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Can someone explain texting?

Asked by tom_g (16638points) August 4th, 2011

(This is probably one of those old man, “get off my lawn” questions)

Can someone please explain what the appeal is to texting? Why do people do it, and why hasn’t it gone the way of the pager?

In a time where everyone has smartphones, what is the advantage of texting over email? It can’t be the speed – email is instant and just as fast as a text. Texting also costs money.

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