If you have kids, you already know that it pays to get unlimited text messaging plans for them. For a monthly fee of around 20 dollars, you can get unlimited text messaging. Sure, it sounds like a lot of money but many people (especially teenagers) use texting in lieu of voice communication. It is not unusual to see close to 100 text messages in a single day.
Now let’s think about a standard text messaging plan where you are allowed 500 text messages a month after which time you will pay 20 cents per text. The costs of texting overages can quickly skyrocket into the hundreds and thousands of dollars before you even realize you (or your kids) have gone over the limit.
Another reason to get unlimited text messaging is the advent of phones that can send long texts (like the iPhone). If someone sends you one long text from their iPhone it may come in to your phone as three or four texts. And you get charged for all four.
It really pays to go with the unlimited plan for 20 bucks. And if you have kids, your relationship will improve since you won’t be hounding them about the number of texts they send.
