Text messaging to the States
 

I called up Rogers for some text messaging rates from Canada to the States.

They told me:

$10 for 20 MSGS
$20 for 50 MSGS


My friend who is on the Fido network told me that he pays $5 and got 10 MSGS, wtf?

Also, is there any alternative route to messaging someone in the States?

From canada to the us its 4 for 25, 7 for 50, 10 for 250, 15 for 500
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I didn't know how much it cost and it charged me $40 extra on my phone bill for a bunch of texts (can't remember how many). I was in US to Canada

this is where BB MSN is handy :)

yea, but most recipients do not have BB devices

bapssystupr3m3, could it be that they quoted me from US to Canada which why the numbers they gave are ridiculously high?

Well its two different things..the pay per use cost from can-us is 25cents..when ur in the states its 75 cents

Not so sure for rogers or the packages for it when ur in the states tho

But those prices seem its for roaming text when ur outside canada rather than long distance text while ur in canada
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rogers is a rip. telus text to US or while in the US is the same as if you texted within CAN. no extra cost.

Are you sure? It used to be about 55c per text when I texted Canada from USA last year, found out the hard way. (I'm on Bell)

my statement is regarding telus. were your charges with telus or with bell?

Oops, my bad, posted too fast. My statement referred to Bell.