Agreed. Everybody who has my phone number can text me, but Google Talk/Messenger, Facebook, etc... everybody also has to have some other address and must know to direct their messages another way. The ubiquity of text messaging will ensure its survival until/unless we can direct received text messages to push messaging services of our choosing without having to pay for SMS.
Agreed. Everybody who has my phone number can text me, but Google Talk/Messenger, Facebook, etc... everybody also has to have some other address and must know to direct their messages another way. The ubiquity of text messaging will ensure its survival until/unless we can direct received text messages to push messaging services of our choosing without having to pay for SMS.
you can sign up for an email address which has part or all of your cellphone number... and it's unlikely most people would have the same one if you use more than 4 digits.