Old SMS had some pretty crappy character limits so they went with the option that didn’t is basically how I see it. Now, LINE is king. I’ve only used text with like two people ever in Japan.
Old SMS was free though, it used the spare bits in a regular phone call datastream. Meanwhile, the network provider charged you 10p a pop, and far more for any kind of data.
Old SMS had some pretty crappy character limits so they went with the option that didn’t is basically how I see it. Now, LINE is king. I’ve only used text with like two people ever in Japan.
Old SMS was free though, it used the spare bits in a regular phone call datastream. Meanwhile, the network provider charged you 10p a pop, and far more for any kind of data.
I don’t know what the prices here in Japan were without looking it up. I’ll try to remember to ask my wife when she gets home.