Hi jayclassy, as of may first we began charging for outgoing messages to the US as this avoids increasing domestic rates to subsidize international texts. We do have International text messaging packagesavailable that can help you save money, you can view the details of the passes here: http://mobility.telus.com/en/BC/mobile_messaging/int_mess.shtml?INTCMP=ILCq4srvesmsg2
