texting for free (Score 1)

I'm not about to pay some 2x 15 cents so that the phone company can shuttle one under 256 byte message to my sweetie. What we did was get a pair of Google HTC G-1 phones and we use the IM app to "text". Not only is it faster, but there is no additional cost to sending each message. The transport (at least for google-talk, which is what we use) is your basic IP, which is billed at a flat rate of ~$25/mo.