Poles love to send SMS

I've had a cell phone for 7 years. I used SMS service maybe once or twice (when I was setting my phone). But I found it was just a waste of time -- I can call within 5 seconds and writing a sentence may take up to 5 minutes.

When I was in Poland I noticed like everybody was playing with their phones and writing SMS. What's the deal? It was a little funny for me - wasting so much time. Poles instead of smsing each other should focus on their job (or on looking for a job).

That's my opinion.

Ben

well Ben.. not everyone has a job in poland it's just a fad... i mean everyone does it okay... maybe it is less expensive to write an sms then making a phone call!!!!

Troll, ignore him.

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Besides why do you can anyway Ben?

Even the unemployed in Poland have cell phones and SMS like crazy.

so wat... wat does that have to do with anything about you? maybe their parent's/ grandparent's get them cellphones....!!! What country are you from?

Yes Ben. Incomming is free. That's the deal.
Answer your question?

Jeeze some people ... like who cares... if we text or in poland they sms...

My point is -- Poles are smart enough to take advantage of even the slightest "loophole." SMS is just an example.

I don't claim it's a bad thing - I just say companies that do business in Poland should not undereestimate the power of the Polish brains that can outsmart the service/product providers : -).

Ben

Ben,

It might take you five miutes to write an SMS. It takes my eight year old just a few seconds.
It is far cheaper to text than to phone, so youngsters especially, are both thrifty and fast.

what are you talking about... first you complain that we are using sms's too much and then try to complement us i mean it is the same thing all over the world everyone texts messages... hello... Ben!!!!

Ben,

Please be serious. The SMS service is a service offered by phone companies. It is not a loophole. The phone companies see it as another way of making a profit. And they do.

In the US (where you have 1000 minutes for $30 a month) I rarely see someone sending SMS.

Ben

Well some people prefer not to some people like it okay so get over it... ya it's not a loophole i agree with Wroclaw...

Ben,

That is their loss.

Wroclaw,

Yes, but I can bed these companies didn't realize Poles would be using SMS on such a large scale. I know what I'm saying. I know it's lawful to use SMS service, but again, these companies did not expect that it will be so "popular" in Poland. As a result they keep the prices of regular calls high to compensate the loss because of those who are only using free SMS to communicate.

Ben

OKay just a questions why do you care so much about this?

I care as I'm an entrepreneur and have been doing research on possible telecommunication investment in Poland and other Central European countries.

Ben

Ben,

Please understand this. Phone companies know what they are doing. They advertise the SMS service on TV etc. Sending an SMS is not free. It is just cheaper.

Thank you Wroclaw... exactly... well then you don't have to invest in polish phone companies invest in like tourism... they make a lot of money...!!!

I know they advertise in Poland -- but why they don't advertise in the US? Because nobody would want to spend their time Smsing each other (in the US people seem to be more busy than in Poland).

I guess it's like with auto vr stick-shift cars -- in the US maybe up to 10% people have stick-shifts while in Poland about 95%.

Ben

Ben,

If you are interested in telecommunications. look at antenna systems for wi-fi internet etc.

Yes, I'm interested, but now after having visited Poland I KNOW I must be very careful and the system I introduce MUST be - let's call it in a funny way - "Pole-proof," [don't confuse with fool-proof as this is quite the opposite ; -)] -- meaning that I must think hard how the system should work so that Poles don't take advantage of it. Again, you are a very smart nation.

Thank you for your replies - I'll make sure to visit this forum from time to time!

Ben

Ben,

One reason for sending an SMS is that you don't have to speak. It's like sending an e-mail. I can cancel an appointment without the hassle of having to make excuses.

The mobile was invented and then the market was told that they should have one. No-one beforehand had said I want a mobile phone. The point here is that the American market haven't been told what they are missing. Either that or your phone companies are being greedy, and so, won't offer the service.

they actually do this while they are supposed to be working ,so much for hard working poles they either sit in the loo for 1/2 and hour or spend time on their phones.

SMS = Sex Message Service? Sounds fun. How do you breath heavily in text?

I do it all the time Ben. It's cheaper than using my minutes sometimes.



Ben. Where are you living? All of our reality shows advertise SMS. i work for the largest wireless provider in the US. People here use SMS more than you think

You're just an ignoramus. Nothing you say is even taken seriously.

I send a lot of SMS's to my friends in Poland (I'm in the UK) but I get charged 26p per txt which is very expensive.

Can anyone think of a cheaper way to send them ? I've tried some of the PC to mobile messaging systems but the delivery can sometimes be delayed for a few hours.