Is there any reason, beyond corporate greed, for SMS messages to cost so much?

If I get it right, an SMS message is just a short string of data, no different from a message we send in a messenger. If so, then what makes them so expensive? If we’d take Internet plans and consider how much data an SMS takes, we should pay tiny fraction of a cent for each message; why doesn’t that happen?

  • Vendetta9076
    91·
    7 months ago

    Yes they are? I guess maybe not up north but in every province they sure are

      • IronKrill@lemmy.ca
        4·
        7 months ago

        Depends what you mean by free, but in BC any of the lowest cost plans ($15/month) have unlimited SMS included with the plan. The only time I paid per text was on a pre-paid SIM.

        • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
          1·
          6 months ago

          $15 bruv I’m paying €6 per month for 250MB of data, 100min calling and yes, already unlimited SMS

          NL btw