[fatbaldandlazy314 Posted Dec 28th 2008 10:11PM]

And why is the Senate "looking into this"?

Hey Senator Kohl, before you start complaining about SMS prices why don't you ask yourself why you are charging so much for tickets to see the pathetic Milwaukee Bucks.

Maybe the Senate needs to start looking into drug use in the NBA or the price to earnings ratio for NBA team owners?

Shut the eff up Congress. Haven't you caused enough pain and suffering?

[Da Ereeser (Unverified) Posted Dec 28th 2008 10:23PM]

And what "pain and suffering" would they be causing by looking into why we pay so much for certain things? You're not forced to pay for Bucks tickets, it's YOUR CHOICE to go to the games or not, but we ARE forced to pay per sms or for a messaging package. If Congress wants to help me keep a few dollars in my pocket, especially in the economic situation that we are in now, then I'm all for it.

[thethirdmoose Posted Dec 28th 2008 10:28PM]

You could... not send text messages?

[NeoJew Posted Dec 28th 2008 10:30PM]

Well, you're not FORCED to have a cell phone and even then you're not forced to send text messages.
I couldn't live without a cell phone tbh, but a life without texting wouldn't be the worse thing :P

[Electromodo Posted Dec 28th 2008 10:39PM]

@thethirdmoose & @Jake Tobac

We are not enforced to send text messages, right. But when we receive text messages, we STILL GET BILLED (USA, Verizon, $20 a message sent/received).

I can not tell all of my friends to stop sending me text messages. Not only it is unethical, it is simply impossible. So the only choice I have is to pay $0.20/message or get a message bundle for additional $5-up a month. Exactly what TFA is about.

[cesium Posted Dec 28th 2008 11:35PM]

Tell your carrier to disable text messaging on your line, problem solved

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Dec 29th 2008 7:38AM]

It's Congress, they ARE Pain and Suffering.