topic Texting to usa in Mobility

Text usage - pay per use with a red exclamation mark

Dreamer — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:21:46 GMT

Hi. I new in Canada and in Bell. In my account, in the text messages section, there is a line "text usage. pay for use" with a red exclamation mark. I did not send messages outside of Canada

Re: Text usage

BellKris — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 11:52:01 GMT

Hi there @Dreamer.

Welcome to the Community.

You do not necessarily need to text outside of Canada to be charged for text messaging. Certain numbers known as short codes are determined whether or not to be free on a case by case basis.

Additionally, please bear in mind that as the Bell Community is a peer-to-peer support channel, we're unable to comment or provide insight as to the specific circumstances of charges to your bill.

For more info, check out our page on text messaging and short codes

Re: Text usage

Dreamer — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 15:39:49 GMT

the fact of the matter is, besides texting two more Bell subscribers, I haven't sent messages to anyone else.

Texting to usa

Klm — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:35:02 GMT

If I receive a text from USA and respond from canada

how much do I pay

Re: Texting to usa

WelshTerrier — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:35:36 GMT

Standard text messages from Canada to the U.S.: $0.40 per sent text message & $0.30 per received text message

Pay per Use text with having unlimited text plan

Confused5 — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:45:05 GMT

Hi,

I received two charges for a pay per use text, I have an unlimited text plan. Also— I can’t find the texts in any of my phone history.

Where do these come from? Could it have been a spam text? Do you get charged for spam?

Thanks.

Re: Pay per Use text with having unlimited text plan

Eddieflat — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:55:59 GMT

same here!! I have unlimited texting and am getting a pay per usage notification!! Like .!?!??

Re: Pay per Use text with having unlimited text plan

Wilf — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:54:58 GMT

Same. I thought initially it was texting my buddy in the states, but I've only got 8 charges and I texted him hundreds of times the past month, so that's not it. And when I go through my texts, I have no texts that match the dates and times where I got charged! It's very frustrating!