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Text Message

Exchange short text messages with text-capable friends and family.

Your phone comes equipped with Text Messaging, ready to use. If you do not subscribe to Unlimited Text Messaging you will be charged on a pay-per-use basis at $0.15 per text-message sent to another Canadian wireless subscriber.

Price: $0.15 per message sent to another Canadian wireless subscriber

Unlimited Text Messaging

Send an unlimited number of text-messages per month to other cell phone users anywhere in Canada

Price: $10.00 / month

Good to Know

  • Applicable charges apply to receive premium service text-messages from text-message services.
  • Text-messages sent to international locations are charged on per usage basis and are not covered in Unlimited Text Messaging. Charges vary depending on the destination.
  • Send text messages to friends and family in over 140 countries outside North America for only $0.35 per message sent to an eligible wireless subscriber.
  • If you send over 2 text messages a day, you will probably benefit from subscribing to Unlimited Text Messaging

Getting Started

  1. Access your phone’s Main Menu.
  2. Choose the Messaging category.
  3. Select the Create or Send New Message option.
  4. Enter the message recipient’s 10-digit phone number.
  5. Type your message.
  6. Press Send.

Need instructions for your specific phone? See your user guide.