According to Engadget – there’s an upcoming class-action lawsuit over the cost of received text messages.

Here’s the quote:

Text messaging rates have always been a little ridiculous, but a new class-action suit filed in Mississippi alleges that virtually every wireless carrier you can think of is basically cheating you by charging you for received texts and not allowing you to turn the service off. The suit names AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Alltel, US Cellular, Cellular South, and Virgin Mobile (surprisingly, T-Mobile didn’t make the cut), and says that members of the class are entitled to relief for the unauthorized charges, wrongful collection, and unjust enrichment. Of course, this will all likely end in a useless settlement that nets subscribers like three extra text messages and a 20 percent discount on an “approved accessory,” while the plaintiff’s law firm banks millions, but we’ll see how things go.

Personally, I always wondered about this. In fact, my vindictive nature contemplated texting someone from various web portals to the point that their bill would skyrocket. Obviously, this was pre-”unlimited” plans; but it stems from the fact that one unjustly gets charged for receiving something they didn’t ask for. As text plans have become “unlimited” in scope – I see this as less of a problem, but it will be interesting to see where this goes. Obviously, I’m signing up ASAP and, hopefully, will recoup something – even if it is a crappy 20% discount.