<p>Texting sucks, and I hate when people do it. If you have something important enough that it can't wait for me to check my e-mail or next time I see you, then it's important enough for me to actually talk to you.</p>
<p>Go with texting. I never used it before I went to college, but it seems more people use it there. It's much easier to use for stuff like "hey are you doing anything tonight" or "what chapter are we supposed to read."</p>
<p>If it's important then I call. If it's just like "hey whats up wanna go to chilis tonight?" type stuff then I text especially if I'm not sure if they are in class right then. Texting is also way better when you just want to find out something simple (assignment due date, etc.) and you really don't want to talk to them. I text way more than I talk.</p>
<p>Remember to have enough minutes though. Some months I talked for over 400 minutes. You get into a long conversation with your parents over something or you get a call out of the blue from a high school friend and end up losing 30-100 minutes. If you only have 200 minutes on your plan you just lost a huge chunk for the month. Unlimited texting comes in handy, but make sure you have enough minutes, or make sure you make all your long calls at night/weekends.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, 200 minutes isn't that much unless, of course, all of your family and almost everyone you know has the same carrier and you get free phone to phone.</p>