I had all texting and emailing and media removed from the basic phone service as soon as I purchased my new phone. After working for 5 1/2 years with a major telecommunicatiosn company I see no reason to be texting, emailing or sending photos back and forth on a phone. If I have something to say, I call. I much prefer the personal contact over a typed texted message. hasn't anyone realized that our younger people are losing the ability to spell or take command of the english language because of texting. They actually think that all those brief words/letters they use in texting is the actual way they are supposed to be spelled in correspondence. What a sad state of affairs for education. Ever see a real letter from a teenage in this day and age. Most do not know how to spell correctly. By blocking everything, I am not charged for anything coming to my phone that I didn't ask for or want. Saves a lot of money.