Originally Posted By: James_Van_Artsdalen

It's better to donate directly. If you text a lot of the money is probably siphoned away by the phone company.

No offense meant to Mr. Buttle, er, Tuttle!

Here's a press story about Credit Card companies taking a lot off the top of donations: As Wallets Open For Haiti, Credit Card Companies Take A Big Cut. Card companies apparently almost never forgo these profits.

Broadbandreports ran a story yesterday saying that Verizon, T-mobile and AT&T had agreed to forgo their fees for SMS donations. No word on Sprint.