She read me the capabilities of the unit, which included unlimited domestic text messaging (didn't know if the unit would have its own phone number) with premium and international SMS available for a fee, unlimited instant messaging, and "unlimited access to 1 premium portal" (AOM, MSN, Yahoo), as well as support for "some" other email providers.

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Fongo provides a free phone number, unlimited free messaging, and unlimited free calling across Canada through a mobile app that can be downloaded onto any iPhone, iPod touch, or Android phone, regardless of carrier.

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Curiously, individual customers turn out greatly to prefer paying a single fee for, say, unlimited text-messaging or 90 hours of telephone talk-time, rather than paying for each item, one at a time even though that might be a cheaper option.

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