[ryao]

I had always thought that this was a feature in that you would avoid truncation and both parties would know how many SMS were sent/received. I had no idea that anyone concatenated these. It is a bit problematic for those in the US on plans that do not have unlimited SMS because it would present the illusion of over counting.

[sorenstoutner]

I don’t think any of the four major carriers in the US offer plans anymore that don’t include unlimited SMS.

[ryao]

MVNOs on them do.

[sorenstoutner]

I’m sure somewhere, some of them do. But not a single person I know, including many people purchasing the least expensive MVNO plans from places like Wal-Mart, doesn’t have unlimited SMS. How many people do you know who still have to worry about going over their SMS quota?