Do apps (such as twitter, facebook,etc) count as accessing the internet?

[teenyfight979]

My friend has a Crazr from Verizon, and she has been using twitter, facebook, and checking her email on her phone. She got a bill of $32 as a result. Which one of those apps cost money?

[SKJA]

Twitter and facebook are websites on the internet and chargeable, also reading emails online is also chargeable and uses the internet. Unless you friend has a plan with her network supplier then she will be charged for browsing the internet and downloading.

[blahhblahhhblahahh]

evrything. yes.. all those count as internet use
anything where you are online..

[Jim]

They are not apps. They are social networking websites although Twitter is only a social messaging site

[umer]

All of them!

just for your information these are not "APPS" aka applications,

these are WEBSITES

to keep it simple anything you open in a browser will cost you money

[Rahul]

yes definitely all surfing the web what ever it may be, is counted as downloading so will be charged so when browse use mobile version which are less heavy. example
m.facebook.com
m.twitter.com

[dbrezlin]

Twitter, facebook are both web based social networking web sites. If you accessing them from a phone you pay for the amount information downloaded to the phone according to the service contract with Verizon.

[dewn735]

Here is how it goes: Anytime you use one of those services (either it is a web page, mail or anything other), your mobile has to download it's content to show it to you. It is exactly like downloading a file to your computer. Anything counts as extra content to be downloaded: the pictures, the scripts some pages use, the attachments of the emails and all of this stuff.
However, unlike internet providers do, the mobile companies charge the use of the internet according to the content downloaded rather on the time spent surfing.
In this case, if the mail you have been receiving includes many attachements, will cost you more. If you view pictures on facebook, will cost you more. If you use twitter much, will cost you more.
Hope you find these information useful...