>You'll see TV polls etc that you can send a TXT to. And they
>say that'll cost you 99c. But wait, I've already paid for my
>TXTs. How does that work ? Or do I have that wrong ?

>It's the same as the recipient of a letter with a 50c stamp on
>(my contract with the Post Office), sending me a bill for
>another $5

Yeah, you are texting to the text equivalent of an 0900 number ...

I don't mind texting my TV station for a competition, but I do object when 
they then send me another text in reply, to apply for another competition - 
and it costs me another 99p to receive it, which also gets paid to them ... 

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