[timjahn]

Amen indeed. My wife and I finally buckled down about a year and a half ago, and got unlimited texting. Why?

Because the amount of texts we were receiving (and starting to respond to) was starting to add up individually to be more expensive than getting the unlimited plan.

The way texting works in the US now, you're almost forced to buy unlimited texting if you have any friends who like to text on any sort of regular basis.