As wireless carriers continue to increase fees for text-messaging
services and regulators around the world question pricing policies,
there are cheaper and more compelling ways to keep in touch, says Palringo in their latest news release.
Besides being the only messaging service that works across all mobile
and PC operating systems, Palringo provides the flexibility of sending a
variety of types of messages including text, IM, voice and photos. For users with an unlimited data plan, Palringo will cost nothing.
Their press release states, "With Palringo, users can drop
their text-messaging plans, control their minutes, keep costs in check--and
still keep in touch with all their contacts wherever they are. Just by giving up their text-messaging plans users can save $20 or more
per month--and they won't even need to pay
extra for text, video or picture messaging. Users do need a data plan
from their carrier, but by comparison, Palringo rich messaging takes up
very small amounts of data, minimizing costs."
For example, one megabyte [1MB]
is sufficient for Palringo to send or receive:
- around 100,000 words by text;
- up to 15 minutes of vocal instant messages;
- or about 32 picture messages using a typical cameraphone.
Palringo is free, and is easy to download and install from www.palringo.com.
There are no hidden costs, catches or other charges.
Comment from Wireless and Mobile News
We can't figure out Palringo makes money, their website carries advertising. Maybe ads will be pushed on mobile phones?