What is the difference between these two text messaging plans?

[Lawnmower]

I just looked at the www.cingular.com website wanting to add text messaging to my plan. I noticed two options, but I don't understand why one is cheaper than the other. Option 1 says Messaging Unlimited for$19.99 a month. Option 2 says Messaging Starter+Unlimited M2M Messages for $9.99 a month. Why is one ten dollars cheaper than the other for unlimited text messaging? What's the difference between the two. Thank you.

[semi-amateur]

message unlimited means = text to anybody any quantity of messages

option 2 means = x number of messages included to anybody, and unlimited to fellow cingular customers.


personally, i say forget the messaging and just use the phone for what it was created for, CALL them instead.

[chainmail311]

The other guy is right, but some people that are close minded don't understand that texting is a WONDERFUL alternative of communication.

But yeah. You want the first plan, because chances are you will be texting non-cingular (at&t) customers. If you don't get the unlimited, and don't watch out, you could be billed a LOT. Because texts are charged for incoming AND outgoing. The $20 is worth it.