Mobile IM poised to overtake SMS, analysts say

Original post: click here

Subscribe to these comments

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Neutral

Jimmie @ May 28th 2006 9:30PM

Seeing how all the major carriers (Verizon, T-Mobile, Cingular, Sprint,) and many of the regional carriers only allow IM traffic when it counts as SMS, I'm sure they'll continue to be able to buy gold-plated Ferraris to blow up at their mansions every week. If anything, as mobile IM gets more and more widespread to even the tiniest carriers and comes preinstalled on every single phone, they'll just stand to make more money. After all, it's their technology and we just use it, so they can keep IM tied to SMS charges for as long as they like in the forseeable future.

That is until some whiny jerk mutters "class action suit" and the whole scheme collapses.

Add your comments

New Users

Name

E-mail

Current Users

E-mail:

Password

Remember Me

E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment

replying to thread #1559274

Add your comments:

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.

Please note that gratuitous links to your site are viewed as spam and may result in removed comments. And yes, comments are moderated.