Free Texting?

[mbell53]

If you use say Handcent .....does that mean you dont need "texting" thru your Carrier? Clarke Howard is pushing Handcent and others like it will replace your Carriers service ... thanks .....m

 

[Rovers]

Nothing lasts forever, and there's of course no such thing as a free lunch.

If by 'texting' you mean free messaging to and from other subscribers to the same Carrier, or other owners of the same brand, or model phone, or OS, those schemes are bound to go too, imo. They're basically teasers, frills

 

[Mortus]

Only way to get free texting is to use an app that used only IP protocol and to only text when connected to some one elses WiFi. Otherwise you will get dinged either for your text traffic or your data usage.

Like it has been said above, there is no free lunch. There is always a cost, there has to be, some one has to pay in order for all the infrastructure to be maintained.