Cheaper Than Using SMS
The big benefit of using a service like Yamigo is that it allows you to avoid the higher costs of using SMS to chat with people. For example, most mobile networks in Australia charge about $A0.25 per SMS ($US0.18) per SMS. Each SMS allows you to send 160 characters.
However, consider that a kilobyte allows you to send 1024 characters, and some mobile networks have GPRS access plans that let you pay-as-you-go, per kilobyte. For example, Australian mobile network Optus has a Wireless Internet Plan which costs $A0.055 per kilobyte - just a little over half a cent for 1024 characters. Some GPRS providers charge a 'flagfall' fee each time you connect to GPRS. This can make GPRS dramatically more expensive than it otherwise appears.
Many networks around the world also now have fixed-monthly-fee unlimited GPRS plans which makes Yamigo usage effectively free, assuming you already have the all-you-can-eat GPRS plan for another purpose.
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