SMS is widely considered to be the most expensive data service in the world, with each message only 165 characters long but charged by phone companies at around 20p per message. Multiplied out, that equates to 1.3 million pounds per gigabyte of SMSes. (By comparison, mobile network Three offers 1GB of high speed internet usage for about £15.)
The beaver is a proud and noble animal
Notes from a bemused canuck