A few years ago, I got a new cell phone, and for some unknown reason it accepts text messages. At first, my family and friends started texting me, without my permission, and my phone was beeping several times a day. After a day or two of this, I adopted a simple policy: I never open, read or respond to text messages. I don't give a rat's butt who they are from.
I then started getting calls from these folks, saying "I sent you a text, but you never answered." I told them that if they have something to tell me, they are going to have to call and leave a message, because I will not read a text, ever. I consider texts messages to be rude, annoying and stuped. About a week later, all of the text messages stopped. Now I always get a call. And, its only about important stuff, not spur of the moment silly stuff.
Mannyrock