My plan allows 1000 per month. I used to go over that, but now I average about 500. When I called Verizon to check out the new plans the guy I spoke to told me that a lady he spoke to earlier used 17k in one month! Now that's ridiculous! That means she texts like every 2 and a half minutes for 30 days. I can't see how people can text so much. I don't like texting that much, but when school starts back that will probably change since I can't talk on the phone in class