Samildanach Posted:

Every textbook I read while learning German would agree with you. Though, I’ll admit, when I was living in Hessen, Germany seemed ahead on the portable phone/pay as you go front. Took a couple years to hit the US.

Ya, calling somebody on the mobile phone was very expensive until a few years ago, so everybody wrote smort messages for a fixed price. Now they’re mainly used for lots of dumb contests on TV and stuff. I hope all that dies when data flatrates for 3g smartphones are absolutely normal and we can all use instant messengers.