"If you think C++ is not overly complicated, just what is a protected abstract virtual base pure virtual private destructor, and when was the last time you needed one?"
-Tom Cargill, C++ Journal, Fall 1990

In Canada, Telus (formerly ClearNet) charges Cdn$0.10 per incoming message (although apparently messages sent from other mobile phones as opposed to from email are now free). It used to be Cdn$0.50 per message, with no freebies. So it's going in the right direction, but it is still excessively expensive (IMO).

Personally, though, I'm not sure how useful it is - the only messages I ever received via text messaging were unsolicited.