Charging for texts to number@messaging.sprintpcs.com?

[Andres]

I looked to see if this was covered somewhere already and did not see any related posts:

I've always understood that text messages that are sent "via the Internet" from another e-mail address to your number @messaging.sprintpcs.com were not counted as text messages on your bill (10cents/message). In fact they would never even show up on the bill.

Up until around July, that was true. From sometime in July (I think) until now, I'm now getting billed for these messages, and not 100% of them either, it seems random.

I keep having to call customer support and some representatives immediately agree with me but are puzzled why it's happening and give me a credit. Every once in a while I'll run into a representative who thinks otherwise and insists that the e-mail based text messages are the same as SMS text messages (phone to phone).

Anyone else familiar with this distinction? Anyone else notice a difference since July on how text messages are being counted?

I suspect this might be invisible to many people because they tend to already have texting plans and most people probably rely on SMS messages, not e-mails sent to their phone number @messaging.sprintpcs.com, so this change might be a mere blip in the overall numbers. I do not have a texting plan and never needed one until this change occurred. BTW, I have an A900 and Power Vision (the access pack).

Any advice is appreciated.

[Hte2w8]

My understanding is anything that you RECEIVE as a text message or notification counts against your text allotment. Texts sent from the internet, or the sprint webpage only count against the person receiving them.

[ZUROBI3]

My understanding is anything that you RECEIVE as a text message or notification counts against your text allotment. Texts sent from the internet, or the sprint webpage only count against the person receiving them.

I'M WONDERING WHAT IT COUNTS CAUSE I RECEIVED A LOT MORE THAN 100 BUT LESS THAN 250 DAILY BUT THAT'S EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS LETTING ME KNOW THAT I HAVE AN EMAIL , CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME IF THAT NOTIFICATION COUNTS LIKE A TEXT MESSAGE I BELIEVE NOT :wavey:

[mentaldelusions]

yeah it would be awesome if they were free them you could have all your email forwarded to your phone for free. does anyone know this

[ZUROBI3]

So Far I Don't Get Charge With The Email Notifications That I Received , I Got Unlimited Text Messages With Vision Plan That I Have Since Vision Came Out, I Don't Send Text Messages Or Received From Nobody So That Part I Don't Know, Like I Said The Only Thing That I Received Is Email Notifications, That Said Check Your Pcs Email Cause You Have Mail From Bla Bla Bla, Then I Have To Go To The Email And Check