Telus to charge incoming text messages...

I got my new cell phone last month, with a brand new three years contract. I can't complaint about my contract since I got a $20 deal including voice mail.

But I just received my first invoice saying that starting August 24th, incoming text messages will be charged $0.15 per message! I call that stealing!!! I'm not responsible for people sending me messages, it would be like paying for everything the mailman is bringing me... no way!

I called Telus to have more information about it and he told me I should add a $5.00 deal to my account so that incoming text messages would be free.... Hellooooo, I don't want to pay $0.15, so I won't pay $5.00 for sure!!!

I was pretty pissed so I told him to just block my text messaging account, I don't care, I have voice mail, and (in my head) I made a point :p

Great phone deal :)

I was looking for a good cell phone deal, that would be cheaper than my residential phone line.

My residential line cost me $38.00 a month.

I have a friend who works for a mobile phone company. Thanks to my friend, I got an 'family and friends' rate (which is exactly like an employee rate). I got the cell (LG Chocolate Spin) for $17.00 and a monthly deal of $20.00, including voice mail!

I would have love to get the cute pink Blackberry Pearl, but it would have been too expensive, about $75.00 a month (voice + data).

I called Bell (my residential line) to cancel, they offered me a $18.00 a month deal if I stayed. But I said no, I'd rather have a cell for that price :)