Ask HN: Why don't we get spam on cell phones?

Clearly: Its illegal.

I assume due mainly to the cost to consumers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_spam#Criminality_a...

If we were charged on the amount of emails received, it might be illegal to receive spam through that as well :p

Count yourself lucky. In South Africa, where text messaging has been a big thing for about 2 decades, cell phone spam is prevalent and hated by the 74% of the population (the percent that owns a cell phone).

Because text messages do cost money to send. Email doesn't.