my number to this bunch

Good to see anothe NZ'er about Dorian

LMAO. You'd never get any peace then.

--A

Xar's number starts with 0, and I use it when I txt him. But first comes 011 49.

hehehe - yeah I don't even IM any more (except occassionally with Sea but she's special)

Zephyr wrote:Xar's number starts with 0, and I use it when I txt him. But first comes 011 49.

011 is probably your country's "exit" code. (Usually using a "+" before the country code (49 for Germany) performs the same function.)

The exchange might drop the 0 automatically, sometimes they can do that...the 0 counts as a null digit.

Is not important as long as it gets through I guess.

Yes, 011 is my exit code. And 49 is Xar's country code. Then Xar's number, which starts with a 0. Vadhaka and Dorian said the 0 in front of their number gets dropped if we want to txt them from another country, but that is not the case when I txt Xar. So people should know to try it with the 0. At least from the USA.

Vain wrote:I'm SO not giving out my number to this bunch

Good to see anothe NZ'er about Dorian

Your a kiwi? Jeez i damn near thought I was it on here

He's only technically a Kiwi.

--A