Would you rather send TXT MSGS or make SHORT CALLS?

well i would rather call dat person if its related tp business but with friends i wud prefer sms since i have a free sms account

hi during college time things were different and there were many friends waiting for the SMS also the mobile plan included free SMSs but now in professional world I prefer calling a person rather than send a message and wait for the reply when both the call and SMS costs the same

There are times You want to hear the other person's voice,and there are times you don't have the privacy to say what you want..Texting fills that gap.I like text for short messages that don't need much in the way of a reply or just an ok to say they got it..though I find here in the UK,at certain times of the day,delays are possible in sending or receiving,so it can be hours later you get a reply you were waiting for..the choice is yours :)

I would text rather than phone as i dont like talking on the phone and find it easier to text and also cheaper as i get 300 free texts a month. The only person i have to ring is my dad as he has yet to figure out how to text.

Given normal situation, I prefer to SMS as it's less intrusive. Unless I have to make some arrangements such as where to meet, then making a short phone call is a lot easier (versus several text messages to conclude on a final meeting place and time).

I Think it depends..if its business related..of course i would rather make a phone call....When ur in situations when its hard to answer(loud, noisy envronment), its better to text message...also...some people are shy about sharing certain thoughts...therefore they would prefer teXting...And also..when u want to make a quick statemtn/say something to a friend/invite them somewhere without being stuck in a half hour/pointless conco...text it is!

i use most is call my family or friend, if i want to save my time i need to call them than txt,i use only txt in chikka txt via internet to the cellphone in philippines because i can write more, but if emergency i rather call them than txt.

Well, since there is a lot of competition going on between telecom service providers in our country, the calls and sms are as cheap as free. But that are too, on different packages which cost only once and the next time they're like as low as one cent USD. But concerned to your question, I prefer sms most of the times like 80% when there is a need for any communication or something. The remaining 20% on occasions when there is some serious buisness or dire need of calling someone else. I also would like to share that the sms here costs us only a mere cent and the call as cheap as only 9 cents a minute and that is what I call a true package. Apart from that there are many other packages which come around only around at 1 dollars cost and seem to offer a lot and that too CHEAP. SMS R0ckzz...

i don't mind both, depending on the person i'm talking to- i might either sms or just call them straight. for me here i think calls made during off-peak hours are definitely cheaper so i dont mind making a call. it depends i think. if you're going to have a "long" conversation with the person you're communicating with and there's many info to be told then it's best to get the message across by a phone call.

I never text message, and I get annoyed when people text me because it actually costs extra to add that to my plan. So, I always just make quick phone calls since I have plenty of talk minutes.

Well it depends. I have a vodafone connection and it comes with various options. Recently I had a scheme where sms sending used to cost me more than local calls. In such a case making short calls was obviously cheaper. But then again when you make a call it hardly ends up remaining short! Nonetheless, I used to make calls then. However, now I have reverted back to a scheme where I have 300 free local sms. So no prizes for guessing which one i prefer now.

It really depends. I prefer to send SMS when the message is not really that important. I also send SMS as a reply to an SMS that has just been sent and doesn't require me to call anyway. But if I need to talk to someone regarding something important, I prefer to make short calls. That way, I can say more in a short time and get the response immediately or in real time.

I rather make short calls because texting cost me a little bit more than to call. I really don't like texting because I don't have a QWERTY type phone (like a sidekick or blackberry). But when I do get one, I know I'll probably be texting more.

even i prefer sms.. however attyms if its an emergency or it the matter is confidential i prefer to call .. i wud'nt spending an amt on it...or attyms if the person is busy in a meeting or cud'nt attend the call in those cases msgs wud b the best choice...

I would rather make a short call than send a TXT message. My eyes are not very good, so I would likely misread and misinterpret the txt, however, I will get every word, if I can hear the person say what it is that they want to say.

its also same here in my country india. here both are cheap. but its the calls that are cheaper i guess. i prefer to call short calls if i really need to contact. otherwise when i tghink txt msg will do, i just send the message.

I really don't feel talking too much over the phone that's why most of the time I prefer just sending SMS especially if it's nothing important and just requires a simple yes or no answer or something about where and what time to meet. But if it's something important, I prefer calling instead. I don't like sending long messages either so I'd rather cal the person and get my message through faster without the hassle of sending and receiving messages that can go on forever cos we can't understand each other.

I am from the Philippines too and I agree that text messaging is the cheapest form of communication. Personally, if there is an urgent need for immediate action for anything for that matter, I prefer to make short calls. Besides, texting won't ensure immediate action from the recipient. For example, if I ask someone to do something through text, I am not sure whether he gets to read the message on time or not. Even if he does, he can easily say later that he did not receive the text or that the message came in late or something. I also send SMS from time to time. At least to send greetings to my friends. Or, send important messages to people whom I know would immediately respond.

I am from the Philippines too and I agree that text messaging is the cheapest form of communication. Personally, if there is an urgent need for immediate action for anything for that matter, I prefer to make short calls. Besides, texting won't ensure immediate action from the recipient. For example, if I ask someone to do something through text, I am not sure whether he gets to read the message on time or not. Even if he does, he can easily say later that he did not receive the text or that the message came in late or something. I also send SMS from time to time. At least to send greetings to my friends. Or, send important messages to people whom I know would immediately respond.