Lower Rate for 'Texting'

I have been a loyal customer for this particular cellular network for more than 9 years. Just last year,I started to join the post-paid system and with that membership, I got the detailed print out of all transactions, calls, texts and surfing time in the internet using my cell.

I am looking at the list print out and I found out that the rate to text is lower than the usual Rp 300. It's Rp 100 to text to a friend who's using the same network,and Rp 150 for different one. In other words,now I can send 3 messages for the price of Rp 300. How convenient!I normally spend Rp 500 to text a friend abroad. Now? It's just Rp 400 which means there's 20% discount. Haaaa.....!! :-)

And after I look further, the rate for surfing in the net is becoming cheaper! If I count it right, I only pay Rp 0.2 per 1 kilobyte. This works well if you're chatting using your handphone. I think it goes the same case when you use your cell as a modem for your PC while surfing. Still,you need to watch the kilobytes. They tend to go very fast and before you know it, you already upload more than 10 megabytes.

I read in the newspaper that the government is accommodating all means necessary so that operators lower the rates. I just hope that it's not a promotion program or a sales gimmick which lasts temporarily.

All in all, I save more than 30% of the usual total phone bill!!! Amongst all these economical uncertainties, at least there is something to be happy about.