What does that mean? I do not send them either but I do know that most people text alot and my family complains to me that I have it shut off on my phone...
Telecom makes huge profits from them.
$20 billion revenue/year
http://www.investorplace.com/2011/10/smartphones-hacking-away-at-telecoms-legs-vz-t-s-text/
I use IM to send sms messages instead on my smartphone, no charge.
I don’t Text, because its a rip off and its inconvenient.
Its a step above teletype and we act like it’s a modern marvel