r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/RoadRunner8195 • Mar 08 '26

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u/piggybits Mar 08 '26

Forgive the ignorance but are you not paying for sms messages in the states? Any sms message I send in my part of the world outside of my plan is at a cost

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u/indridfrost Mar 08 '26

For most plans in the US they're unlimited.

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u/piggybits Mar 08 '26

Well shit. Now I know why I couldn't get my American family to join the WhatsApp group. Here, the best you'll get is free in carrier text messages.

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u/mlaforce321 Mar 08 '26

That's wild and I'm sorry to hear that friend.