Comment TL:DR (Score 1) 543
Just kidding.
I find that TXTing is much more convienent than calling. Sometimes you don't actually want to talk on the phone with someone and only want to say: "[insert bar name] 5:30?", "Disc?", "When are you coming to [location]?", etc... You arn't interested in having a conversation with them unless there is a reply or needs to be a negotiation on what bar or time.
Likewise I'm not interested in talking to someone about going to the bar if I'm not feeling well or am not in town and you can get by with a simple "No", "busy", or "out of town".
I agree with what you are saying about people over using texts but they are quite usefull and I usually still hear some sort of excuse if someone is late even if they did text and say they were going to be late.