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This past week, I have been texting to Guatemala [central america]. I have read that international texting is not free, so I checked my account online, and it does not show any extra charges on my line for texting. Am I being charged for these texts? Is Guatemala an exception? Will the charges show up later?
Somebody please help me out!
Thanks!
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Hi,
Welcome to the forums. To answer your question, yes you will be charged for international texting. A way around this would be to use instant messaging such as Yahoo Messenger. Instant messaging is not part of your texting plan, so you will need to have a data plan for sending instant messaging. If you do a lot of messaging back and forth to other countries, then the price of a data plan might be worth it. Just thought I would give a tip.
Doc
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StreetDocRN wrote:....Instant messaging is not part of your texting plan, so you will need to have a data plan for sending instant messaging.
Slight correction - if you have a texting plan, a bundle or unlimited, and Mobile IM, the IM's are considered text messages, and you DON'T NEED A DATA PLAN. The only data involved is to download the Mobile IM application initially. It came pre-installed on my phone, and I have unlimited texting on my plan, (Family Select, NO DATA) and there is no charge for using Mobile IM to text - this would be an excellent way to text internationally and avoid texting charges. You can use Yahoo Messenger, AOL Messenger, or Windows Live Messenger.