Analysis: Texting Costs Skyrocket

If you thought T-Mobile’s recent price increase for sending text messages was just a blip, check it out: CNET News reports that since 2005, rates to send and receive text messages on all four major carrier networks have doubled from 10 cents to 20 cents per message. “This percentage of increase is on par with similar price hikes at the gas pump as crude oil prices skyrocket,” the report said. “In 2005, Americans paid on average about $2.27