Tips to Keep Your Text Messaging Bill Down

Let's face it, text messaging is fast and convenient, but it can run your cell phone bill way up in a short period of time. Take the time to thoroughly read your carriers fees on text messaging.

There are many ways to save on your text bill, if you find yourself continuously going over your allowed, number of free messages you may want to consider upgrading your plan. For instance, many carriers allow a certain number of free texts per month and then charge you for each additional text message sent or received over the allowed amount. You may want to see if they have additional plans relating to text messaging. Some will allow you around 100 messages a month for a flat fee of $5.00 per month, their plans vary so be sure to check them out.

Another way to cut down on text messaging bills is to send longer messages. Since they are charging per message you want to send or receive as much information as possible on one message. This can be very helpful if one person is sending it from a computer to another ones phone. You instant messaging service on the computer does not charge the same as a text message carrier. Many of them will even tell you that the carrier of the person your are texting may charge more and to try to make your messages longer, rather than sending several short ones.

Of course there are other ways to save such as only texting people in your carrier's network. You can also block texting, which can also be spam, from certain people or phones. Contact your carrier for more information on texting and their plans and fees.